ESFA Update further education: 7 June 2023
Published 7 June 2023
Applies to England
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1. Information: Year-end funding claim for 2022 to 2023
The year-end funding claim window will open at 9am on Thursday, 8 June 2023.
Please submit your year-end funding claim by 5pm on Tuesday, 13 June 2023. The claim form will be available on submit learner data. The funding claims user guide is available to help you complete the form.
You will need to submit a claim if you receive funds through these contracts:
- grant funded – ESFA funded adult education budget (AEB) (adult skills, community learning, 19 to 24 traineeships and national skills fund Level 3 adult offer (Level 3 Free Courses for Jobs))
- grant funded – advanced learner loans bursary (ALLB)
- 16 to 19 education
Once you have submitted your year-end funding claim on submit learner data, you will also be able to view it on Manage your education and skills funding.
You must not enter any adjustments relating to the earnings boost in your funding claim, we will do this after you have submitted the claim. Your indicative reconciliation statement will include the earnings boost that we have calculated.
If you have any queries, please use the ESFA help centre to contact us.
2. Information: Post-16 Capacity Fund announcement
On 7 June 2023, DfE announced the outcomes of the latest bidding round of the Post-16 Capacity Fund, whereby over 40 projects have been successful and offered funding. Successful projects are expected to complete by September 2024.
The Post-16 Capacity Fund was open to eligible post-16 providers for capital funding to add additional capacity where there is a pressing need for places for 16- to 19-year-olds in their local area. This investment will help learners gain the skills they need to progress and help the economy to grow. In this round, providers bid for a share of £140m to deliver projects creating additional capacity, including new classrooms, science labs and workshops.
For further information on the announcement visit GOV.UK.
3. Information: 16 to 19 tuition fund allocation for 2022 to 2023
We have published the 16 to 19 tuition fund allocation for the academic year 2022 to 2023 on GOV.UK.
The fund provides targeted small group tuition in English, mathematics and other subjects where learning was disrupted because of the pandemic, and is available to all 16 to 19 providers.
Detailed guidance about the 16 to 19 tuition fund can be found on GOV.UK.
4. Information: National Apprenticeship Awards 2023
The National Apprenticeship Awards 2023 are open for applications.
Back for their 20th year, the National Apprenticeship Awards are a fantastic opportunity to showcase the apprentices, employers and champions who have gone above and beyond.
Entries to the awards are open until 30 June 2023. It is free to enter the awards, and all entries must be made through our application website.
Webinars to explain the awards process in more detail, including hints and tips on completing your application, are available on our application website.
Nine face-to-face regional ceremonies will be held during October 2023, with the national ceremony taking place on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.
Read more about the National Apprenticeship Awards.