ESFA Update local authorities: 7 November 2018
Published 7 November 2018
Applies to England
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1. Action: school workforce census 2018
The school workforce census is due to open on 8 November 2018. The deadline for submitting data is 7 December 2018.
Please submit your data, via COLLECT, as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about your data, please contact us using the service request form.
2. Reminder: traineeship in-year growth business case window 2018 to 2019 – 16 to 18 mainstream budget
As previously notified, ESFA will be operating a business case process for traineeship in-year growth for providers with an ESFA 16 to 18 contract. The window for submitting business cases for 2018 to 2019 will be open for 4 weeks from 12 November to 7 December 2018.
Providers should submit business cases through our online enquiry form, clearly marked as “Traineeship In-year Growth Business Case”.
Business cases must include supporting evidence of employer support for additional starts in-year, together with evidence of student demand. Business cases without this evidence cannot be supported.
All awards are subject to overall affordability and we expect to inform providers of the outcome in February 2019.
3. Reminder: high needs place change notification process deadline
The deadline for the high needs place change notification process is 16 November 2018. Local authorities must submit their completed workbook via the ESFA data collections portal.
You can find more information about the high needs place change notification process in the 2019 to 2020 technical note.
4. Reminder: hospital education funding requests deadline
The deadline for hospital education funding requests is 16 November 2018. Local authorities must submit their completed workbook via the hospital education funding: local authority template.
You can find more information about hospital education funding requests in the hospital education funding: guidance on local authority applications for changes in 2019 to 2020.