Correspondence
ESFA Update: 8 September 2021
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers.
Applies to England
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Information for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | qualification achievement rates (QARs) 2020 to 2021 |
| Action | new subcontracting declaration window open, first collection for 2021 to 2022 including nil returns – deadline 30 September 2021 |
| Action | ‘My apprenticeship’ accounts launching 9 September |
| Reminder | updates to the apprenticeship service |
| Reminder | less than 3 weeks to submit your further education (FE) workforce staff and vacancy data returns |
| Information | FE workforce governor data collection for FE and sixth-form colleges |
| Information | adult education budget (AEB) reconciliation business case process for ESFA grant funded providers for 2020 to 2021 academic year |
| Information | additional guidance published on interim measures for managing the subcontracting market now that ROTO has formally closed |
| Information | adult education budget (AEB) reconciliation business case process for ESFA grant funded providers for 2020 to 2021 academic year |
| Information | traineeship in-year growth for 2021 to 2022 |
| Information | new funding reports guidance |
| Information | new webinar on what’s involved in an assurance review (audit) |
| Your feedback | workshops to discuss financial and governance processes for independent training providers (ITPs) |
| Your feedback | recording attendance - research participants needed |
Information for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Reminder | update your information – changes to governance roles |
| Information | ESFA extends School Resource Management Adviser (SRMA) programme |
| Action | call for academies to submit historic claims for unclaimed years |
| Action | call for academies to register multi-use sites |
| Information | change to the payment process for business rates |
| Information | land and buildings collection tool (LBCT) 2021 guidance updated |
| Information | webinars on approved frameworks |
| Information | consultation on prioritising schools for the School Rebuilding Programme |
| Information | new funding reports guidance |
Information for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | call for local authority maintained schools to register multi-use sites |
| Information | change to the payment process for business rates |
| Information | new date for local authority assurance webinar |
| Information | webinars on approved frameworks |
| Information | consultation on prioritising schools for the School Rebuilding Programme |
| Information | new funding reports guidance |