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ESFA education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2024 to 2025

Information about ESFA education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2024 to 2025.

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 9 May 2024
• Last updated: 20 August 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

This page contains education and skills agreements for 2024 to 2025. For agreements relating to other years, see the ESFA funding agreements and contracts collection page.

Overview

The agreements contain a main terms and conditions body and schedules. You can find background information on the structure of the education and skills agreements on the ESFA funding agreements and contracts collection page. 

The table below sets out the changes made to the 2023 to 2024 agreements for 2024 to 2025:

Education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: schedule of changes 2024 to 2025

PDF, 1.06 MB, 96 pages

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Main terms and conditions and generic schedules

Education and skills contract for services 2024 to 2025 (independent training providers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (employers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (higher education institutions)

PDF, 1.23 MB, 95 pages

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (local authorities)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (trusts)

PDF, 1.24 MB, 93 pages

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (non-maintained special schools)

PDF, 1.04 MB, 67 pages

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (specialist post-16 institutions)

PDF, 1.25 MB, 91 pages

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Accountability agreements (accountability framework)

Accountability agreement 2024 to 2025 (colleges)

PDF, 1.27 MB, 98 pages

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Accountability agreement 2024 to 2025 (local authorities)

PDF, 1.25 MB, 95 pages

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Funding-specific schedules

Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on actuals)

PDF, 221 KB, 10 pages

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Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on profile)

PDF, 204 KB, 11 pages

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Advanced learner loans accountability agreement schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

PDF, 178 KB, 11 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (independent training providers)

PDF, 227 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (employers)

PDF, 208 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (higher education institutions)

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (trusts)

PDF, 208 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (local authorities)

PDF, 223 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (non-maintained special schools)

PDF, 242 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (specialist post-16 institutions)

PDF, 207 KB, 10 pages

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16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

PDF, 229 KB, 10 pages

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Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (local authorities, higher education institutions and trusts)

PDF, 196 KB, 9 pages

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Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

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Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (specialist post-16 institutions)

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Apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3 (employers and higher education institutions)

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Apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

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Published 9 May 2024
Last updated 20 August 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 August 2024

   We have updated the Education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: schedule of changes document for 2024 to 2025. We have added the finalised 2024 to 2025 contract for services and conditions of funding for the following provider types: - Education and skills contract for services (independent training providers) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant (employers) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (higher education institutions) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (local authorities) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (trusts) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (non-maintained special schools) - Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2024 to 2025 (specialist post-16 institutions) We have added the finalised 2024 to 2025 accountability agreements for the following provider types: - Accountability agreement 2024 to 2025 (colleges) - Accountability agreement 2024 to 2025 (local authorities) We have added the finalised 2024 to 2025 funding-specific schedules for the following provider types: - Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on actuals) - Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on profile) - Advanced learner loans accountability agreement schedules 2 and 3 (colleges) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (independent training providers) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (employers) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (higher education institutions) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (trusts) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (local authorities) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (non-maintained special schools) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (specialist post-16 institutions) - 16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3 (colleges) - adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (local authorities, higher education institutions and trusts) - adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (colleges) - adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3 (specialist post-16 institutions) - apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3 (employers and higher education institutions) - apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

2. 9 May 2024

   First published.