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How academy trusts must report on their finances to give assurance to Parliament and the public about the use of resources.
Sets out details of the classification and coding system used to record non-regulated activity in the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).
Guide and links to further information about financial returns academy trusts submit to the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Funding guidance for institutions
A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.
A guide to the main academy funding, finance and governance terms and acronyms.
Guidance for the FE sector in England to help them meet ‘Managing Public Money’ requirements, and other obligations resulting from reclassification
Guidance on preparing and submitting annual report and financial statements (accounts) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
Technical documents that define the ILR data that publicly funded providers must collect and return including ILR data returns calendar for 2019
Sets out how the ESFA assesses the financial health of non-college training organisations that it holds or may hold a contract with.
Templates and guidance for colleges and training organisations to use to provide data information to prospective learners.
Best practice guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts.
Guidance for local authorities on the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) DSG management plan
Information for local authorities and institutions about early years funding for the 2022 to 2023 financial year.
Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2022 to 2023 financial year
Guidance for local authorities on the early years supplementary grant for 2023 to 2024.
Information about how to claim funding for some types of learning adjustments that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR)
A step by step process for ILR data returns, what you need to do and where to do it.
Local authority guidance for the implementation of the funding system for the 2024 to 2025 financial year
Guidance for academy trusts looking to provide employees with the option to enter a salary sacrifice for electric vehicles
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