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Further education funding

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  • Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.

  • Templates and guidance for colleges and training organisations to use to provide data information to prospective learners.

  • Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

  • Grant funding agreements and contracts issued to providers, which are either extensions of the 2023 to 2024 agreements and contracts or recently procured contracts.

  • Methodology for establishing maximum amounts for advanced learner loans designated qualifications and the maximum amounts for the funding year 2024 to 2025.

  • Guidance about programme cost weightings in the 16 to 19 funding formula for sector subject areas from 2023 to 2024 academic year.

  • This funding is for students studying core maths qualifications.

  • Training provider agreement with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.

  • Funding to support the delivery of English and maths to those students who have not yet attained a grade 9 to 4 GCSE or equivalent in either or both subjects.

  • Explains how the FE capital transformation fund allocation is calulated and what eligible colleges and designated institutions can spend their allocations on.

  • Definitions and guidance for each category on the learning aim reference service (LARS).

  • Information for institutions with 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund allocations in academic year 2025 to 2026.

  • Details of the bursary payment some apprentices may be entitled to if they are under 25 when they start an apprenticeship and they are or have been in care.

  • Guidance for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation in the academic year 2025 to 2026.

  • Guidance on the Education and Skills Funding Agency's funding assurance process for further education and new apprenticeship providers.

  • Information on the large programme uplift, which applies to high quality, larger study programmes that provide students with additional stretch and challenge.

  • Funding rates that will apply from the academic year 2024 to 2025 for adult skills provision funded by ESFA.

  • Operational guidance on the devolved adult skills fund (ASF).

  • Guidance for ITPs explaining how the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will take action to address the potential risk of failure.

  • Single access point for awarding organisations to submit level 3 alternative academic qualifications or level 2 and 3 technical qualifications for approval.