Guidance for providers on the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, including the defined vulnerable groups bursary and discretionary bursaries for students facing financial hardship.
Guidance for providers on the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, including the defined vulnerable groups bursary and discretionary bursaries for students facing financial hardship.
Guidance to help providers understand and interpret their 16 to 19 funding allocation statements, including how funding components are calculated.
Policy and guidance for providers seeking exceptional in-year growth funding for 16 to 19 provision in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Funding rates, formula and allocations guidance for 16 to 19 providers for the 2026 to 2027 academic year, including NI contributions and pension grant adjustments.
Published allocations of adult education and skills funding to training providers for the 2025 to 2026 funding year.
Advice and guidance for providers on completing and submitting individualised learner record returns, including key dates and data requirements.
Guidance on the Care to Learn scheme, which provides funding to help young parents aged under 20 with childcare costs while they study.
Financial management and governance requirements for all further education and sixth form college corporations, coming into effect 1 August 2026.
Guidance on DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for the 2026 to 2027 funding year.
DfE's strategy for the education estate, setting out the long-term approach to managing and improving school, college and early years buildings.
Guidance on using the enter learning data service to set up ILR data collection and manage learner data submissions.
Revised standards setting out the essential digital skills adults need for life and work, from entry level 1 to level 2, updated to reflect technological changes including AI.
Cost form and guidance for claiming exceptional learning support for learners whose costs exceed £19,000, covering 19+ learners with learning difficulties or disabilities and apprentices.
Interactive benchmarking tool allowing colleges to compare their financial performance against sector averages and peer institutions.
Current guidance on free meal entitlement for students in further education funded institutions, including eligibility criteria and provider responsibilities.
Published standards for the management of further education college estates, covering condition, utilisation, sustainability and compliance.
Information for employers on the Growth and Skills Levy, including funding available for young apprentices and eligible training schemes.
Guidance on completing and submitting the earnings adjustment statement for the 2026 to 2027 funding year.
Government white paper setting out the vision and policy framework for post-16 education and skills reform in England.
Information on additional grant funding for post-16 providers to cover increased employer National Insurance Contributions costs.
ESFA's subcontracting standard setting out the requirements providers must meet when subcontracting education and training funded by the ESFA.
Guidance for further education colleges on preparing for and participating in the college financial data collection dry run for 2026 to 2027.
QAR guidance and datasets for 2025 to 2026, updated to include T Levels and foundation apprenticeships.
Updated funding rules governing subcontracting arrangements for ESFA-funded post-16 provision (excluding apprenticeships) for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Guidance and online form for colleges and providers to submit their Strategic Transition Planning Statement as part of vocational qualifications reform from 2027.
Details of funding adjustments made to post-16 providers to cover increased teachers' pension employer contribution rates.
Guidance and methodology for the grant paid to further education providers to cover increased teachers' pension scheme employer contribution rates.