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Further education funding

Agreements and allocations, performance management rules, funding bands, process for seeking funding.

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Services

• Advanced learner loans facility requests

  Use the forms to submit requests for growth and new facilities for the 2018 to 2019 academic year.

• Exceptional learning support - cost form

  Use these forms to submit estimated costs and final claims for exceptional learning support.

• Non-levy apprenticeship performance-management point

  Use this form to submit requests for increases to your non-levy apprenticeship contract value for the 2018 to 2019 funding year.

• SFA capital funding: evaluation documents

  Colleges that have received capital funding from the Skills Funding Agency must complete these forms.

• Further education area reviews: transition grants

  How sixth-form and further education colleges can apply for transition grants to support significant changes recommended in area reviews.

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Guidance and regulation

• Apprenticeship funding bands

  Guidance

  8 October 2018

  Education and Skills Funding Agency

• Universal Credit and students

  Detailed guide

  11 October 2018

  Department for Work and Pensions

• Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules 2018 to 2019

  Guidance

  9 August 2018

  Education and Skills Funding Agency

• Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules 2017 to 2018
  • Guidance
  • 29 March 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Condition Improvement Fund
  • Detailed guide
  • 9 October 2018
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

10 October 2018 — Correspondence

ESFA Update: 10 October 2018

Education and Skills Funding Agency

1. Engineering Construction Industry Training Board: priorities letter
   • 8 October 2018
   • Department for Education and Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
   • Correspondence
2. Construction Industry Training Board: government priorities
   • 8 October 2018
   • Department for Education and Construction Industry Training Board
   • Correspondence
3. ESFA Update: 3 October 2018
   • 3 October 2018
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Correspondence
4. New education and skills measures announced
   • 2 October 2018
   • Department for Education
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• FE data library: community learning
  • 1 August 2018
  • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Statistical data set
• Exploring funding for apprentices with additional needs
  • 17 May 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Apprenticeship and levy statistics: March 2018
  • 29 March 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Official statistics
• FE data library: apprenticeship vacancies
  • 9 February 2018
  • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Statistical data set
• FE data library: local authority tables
  • 25 January 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Statistical data set

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Policy papers and consultations

• Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles 13 January 2015

  Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 01 May 2014

• Traineeships: funding reform in England 18 November 2014

  Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 14 August 2014

• Review of post-18 education and funding: terms of reference
  • 19 February 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Policy paper
• Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018
  • 14 March 2017
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
  • Policy paper
• 2010 to 2015 government policy: further education and training
  • 8 May 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Funding allocations to training providers: 2018 to 2019
  • 2 October 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency
• Funding allocations to training providers: 2017 to 2018
  • 1 August 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency
• List of declared subcontractors
  • 27 April 2018
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency
• 16 to 19 allocation data: 2017 to 2018 academic year
  • 16 October 2017
  • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency
• Closed: Hartlepool Sixth-Form College: Sixth-Form College Commissioner assessment report March 2017
  • 21 April 2017
  • Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency and Education and Skills Funding Agency
  • Transparency

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Organisations

1. Education & Skills Funding Agency
2. Department for Education
3. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
4. Department for Work & Pensions

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