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Further education funding

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

Services

  1. 16 to 18 traineeships performance-management point

    Use this form to submit requests for increases to your 16 to 18 traineeships contract values for the 2018 to 2019 funding year.

  2. Advanced learner loans facility requests

    Use the form to submit requests for growth for Career Learning Pilot only for the 2018 to 2019 academic year.

  3. Exceptional learning support - cost form

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

  4. SFA capital funding: evaluation documents

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

  5. 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

  1. Condition Improvement Fund
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
  2. Apprenticeship funding bands
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  3. Register of apprenticeship training providers
    • Detailed guide
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  4. Apprenticeship funding and performance management rules 2018 to 2019
    • Guidance
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
  5. Universal Credit and students
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Work and Pensions
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News and communications

News story

Second round of £5 million Taking Teaching Further programme opens

Department for Education

  1. ESFA Update: 12 December 2018
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence
  2. Funding for academic year 2019 to 2020 for students and learners aged over 16
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence
  3. ESFA Update: 28 November 2018
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence
  4. ESFA Update: 21 November 2018
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Correspondence
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Research and statistics

  1. Provider and local authority tables
    • Department for Education
    • Statistical data set
  2. Apprenticeship vacancies archive
    • Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Statistical data set
  3. Community learning
    • Department for Education
    • Statistical data set
  4. Exploring funding for apprentices with additional needs
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  5. Apprenticeship and levy statistics: March 2018
    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Apprenticeship funding reform in England: payment mechanisms and funding principles
    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 01 May 2014
  2. Traineeships: funding reform in England
    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 14 August 2014
  3. Review of post-18 education and funding: terms of reference
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  4. Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018
    • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
    • Policy paper
  5. 2010 to 2015 government policy: further education and training
    • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Department for Education
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. List of declared subcontractors
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  2. Funding allocations to training providers: 2018 to 2019
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  3. Funding allocations to training providers: 2017 to 2018
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  4. 16 to 19 allocation data: 2017 to 2018 academic year
    • Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
  5. Closed: Hartlepool Sixth-Form College: Sixth-Form College Commissioner assessment report March 2017
    • Closed organisation: Education Funding Agency and Education and Skills Funding Agency
    • Transparency
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Organisations