Further education funding

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

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Services

1. Advanced learner loans facility requests

   Use the form to submit requests for a new facility or loans bursary for the 2019 to 2020 funding year.

2. 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.

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. Sixth-form college capital transactions: forms

   Forms SF1 (significant disposals) and SFC2 (significant acquisitions) for capital transactions in sixth-form colleges.

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Guidance and regulation

1. Universal Credit and students
   • Detailed guide
   • 7 April 2020
   • Department for Work and Pensions
2. Condition Improvement Fund
   • Detailed guide
   • 17 December 2019
   • Department for Education
3. Apprenticeship funding rules
   • Detailed guide
   • 9 January 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
4. Apprenticeship funding bands
   • Guidance
   • 18 May 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
5. Adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2019 to 2020
   • Guidance
   • 13 May 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency

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News and communications

20 May 2020 — Correspondence

ESFA Update: 20 May 2020

Education and Skills Funding Agency

1. ESFA Update: 13 May 2020
   • 13 May 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Correspondence
2. ESFA Update: 6 May 2020
   • 6 May 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Correspondence
3. ESFA Update: 29 April 2020
   • 29 April 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Correspondence
4. ESFA Update: 22 April 2020
   • 22 April 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Correspondence

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Research and statistics

1. Community learning
   • 28 November 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Statistical data set
2. Cost and outreach pilot evaluation: interim findings
   • 18 July 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Research
3. Strategic college improvement fund pilot: self-evaluations
   • 5 June 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Research
4. Post-18 review of education and funding: independent panel report
   • 29 May 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Independent report
5. Further education (FE) workforce programme evaluation
   • 20 December 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. 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
2. 16 to 19 discretionary bursary fund allocations methodology: equality assessment
   • 10 September 2019
   • Department for Education
   • Impact assessment
3. Review of post-18 education and funding: terms of reference
   • 19 February 2018
   • Department for Education
   • Policy paper
4. Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018
   • 14 March 2017
   • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
   • Policy paper
5. 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

1. Adult Education Budget (AEB) postcode files
   • 4 May 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
2. List of declared subcontractors
   • 26 February 2020
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
3. Funding allocations to training providers: 2019 to 2020
   • 31 October 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
4. 16 to 19 allocation data: 2019 to 2020 academic year
   • 22 October 2019
   • Education and Skills Funding Agency
   • Transparency
5. Funding allocations to training providers: 2018 to 2019
   • 17 July 2019
   • 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 Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
5. Department for Work & Pensions

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1. Office for Artificial Intelligence
2. Social Mobility Commission

1. Ofsted

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