Further education funding

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

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General information and guidance

16 to 19 education: commercial and charitable providers
Information for commercial and charitable providers (CCPs) funded by ESFA.
16 to 19 education: funding allocations
Information about how 16 to 19 funding is allocated to colleges, providers, schools and academies.
16 to 19 education: funding guidance
Rules and guidance for using post-16 funding allocated by ESFA.
16 to 19 education: market entry
Information about how to get EFA funding for post-16 education and training.
16 to 19 funding study programmes: work experience
Information on funding work experience in 16 to 19 study programmes.
16 to 19 Funding: how it works
An overview of the 16 to 19 funding formula.
16 to 19 funding: large programme uplift
Information on the large programme uplift for academic year 2016 to 2017 and beyond.
16 to 19 funding: maths and English condition of funding
Information for institutions on maths and English condition of funding.
16 to 19 funding: planned hours in study programmes
This note provides the latest information on planned hours to assist funded institutions planning study programmes across the individual academic years.
16 to 19 provision: audit approach
Audit approach for 16 to 19 study programmes funded by the Education Funding Agency.
18 to 21 work skills pilot: specification
ITT specification for the 18 to 21 work skills pilot: testing online and blended English and maths for benefits claimants.
Advanced learner loans funding rules 2017 to 2018
Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.
Advice: funding regulations for post-16 provision
Advice about post-16 funding regulations.
Condition of funding on maths and English: qualifications list
A note explaining how to access the list of qualifications that meet the funding condition on the provision of maths and English.
ESFA: funding rates and formula
The funding system and rates that the Education and Skills Funding Agency has used to approve qualifications for public funding.
ESOL: English language requirements - update from the SFA and DWP
For training providers and job centres that have been identified as likely to see increased demand for English language training.
Financial accountability arrangements for colleges planning a merger
Information on the introduction of a number of special financial accountability arrangements to support colleges merging as part of the area review programme.
Formula protection funding
Information on formula protection funding and how it will be applied in 2017 to 2018 academic year.
Full-time enrolment of 14- to 16-year-olds in further education and sixth-form colleges
Information for further education and sixth-form colleges when directly enrolling 14- to 16-year-olds for academic year 2017 to 2018.
Funding allocations and performance management for FE providers
Provides performance management rules, guidance on the funding claims process and funding year contract values.
Funding guidance for young people: sub-contracting controls
This document sets out the ESFA compliance and control requirements and advice for institutions using third parties for ESFA-funded provision.
Funding rates and formula
The funding rates and the formula used in the funding arrangements for 16- to 19-year-olds.
Further education colleges: financial intervention and exceptional support
Actions BIS and the Skills Funding Agency will take to protect learners when a further education college seeks exceptional financial support.
General further education colleges and specialist colleges: Model funding agreement
This is a model EFA funding agreement for general further education colleges and specialist colleges for the 2016 to 2017 and 2015 to 2016 academic year.
Local Enterprise Partnerships: increasing their influence on skills budgets
Information on how LEPs can influence the use of skills budgets in their localities.
Post-16 funding allocations supporting documents for 2017 to 2018
Information for post-16 institutions about calculating their post-16 allocation.
SFA funding rules
The rules that apply to all further education provision funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).
SFA funding rules: 2015 to 2016
Sets out the rules for providers who receive funding from the SFA to offer education and skills training for 2015 to 2016.
SFA funding rules: 2016 to 2017
The rules that apply to all further education provision funded by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).
SFA non-regulated provision: funded provision
Information about what non-regulated provision will be funded by the Skills Funding Agency for the funding year 2014 to 2015.
SFA: register of training organisations
This series brings together documents relating to registering with the SFA, so you can tender for funding to provide education and training.
Sixth-form colleges: Model funding agreement
This is a model EFA funding agreement for sixth-form colleges for the 2016 to 2017 and 2015 to 2016 academic year.
Special post-16 institutions: Model funding agreement
This is a model EFA funding agreement for special post-16 institutions for the 2016 to 2017 and 2015 to 2016 academic year.
Subcontracting: using funding to offer education and training
Subcontracting SFA funding, the information you need to send, what is a subcontractor and who is on the subcontracting list.
Technical education: work placement funding
Information for institutions on the allocation of work placement funding from April 2018.
The process for seeking young people’s funding for qualifications
Information on the process for seeking public funding for qualifications to be delivered to young people in England.
Working with the SFA as a provider
Information about getting SFA funding to deliver adult education and apprenticeship training.

Administering student funding

Guidance and advice on 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, Advanced Learner Loan, Care to Learn, 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme.

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16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund guide: 2016 to 2017 academic year
Guidance for all institutions administering the 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund in 2016 to 2017.
16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund guide: 2017 to 2018 academic year
This guide provides information for institutions with 16 to 18 Residential Bursary Fund (RBF) allocations in the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme for academic year 2016 to 2017
Guidance for all institutions with Residential Support Scheme funding allocations in the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme for academic year 2017 to 2018
This guide is for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation in the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide: 2016 to 2017
Guidance for all institutions administering the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
16 to 19 Bursary Fund guide: 2017 to 2018 academic year
Guidance for all institutions administering the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund in the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
16 to 19 Bursary Fund: local authority audit guide
A non-mandatory audit guide for LA’s to gain assurance that institutions are administering the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund correctly.
16 to 19 education: financial support for students
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Advanced learner loans: funding and policy information
Operational and policy information for colleges, training organisations and employers about advanced learner loans.
Advanced Learner Loans: provider support pack
Operational information for colleges and other training organisations covering a range of loans-specific areas.
Care to Learn guide for institutions: academic year 2016 to 2017
This guide provides information to all those involved in the delivery of the Care to Learn scheme in the 2016 to 2017 academic year.
Care to Learn guide for institutions: academic year 2017 to 2018
This guide provides information to all those involved in the delivery of the Care to Learn scheme in the 2017 to 2018 academic year.

Adult education funding

Budget funding and performance management rules, changes to the adult education budget.

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Adult education budget funding rules 2017 to 2018
Sets out the rules that will apply to all adult education budget (AEB) funded provision for the 2017 to 2018 funding year.
Changes to the adult education budget for 2016 to 2017
Summarises the changes the SFA plans to make to the adult skills system with the creation of the education budget following the publication of the Skills Funding Letter.

Apprenticeships funding

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Apprenticeship funding: legal agreement for training providers
Training provider agreement with the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.
Apprenticeship grant: employer declaration and agreement
Information about the grant for training organisations to help check employers' eligibility.
Distribution of 2014 to 2015 non-apprenticeship delivery
Data showing proportion of delivery within provider’s local authority and region.
Facilities for apprenticeship grant for employers: financial year 2015 to 2016
Information for training organisations about their apprenticeship grant for employers (AGE) facility.
How to take on an apprentice
Information about how apprenticeship funding works for employers who want to take on an apprentice.
Register of apprenticeship training providers
Organisations that are approved to deliver apprenticeship training for employers using the apprenticeship service.

Dance and drama funding for 16 to 19 year olds

National income scales for students applying for funding. Eligibility, income assessment, allocations, governance.

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Dance and Drama Awards guide for 2017 to 2018 academic year
Advice for Dance and Drama Award institutions for the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
Dance and Drama Awards guide for academic year 2016 to 2017
Advice for Dance and Drama Award institutions for 2016 to 2017 academic year.
Dance and drama awards: income scales
Education Funding Agency national income scales for students applying for dance and drama awards funding for 2016 to 2017 and 2017 and 2018 academic years.

Free meals for 16 to 18 year olds

For disadvantaged students in further education (FE) funded institutions. Eligibility criteria, allocations and payments, governance.

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16 to 18 education: free meals for academic year 2016 to 2017
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education (FE) funded institutions.
16 to 18 education: free meals in further education for academic year 2017 to 2018
Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education (FE) funded institutions.

Further education buildings and land

Capital funding for colleges and training organisations. Condition Improvement Fund, forms for capital transactions in sixth-form colleges.

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Capital funding: for FE colleges and training organisations
How to apply for funding to improve the estate, facilities and equipment of FE colleges and approved training organisations.
Capital transactions: sixth-form colleges
Statutory guidance setting out the responsibilities of sixth-form colleges (SFCs) regarding capital transactions.
Condition Improvement Fund
Information for academies and sixth-form colleges about the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF)
Condition Improvement Fund (CIF): outcome of appeals 2016 to 2017
This page contains the list of successful appeals for CIF 2016 to 2017 and information for those with unsuccessful projects
Condition Improvement Fund: 2015 to 2016 outcome
Information about the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2015 to 2016.
Condition Improvement Fund: 2016 to 2017 outcome
Information for schools and sixth-form colleges about the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2016 to 2017.
School capital funding allocations: 2015 to 2018
School condition allocations (SCA) and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations for 2015 to 2018.
Sixth-form college building condition improvement fund
Information and forms relating to the application process for the sixth-form college 2014 to 2015 building condition improvement fund.
Sixth-form college capital transactions: forms
Forms SF1 (significant disposals) and SFC2 (significant acquisitions) for capital transactions in sixth-form colleges.