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DfE Update

Our weekly newsletter containing actions and information for DfE-funded organisations.

From:
Department for Education
Published
2 April 2025
Last updated
29 April 2026 — See all updates

DfE Update (formerly ESFA Update) contains the latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

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The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. As part of the closure ESFA Update has been renamed DfE Update. You can find previous editions on the ESFA Update collection page.

2026

2025

Updates to this page

Published 2 April 2025
Last updated 29 April 2026 show all updates

  1. Added 'DfE Update 29 April'.

  2. Added 'DfE Update 22 April'.

  3. Added: 'DfE Update: 15 April 2026'.

  4. Added 'DfE Update: 1 April 2026'.

  5. Added: 'DfE Update: 25 March 2026'.

  6. Added 'DfE Update: 18 March 2026'.

  7. Added 'DfE Update: 11 March 2026'.

  8. Added 'DfE Update: 4 March 2026'.

  9. Added 'DfE Update: 25 February 2026'.

  10. 'DfE Update: 11 February 2026' has been added.

  11. Added DfE update 4 February 2026

  12. DfE update 28 January 2026 added

  13. DfE update 21 January 2026 added

  14. 14 January DfE update added

  15. We have added a DfE Update '2026' folder and 7 January 2026 DfE Update has been added within this folder.

  16. 17 December update added

  17. DfE update 10 December 2025

  18. 3 December update added

  19. 26 November 2025 update added

  20. 19 November DfE update added

  21. 12 November update added

  22. added 5 November DfE update

  23. added 22 October DfE update

  24. 15 October update added

  25. added DfE update 8 October 2025

  26. 1 October 2025 update added

  27. 24 September update added

  28. 17 September DfE update added

  29. 10 September DfE update added

  30. 3 September update added

  31. 27 August update added

  32. 6 August 2025 DfE Update added

  33. DfE Update 30 July 2025 added

  34. DfE update 23 July 2025 added

  35. 16 July DfE update added

  36. DfE update 9 July 2025 added

  37. DfE update 2 July 2025 has been published

  38. DfE Update 25 June 2025 added

  39. DfE update 18 June added

  40. DfE Update 11 June 2025 has been added to the collection list

  41. Added: DfE Update: 4 June 2025

  42. Published: DfE Update 28 May 2025

  43. Added: DfE Update: 21 May 2025

  44. Added: DfE Update 14 May 2025

  45. DfE Update 7 May 2025 has been added.

  46. DfE Update 30 April has been added.

  47. Added 'DfE Update: 23 April 2025'

  48. Added 'DfE Update: 9 April 2025'.

  49. First published.

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