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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
20 May 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 20 May 2026 show all updates

  1. Added: 'DfE Update: 20 May 2026'.

  2. We have added 'DfE Update 13 May 2026' edition

  3. Added: "DfE Update: 6 May 2026".

  4. Added 'DfE Update 29 April'.

  5. Added 'DfE Update 22 April'.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  14. Added DfE update 4 February 2026

  15. DfE update 28 January 2026 added

  16. DfE update 21 January 2026 added

  17. 14 January DfE update added

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

  19. 17 December update added

  20. DfE update 10 December 2025

  21. 3 December update added

  22. 26 November 2025 update added

  23. 19 November DfE update added

  24. 12 November update added

  25. added 5 November DfE update

  26. added 22 October DfE update

  27. 15 October update added

  28. added DfE update 8 October 2025

  29. 1 October 2025 update added

  30. 24 September update added

  31. 17 September DfE update added

  32. 10 September DfE update added

  33. 3 September update added

  34. 27 August update added

  35. 6 August 2025 DfE Update added

  36. DfE Update 30 July 2025 added

  37. DfE update 23 July 2025 added

  38. 16 July DfE update added

  39. DfE update 9 July 2025 added

  40. DfE update 2 July 2025 has been published

  41. DfE Update 25 June 2025 added

  42. DfE update 18 June added

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

  44. Added: DfE Update: 4 June 2025

  45. Published: DfE Update 28 May 2025

  46. Added: DfE Update: 21 May 2025

  47. Added: DfE Update 14 May 2025

  48. DfE Update 7 May 2025 has been added.

  49. DfE Update 30 April has been added.

  50. Added 'DfE Update: 23 April 2025'

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

  52. First published.

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