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News story

ESFA introduces new arrangements for related party transactions

New online reporting arrangements aim to give ESFA, Parliament, the tax payer and other interested parties, assurance about the use of public funds.

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News story

Continued increased flexibility for learners in receipt of low wage, Adult Education Budget (AEB) 2019 to 2020

Continuing the Adult Education Budget (AEB) low-wage trial, which started in 2018 to 2019

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News story

19+ allocations: 2019 to 2020

19+ allocations issued through a new digital format

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Guidance

Adult education budget (AEB) funding rules 2019 to 2020

Sets out the rules that apply to ESFA funded AEB provision for the 2019 to 2020 funding year.

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Guidance

Advanced learner loans funding rules 2019 to 2020

Sets out the rules for provision funded by learners through advanced learner loans.

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ESFA: Update

Weekly round-up of information and actions for Education and Skills Funding Agency funded organisations.

Latest from the Education and Skills Funding Agency

  1. Apprenticeships: off-the-job training
    • Guidance
  2. Related party transactions: information for academy trusts
    • Guidance
  3. ESFA introduces new arrangements for related party transactions
    • News story

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What the Education and Skills Funding Agency does

The ESFA brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to create a single agency accountable for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.

ESFA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education.

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News and communications

  1. ESFA introduces new arrangements for related party transactions
    • News story
  2. ESFA Update: 20 March 2019
    • Correspondence
  3. See all news and communications

Consultations

  1. 16 to 19 discretionary bursary fund: allocation methodology
    • Open consultation
  2. Ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools
    • Consultation outcome
  3. See all consultations

Publications

  1. Apprenticeships: off-the-job training
    • Guidance
  2. Related party transactions: information for academy trusts
    • Guidance
  3. See all publications

Statistics

  1. Further education and skills data
    • Statistical data set
  2. FE Choices employer satisfaction survey: 2017 to 2018
    • Official statistics
  3. See all statistics

Our management

Eileen Milner
Eileen Milner
Chief Executive, Education and Skills Funding Agency
Mike Pettifer
Director, Academies and Maintained Schools, ESFA
Sue Husband
Director, Employer and Employee Engagement, ESFA
Peter Mucklow
Director, Further Education, ESFA
Keith Smith
Director, Apprenticeships, ESFA
Matthew Atkinson
Director, Provider Market Oversight, ESFA
Kirsty Evans
Associate Director, Adult Funding Operations, ESFA
Béatrice Lightfoot
Director, Central Services, ESFA
Jennifer Coupland
Director, Professional and Technical Education, ESFA

Contact ESFA

General enquiries

Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD

United Kingdom

Contact Form: General enquiries

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Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom

FOI contact form

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