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Programme to provide free resource management advice to schools extended to August 2024.
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ESFA to take a more proactive approach to help colleges realise and re-invest savings and to spot early warning indicators of financial issues
National Apprenticeship Week aims to highlight the exceptional work being done by employers and apprentices across the country.
ESFA is developing a process to consider business cases
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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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Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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Our Personal Information Charter details what data Department for Education (DfE) and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) holds about you and how to request a copy of your personal information, or how to tell us if you think the information we hold about you is wrong.
You must contact education/childcare providers directly to request personal information collected by schools and other education establishments.
Please note, you can obtain contact details for schools from Get Information About Schools.
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Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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