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DfE Update 10 June 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
Applies to England
Documents
Details
Latest for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Adult skills fund – funding rules, funding rates and formula guidance for the 2026 to 2027 financial year |
| Information | Publication of the financial handbook for independent training providers 2026 |
| Information | Rates and calculation for the inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers |
| Information | Applications are open for Cohort 8 of the Teacher Mentoring Programme in Further Education |
| Information | Promotion of the further education Mentoring Network Grant for teacher mentoring |
| Information | New apprenticeship unit toolkit now available |
| Information | Year 11 pupils can access digital education records |
| Information | Funding Construction Skills Certification Scheme cards and Alliance schemes through the non-devolved adult skills fund |
| Feedback | Help us improve 16 to 19 allocation information |
| Events and webinars | Education record webinars for colleges, sixth forms and FE providers |
Latest for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Experts at Hand and Local Authority Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Transformation Fund |
| Information | Rates and calculation for the inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers |
| Information | Apply for early education partnerships funding |
| Information | Education records now available for year 11 pupils |
| Information | New apprenticeship unit toolkit now available |
| Feedback | Help us to improve 16 to 19 allocation information |
| Events and webinars | Q&A drop-in session – Academies chart of accounts and automation |
| Events and webinars | Education record webinars for schools |
| Events and webinars | Early education partnership funding |
| Events and webinars | DfE energy for schools – a new way to buy energy for your school or trust |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement members only – Health and safety regulatory briefing with extracts of a mock trial |
| Events and webinars | An update on the management information systems framework |
Latest for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Experts at Hand and Local Authority Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Transformation Fund |
| Information | Rates and calculation for the inclusive mainstream fund for 16 to 19 providers |
| Information | Adult skills fund – funding rules, funding rates and formula guidance for the 2026 to 2027 financial year |
| Information | High needs benchmarking now available on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool |
| Information | Apply for early education partnerships funding |
| Information | Education records now available for year 11 pupils |
| Information | New apprenticeship units toolkit now available |
| Information | Funding Construction Skills Certification Scheme cards and Alliance schemes through the non-devolved adult skills fund |
| Feedback | Help us improve 16 to 19 allocation information |
| Events and webinars | Education record webinars for school |
| Events and webinars | Early education partnership funding |
| Events and webinars | High needs benchmarking on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool |
| Events and webinars | DfE energy for schools – a new way to buy energy for your school or trust |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement members only – Health and safety regulatory briefing with extracts of a mock trial |
| Events and webinars | An update on the management information systems (MIS) framework |
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Published 10 June 2026