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DfE Update: 15 October 2025

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

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Latest for further education

Article Title
Action Register for national professional qualifications
Information Apprenticeship assessment changes coming
Information Department for Education payments for Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund

Latest for academies

Article Title
Action Submit your audited financial statements for 2024 to 2025 by 31 December 2025
Information Accounts submission coversheet virtual assistant
Information Schools budget support grant allocations and conditions of grant for financial year 2025 to 2026
Information Core schools budget grant allocations for special schools
Information Apprenticeship assessment changes coming
Information Department for Education payments for Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund
Your feedback Help us to shape the future of how you interact with Department for Education, and DfE Connect
Events and webinars Automating your accounts return for 2024 to 2025
Events and webinars Automating your accounts return for 2024 to 2025
Events and webinars Autumn term webinars and power hours for school business professionals

Latest for local authorities

Article Title
Information Schools budget support grant allocations and conditions of grant for financial year 2025 to 2026
Information Core schools budget grant allocations for special schools
Information Apprenticeship assessment changes coming
Information Department for Education payments for Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund
Events and webinars Autumn term webinars and power hours for school business professionals

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Published 15 October 2025

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