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DfE Update 22 July 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
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Latest for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Final request to upload your subcontracting standard evidence by Monday 31 August 2026 |
| Information | 2025 to 2026 qualification achievement rates guidance published |
| Information | Update to college financial planning handbook |
| Information | Apprenticeship funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit technical funding guide from August 2026 |
| Information | Apprenticeship workforce development resources |
| Information | Skills Bootcamp eligibility extended for young people |
Latest for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Complete your academies budget forecast return form by Thursday 24 September 2026 |
| Action | Prepare for the school estate management standards annual return |
| Information | Apprenticeship funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit technical funding guide from August 2026 |
| Information | Apprenticeship workforce development resources |
| Information | Skills Bootcamp eligibility extended for young people |
| Feedback | Help shape a new service for buying management information systems |
| Events and Webinars | Academies chart of accounts technical updates for 2026 to 2027, Tuesday 4 August 2026 |
| Events and Webinars | Academies chart of accounts technical updates for 2026 to 2027, Thursday 6 August 2026 |
| Events and Webinars | Budget forecast return weekly sector calls |
Latest for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Final request to upload your subcontracting standard evidence by Monday 31 August 2026 |
| Action | Prepare for the school estate management standards annual return |
| Information | Apprenticeship funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit funding rules for 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeship unit technical funding guide from August 2026 |
| Information | Apprenticeship workforce development resources |
| Information | Skills Bootcamp eligibility extended for young people |
| Feedback | Help shape a new service for buying management information systems |
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Published 22 July 2026