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DfE Update 5 August 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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To reduce communications during the summer holidays, DfE Update will operate on an alternate-week schedule. Published editions will only include routine operational information. This reflects the fact that routine operational information may still be relevant to some recipients during the summer holiday period.
Latest for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Submit your estimated 16 to 19 participation data |
| Action | Download your post-16 monitoring reports |
| Information | Essential digital skills standards published |
| Information | New funding models added to enter learning data |
| Information | Apprenticeships and apprenticeship unit documents published for August 2026 |
| Information | Growth and Skills Levy funds financial support for hiring young apprentices |
| Information | Apprenticeship guidance and templates updates |
| Reminder | Further education sector financial data collection dry run – Q1 submission deadline |
Latest for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Academies chart of accounts 2026 to 2027 |
| Information | Apprenticeships and apprenticeship unit documents published for August 2026 |
| Information | Growth and Skills Levy funds financial support for hiring young apprentices |
| Information | Apprenticeship guidance and templates updates |
| Events and Webinars | Academies chart of accounts technical updates for 2026 to 2027 |
| Events and Webinars | Academies chart of accounts technical updates for 2026 to 2027 |
| Events and Webinars | Academies chart of accounts technical updates for 2026 to 2027 |
Latest for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Download your post-16 monitoring reports |
| Information | Apprenticeships and apprenticeship unit documents published for August 2026 |
| Information | Growth and Skills Levy funds financial support for hiring young apprentices |
| Information | Apprenticeship guidance and templates updates |
| Information | Essential digital skills standards published |
| Information | Inclusive early years fund: 2026 to 2027 |
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Published 5 August 2026