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DfE Update: 7 May 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 |
|---|---|
| Information | 16 to 19 subcontracting |
| Information | New guidance for training providers for replacement apprenticeships certificates |
| Information | Learning aim reference service: category codes |
| Information | Provision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes |
| Information | Post-16 budget grant |
| Information | College financial planning handbook and college financial forecasting return (CFFR) 2025 now published |
| Your feedback | Guided Learning Hours (GLH) thematic review |
Latest information for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Information | Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (FBIT) replaces the Schools Financial Benchmarking website |
| Information | 16 to 19 subcontracting |
| Information | Learning aim reference service: category codes |
| Information | Provision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes |
| Information | Post-16 budget grant |
| Events and webinars | FMS comparison matrix |
| Events and webinars | Academy finance professionals May Power Hour – HMRC |
| Events and webinars | RPA Members only – Cyber workshop |
| Events and webinars | Schools Commercial team summer webinars |
Latest information for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Submit your section 151 (S151) officer assurance return and schools financial value standard (SFVS) assurance statement for 2024 to 2025 |
| Information | 16 to 19 subcontracting |
| Information | Learning aim reference service: category codes |
| Information | Provision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes |
| Information | Local authority planning calendar 2025 to 2026 |
| Information | Post-16 budget grant |
| Your feedback | Guided Learning Hours (GLH) thematic review |
| Events and webinars | RPA Members only – Cyber workshop |
| Events and webinars | Schools Commercial team summer webinars |
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Published 7 May 2025