EFA e-bulletin for schools, colleges and other 16 to 19 providers: 11 September 2014
Published 12 September 2014
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1. Action: sixth-form funding allocations 2015 to 2016 – recording planned hours in autumn census
Schools and academies with sixth forms are now required to collect planned hours data for 16 to 19 year old, EFA-funded students in the annual school census.
This will allow calculation of key elements of the funding formula, notably, the sixth-form student funding bands for 2015 to 2016 funding allocations.
You can check that planned hours for each student have been recorded in line with the published school census guidance, in advance of the 29 October deadline for return of the autumn school census information.
2. Reminder: 16 to 19 funding - maths and English condition of funding
Students without a GCSE A*-C in either maths or English will need to study those subjects. It becomes a condition of funding that they do so from this academic year.
EFA has published further guidance on this policy, including a list of approved qualifications in maths and English.
3. Information: Free meals in further education
An updated version of the free meals in further education guide is now available on GOV.UK.
4. Information: colleges’ regularity audit framework published
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) have jointly published the 2014 regularity audit framework. This sets out the context, responsibilities and requirements for further education and sixth-form college audits for the year ended 31 July 2014.
You should read this alongside parts 1 and 2 of the joint audit code of practice and the accounts direction for colleges’ 2013 to 2014 financial statements.
5. Information: pupil premium awards 2015
Entries are now open for the 2015 pupil premium awards that recognise and reward up to 500 schools doing the most to improve outcomes for their disadvantaged pupils.