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EFA e-bulletin for schools, colleges, local authorities and other 16 to 19 providers: 12 February 2015

Published 12 February 2015

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1. Information: post-16 funding in 2015 to 2016

EFA has written to EFA funded post-16 providers with information about funding for students aged 16 to 19 and students aged 16 to 25 with an education, health and care plan/learning difficulty assessment.

2. Information: update - maths and English condition of funding

EFA has updated the information relating to the maths and English condition of funding.

Qualifications that can be taught that meet the condition of funding now include A and AS levels, and EFA has set out details of this. EFA has provided more information on IGCSEs and clarified our advice on continuing students.

3. Information: final reconciliation statements to all ILR-funded institutions

The EFA has now issued final reconciliation statements to all Individualised Learner Record (ILR) funded institutions through their Information Exchange account. This is as described in paragraph 10 of the ILR funding returns document.

Contract institutions subject to reconciliation statements were issued in November and Grant-in-aid institutions were issued in February 2015. The statements can be found in the following folder location: Revenue Funding > AY 2013-14.

Support and further information about the EFA Information Exchange is available on GOV.UK.

4. Information: capital funding allocations

The Department for Education has announced £6 billion capital funding, covering the second phase of the Priority School Building Programme, and school condition allocations and devolved formula capital (DFC) allocations for 2015 to 2018.

5. Information: phonics partnership grants

The Department for Education is offering phonics partnership grants to primary schools that excel in phonics teaching to establish a network and share their success with other schools.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 6 March 2015.

6. Information: school food achievement award

Applications for the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA) Awards for Excellence are now open, including a new school food achievement award sponsored by the Department for Education.

The deadline for entries is 30 April 2015.

7. Contacts

All 16 to 19 providers can get in touch with EFA through the relevant territorial inbox, unless a different email address is specified in an article.

16 to 19 providers - northern territory

For local authorities, schools, colleges and other (non-academy) providers in north west, north east and Yorkshire and the Humber with queries for the Education Funding Agency

16 to 19 providers - central and south west territory

For local authorities, schools, colleges and other (non-academy) providers in south west, west midlands and east midlands with queries for the Education Funding Agency

16 to 19 providers - southern territory

For local authorities, schools, colleges and other (non-academy) providers in south east, east of England and London with queries for the Education Funding Agency

Academies should contact the Academy Enquiries Service:

EFA questions

For schools, local authorities, other education institutions and providers, accountants, auditors and other professional advisers with queries for the Education Funding Agency

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