Correspondence

EFA e-bulletin for academies: 15 January 2015

Published 15 January 2015

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This has been withdrawn as it’s out of date. The EFA e-bulletin has been replaced by ESFA Update.

1. Reminder: 15 January is spring school census 2015 day

The spring school census day is Thursday 15 January. This is a statutory return which collects information about individual pupils and schools.

The deadline for approved submissions is Wednesday 11 February 2015.

2. Information: one-off data collection - maths and English exemptions

Education Funding Agency (EFA) would like to remind post-16 institutions that the return window for completing the one-off count of the number of students who are exempt from studying maths and English in the 2014 to 2015 academic year is now open.

Schools and academies can access a template to complete, along with guidance on the criteria for students to qualify as exempt on the EFA Document Exchange, under folder location: ‘Other Submissions’ > ‘AY 2014-15’.

The closing date for returning the survey is 5pm on 23 January.

3. Information: EFA business cycle wall planner updated

We have updated the EFA business cycle wall planners on GOV.UK and the online calendar on the EFA Information Exchange.