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EFA e-bulletin for schools, colleges, local authorities and other 16 to 19 providers: 5 February 2015

Published 5 February 2015

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1. Information: school sixth-form and post-16 academy student number statements and allocations calculation toolkit

Education Funding Agency (EFA) has now issued the student number statements for the 2015 to 2016 academic year to further education colleges and local authorities.

Student number statements and allocation calculation toolkits (ACT) for school and academy sixth-forms are being issued in stages and will be available by mid-February. Multi-academy trusts will be able to view all of their associated academies information.

The statements and ACT files are being uploaded to the EFA Information Exchange.

School sixth-forms and academies should navigate from ‘> Institution name > Revenue funding > AY 2015-16’.

Multi-academy trusts should navigate from ‘> Multi-academy trust name> Academy name(s) > Revenue funding > AY 2015-16’.

We are aware of issues with the census data for some schools and academies, in particular relating to incorrect recording of core aims and students being recorded as having zero planned hours. We are considering the most appropriate way of dealing with this to best inform the allocations for these institutions.

The student number statement includes:

  • the lagged student number total for 2015 to 2016
  • a breakdown of how they are distributed between the funding bands
  • funding factors that we will use to calculate 2015 to 2016 allocations

The ACT workbook explains how institution data has been used to arrive at some of the key figures in the statement. Detailed explanatory guidance about the statement along with an ACT field guide are available on GOV.UK. Queries about any of the figures in the statement should be emailed to the EFA using the contact details at the bottom of this bulletin.

In most cases, 2015 to 2016 final allocations will also be shared with institutions through the EFA Information Exchange by the end of February. You can access support and guidance about accessing EFA Information Exchange on GOV.UK.

2. Information: mapping of engagement programmes for young people

We have updated the document mapping engagement programmes that are currently available to support the participation of young people in England on GOV.UK. The document was first published in July 2014.

3. Reminder: audit firms to complete a short online form

We request that all audit firms that conduct audits of academy trusts or sixth-form colleges and have not yet completed our short online form do so by 14 February 2015. As part of this, we are seeking a key contact within each audit firm to receive our future communications.

4. 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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