EFA e-bulletin for schools, colleges and other 16 to 19 providers: 6 March 2014
Published 11 March 2014
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1. Information: EFA moves to GOV.UK
EFA is moving its web content to GOV.UK, the new single website for government.
You can access EFA information through www.gov.uk/efa.
The website has a different look and feel, and is designed to make it easier for you to find the information that you need.
16 to 19 funding information will be the first to go live, and the rest will follow in the next week.
EFA’s main areas of work will be gathered into a number of document collections:
- academies funding, payments and compliance
- funding education for 16 to 19-year-olds
- school capital expenditure and funding
- school building design and maintenance
- Priority School Building Programme
- EFA contractors framework
EFA will be redirecting content away from the existing Department for Education website over the next week or so.
Please note the Skills Funding Agency, Data Service and information authority has also moved to GOV.UK.
2. Action: closure of the EFA IM portal
EFA uses the IM Portal to send information to some providers and local authorities to receive information.
It will close on 20 March 2014. The replacement will be EFA’s Document Exchange.
If you have documents still on the IM Portal (for example CCM payment schedules which were last uploaded in September 2013 or local authority MI files which were uploaded in December 2013) these must be downloaded before 20 March 2014.
3. Information: 16 to 19 Bursary Fund – updated audit guide for local authorities
EFA has updated the non-mandatory audit guide for the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund.
This will help local authorities determine the extent of the audit work required to provide assurance over the bursary funding paid to them during the 2013 to 2014 academic year.
4. Information: financial health assessments for non-maintained special schools
The latest results of EFA financial health assessments for non-maintained special schools (NMSS) are available to local authorities via the IM Portal.
Local authorities can use this information when considering future commissions with NMSS for element 3 high needs funding. The information should not be used for any other purpose or passed onto a third party.
As the IM Portal is being decommissioned at the end of March 2014, local authorities have until 20 March 2014 to download the information.
If you have any questions about the assessments, please contact externalassurance.EFA@education.gsi.gov.uk.
5. Information: important changes to exams administration support
Exams administration support to schools will soon be phased out and further information has been published for developing training and support services in the future.