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EFA e-bulletin for schools, colleges, local authorities and other 16 to 19 providers: 8 January 2015

Published 8 January 2015

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1. Information: Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) update

The deadline for CIF applications is midday on Tuesday 13 January. Education Funding Agency (EFA) has upgraded the application website and expect this to successfully address the technical issues that a number of academies and colleges experienced earlier in the process.

2. Information: Secretary of State approved list of independent special institutions - spring 2015 application process

We updated the list of approved independent special institutions, created under the Children and Families Act 2014 on 31 December 2014. This reflects applications made in the autumn.

Independent special schools and special post-16 institutions wishing to apply to join the list, can apply during the spring term application process, which opens on 8 January 2015. Revised guidance and supporting information is available on GOV.UK.

3. Information: spring school census 2015

The spring school census day is next Thursday 15 January. The deadline for approved submissions is Wednesday 11 February 2015.

4. Action: one-off data collection - maths and English exemptions

We are carrying out a one-off count of the number of students who are exempt from studying maths and English in the 2014 to 2015 academic year.

The data collection is now underway and the schools and academies that are taking part will be receiving a template to complete, along with guidance on the criteria for students to qualify as exempt.

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

5. Information: funding guidance for young people 2014 to 2015 - sub-contracting control regulations

We have published the requirements for sub-contracting using funds allocated for the 2015 to 2016 academic year on GOV.UK.

6. Information: EFA training videos and webinars hosting site re-launched

We have improved the structure and re-launched the hosting site for EFA’s training videos and webinars.

Now easier to navigate and access information relating to specific financial years, the site contains a number of recordings relating to finance, funding, capital funding and general EFA updates.

Recently added webinars include guidance about the academies August accounts return and the Condition Improvement Fund and a short training video about using the EFA Information Exchange.

7. Information: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill: the Prevent duty – consultation document

The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill, which is currently before Parliament, seeks to place a duty on specified authorities (identified in full in Schedule 3 to the bill, and set out in the draft guidance) to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. The specified authorities, which are listed in full in schedule 3 to the bill, include schools and further education providers.

In carrying out this duty, the specified authorities must have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State. A draft of that guidance is available for consultation on GOV.UK.

The consultation closes on 30 January 2015. The Home Office is particularly interested to hear from interested parties including those in the education sector.

8. 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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