ESFA Update further education: 1 December 2021
Published 1 December 2021
Applies to England
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1. Action: coronavirus (COVID-19) 2021 qualifications funding claim form
The coronavirus (COVID-19) qualifications fund claim form is now live.
The deadline to submit your claim is:
| Claim type | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Private candidates | 10 January 2022 |
| Priority appeals | 10 January 2022 |
| Autumn 2021 exams costs undertaken between | |
| 1 October 2021 and 25 February 2022 | 4 March 2022 |
| 28 February 2022 and 31 March 2022 | 6 April 2022 |
We have published guidance to help you complete the form and you can also access additional guidance for private candidates and priority appeals.
You can read more about this on DfE exam support service: autumn 2021 exam fees, venues and invigilators.
2. Reminder: claims form for mass testing exceptional premises cost to close soon
Schools and academies with secondary age pupils, along with colleges and other eligible establishments, have a short time remaining to submit claims for exceptional premises costs incurred during the mass testing of pupils and students on their return at the start of the academic year 2021 to 2022.
The form and submission guidance is available on GOV.UK and the window to claim closes on Sunday, 5 December 2021. It will not be possible to submit claims after this date.
3. Reminder: changes to payment history in Manage your education and skills funding
The old interface for viewing payment history in Manage your education and skills funding will no longer be available from Thursday 9 December.
To continue to see your payment history via the new interface, please ensure you have requested the role of Payments Viewer in IDAMS by Thursday 9 December.
If you miss this deadline, you will still be able to request the Payments Viewer role, but you will not be able to see your payment history until the request has been actioned.
4. Information: version 2 of the apprenticeship funding rules
We have published Version 2 of the ESFA apprenticeship funding rules 2021 to 2022.
These documents set out the rules for apprenticeship funding, including the evidence required to support it and apply to apprenticeship starts from 1 August 2021.
The rules are being updated to reflect the updates to Incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice and Transfers.
The changes we have made are detailed in the summary of changes which can be found on the apprenticeship funding rules page.