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ESFA Update: 9 December 2020

Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers.

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency
• Published: 9 December 2020

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Items for further education

Article	Title
Action	post-16 contract variations – check for yours during December
Action	launch of DfE exam support service claims process
Information	college finance record
Information	National Apprenticeship Week 2021 (NAW2021)
Information	National Skills offer
Information	newly devolved continuing learners within the adult education budget
Information	T Levels employer campaign – December 2020
Information	updated provider data self-assessment toolkit
Information	removing funding approval from digital skills qualifications: entry level and level 1
Information	removing funding approval from qualifications with no publicly funded enrolments
Information	colleges receiving emergency funding and insolvency solution funding
Information	qualification achievement rates
Information	review of the eligible and ineligible costs of apprenticeship training

Items for academies

Article	Title
Action	post-16 contract variations – check for yours during December
Action	launch of DfE exam support service claims process
Information	virtual academies finance directors’ forum
Information	updated model funding agreements
Information	updated pupil premium allocations for 2020 to 2021
Information	school resource management self-assessment tool
Information	Nativity advice
Information	qualification achievement rates

Items for local authorities

Article	Title
Action	post-16 contract variations – check for yours during December
Action	complete the dedicated schools grant (DSG) assurance statement for 2019 to 2020
Action	launch of DfE exam support service claims process
Information	updated pupil premium allocations for 2020 to 2021
Information	National Skills offer
Information	newly devolved continuing learners within the adult education budget
Information	qualification achievement rates

Published 9 December 2020