Guidance

DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2025 to 2026

Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2025 to 2026.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 20 May 2025

Applies to England

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow these agreements and contracts.

This page contains education and skills agreements for 2025 to 2026. For agreements or contracts relating to other years, see the DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts page.

Overview

The agreements or contracts contain a main terms and conditions body and schedules. You can find background information on the structure of the education and skills agreements on the DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts page. 

The table below sets out the changes made to the 2024 to 2025 agreements or contracts for 2025 to 2026:

Schedule of Changes 2025 to 2026

PDF, 568 KB, 88 pages

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Main terms and conditions and generic schedules

Education and skills contract for services 2025 to 2026 (independent training providers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026 (employers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026 (higher education institutions)

PDF, 1.05 MB, 96 pages

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026 (local authorities)

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Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026 (trusts)

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Accountability agreements (accountability framework)

Accountability agreement 2025 to 2026 (colleges)

PDF, 1.08 MB, 99 pages

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Accountability agreement 2025 to 2026 (local authorities)

PDF, 1.04 MB, 97 pages

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Funding-specific schedules

Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (colleges)

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Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on actuals)

PDF, 246 KB, 10 pages

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Advanced learner loans schedules 2 and 3 (pay on profile)

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Published 20 May 2025