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ESFA education and skills agreements: 2020 to 2021

Information about ESFA education and skills agreements for 2020 to 2021.

• From: Education and Skills Funding Agency and Department for Education
• Published: 19 May 2020
• Last updated: 15 January 2021
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  1. 15 January 2021

     We have updated some of our documents to reflect changes made in September 2020

  2. 19 August 2020

     We have published a revised Education and Skills agreements schedule of changes for 2020 to 2021 document.

  3. 18 August 2020

     We have now published all schedules for 2020 to 2021

  4. 19 May 2020

     First published.

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 2020 to 2021. For agreements relating to other years, see the ESFA funding agreements and contracts collection page.

Overview

The agreements 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 ESFA funding agreements and contracts collection page. 

The table below sets out the changes made to the 2019 to 2020 agreements for 2020 to 2021:

Education and skills agreements: schedule of changes 2020 to 2021

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Main terms and conditions and generic schedules

Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (colleges)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (employers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (higher education institutions)

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Education and skills contract for services 2020 to 2021 (independent training providers)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (local authorities)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (trusts)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (special post-16 institutions)

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Education and skills conditions of funding 2020 to 2021 (non-maintained special schools)

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Funding-specific schedules

Advanced learner loans schedules 1 and 2 (pay on actuals)

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Advanced learner loans schedules 1 and 2 (pay on profile)

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Apprenticeships carry-in schedules 1 and 2

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Apprenticeships carry-in schedules 1 and 2 (colleges)

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16 to 18 traineeships (pay on profile)

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16 to 18 traineeships (pay on actuals)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (independent training providers)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (special post-16 institutions)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (non-maintained special schools)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (local authorities)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (higher education institutions)

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16 to 19 education schedules 1 and 2 (colleges)

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ESFA adult education budget (AEB) schedules 1 and 2 (pay on profile)

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ESFA adult education budget (AEB) schedules 1 and 2 (pay on actuals)

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