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

• Updated: 24 April 2024

• ESFA Update further education: 24 April 2024

  Action: Business case deadline for adult funding allocations 2024 to 2025…

• ESFA Update academies: 24 April 2024

  Information: Mainstream schools additional grant school level allocations…

• ESFA Update local authorities: 24 April 2024

  Action: Business case deadline for adult funding allocations 2024 to 2025…

The incentive is backed by £200 million investment to support schools and colleges attract and retain the excellent teachers they need in vital subjects.

• Updated: 23 April 2024

Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for 2-year-olds in successful April launch.

• Updated: 19 April 2024

A letter to school and college heads written by Sir Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's Chief Regulator.

• Updated: 18 April 2024

David Thomson, Head of Operational Readiness and Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the DSA Transformation Programme

• Updated: 18 April 2024

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

• Updated: 17 April 2024

Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how religious education (RE) is being taught in England’s schools.

• Updated: 17 April 2024

The Student Loans Company welcomed The Baroness Barran MBE, Minister for the School System and Student Finance, to officially open its new headquarters in Glasgow.

• Updated: 12 April 2024

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

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Ce concours est organisé pour encourager les filles québécoises à faire carrière en diplomatie dans le cadre du mois international de l’histoire des femmes.

• Updated: 10 April 2024

Explore the specialist skills you need to grow professional expertise - part of the Government Campus learning curriculum.

• Updated: 8 April 2024

The Department for Education (DfE) and the Welsh Government has confirmed a change to the maximum Plan 2, Plan 5 and Postgraduate (PG) loan interest rates for April 2024.

• Updated: 3 April 2024

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

• Updated: 3 April 2024

First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of 2-year-olds access to 15 hours a week.

• Updated: 1 April 2024

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

• Updated: 27 March 2024

The Chevening Alumni Solomon Islands (CASI) on Tuesday (26 March 2024) elected its new executive members to lead the association forward.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

Councils are to receive a record £850 million cash boost to ensure children across the country receive an education that meets their needs.

• Updated: 26 March 2024

Empowered by education and fuelled by ambition, meet Jesús Ramírez, a Chevening scholar who knows no limits.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

The Student Loans Company is urging new students to apply now.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

Ahead of a huge summer of sport in 2024, schools will receive new guidance on delivering two hours of PE a week, and equal access to sport and PE.

• Updated: 23 March 2024