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Higher education short courses currently available for learners across England.
Explains how the tuition fee limits at colleges and universities will work as part of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Guides for awarding organisations registered with the LRS who are using the organisation portal batch load transaction.
Explains schools’ legal duties on political impartiality to help school leaders, teachers and other staff consider these in teaching and extra-curricular activities.
Local authority guidance for implementing the funding system for the 2024 to 2025 financial year
Letters from ESFA on the reclassification of the college sector, along with a new borrowing request form and a college interim regularity return
Guidance for those working with children who may have been recruited or transported for the purposes of exploitation.
Guidance on the DfE funding available to academy trusts for sponsored academy projects.
Explains the process for colleges to get approval from government for remuneration over £174,000, and bonuses of more than £25,000.
This section provides information on capital expenditure for schools.
What final preparations you should complete before your school can open as an academy.
Find, download and explore official Department for Education (DfE) statistics and data in England.
How to approach the development and testing of your estates strategy.
Steps providers should take to prepare to offer approved higher technical qualifications (HTQs).
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual attendance measures census.
Guidance and templates to help free schools write their admission and referral policies.
Guidance for further education colleges and 16 to 19 academies providing residential accommodation for students aged under 18.
How providers of full-time online education can join the Department for Education's online education accreditation scheme.
Red flags indicating potential fraud in schools, colleges and independent training providers.
Infographic for children and young people summarising UK government actions to protect children’s rights.
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