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Guidance for academy trusts, external auditors and reporting accountants on preparing, auditing and submitting an academy trust's annual financial statements.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Information for local authorities and settings about early years funding for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
Information for institutions on the maths and English condition of funding.
An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how we calculate.
Guidance about accessing the LRS organisational portal and latest releases. Includes the monthly headline report for national learners aged 14+.
The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.
A framework to help schools to collect information about their income and expenditure.
Allocations for academic year 2024 to 2025 and the terms and conditions that local authorities, maintained schools and academies must follow.
Guides for learning providers, local authorities and awarding organisations on how to use the learning records service and manage event data challenges.
Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2025 to 2026 financial and academic year.
Registration documents for learner registration bodies (LRB) and awarding organisations to gain access to the learning records service (LRS) portal and services.
Information about how we allocate 16 to 19 funding to institutions.
A tool and user guides to help further education (FE) providers submit accurate and complete individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.
Details of the funding system used for apprenticeship frameworks and standards from 1 May 2017.
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
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