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Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
Guidance about accessing the LRS organisational portal and latest releases. Includes the monthly headline report for national learners aged 14+.
A framework to help schools to collect information about their income and expenditure.
The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Guides for learning providers, local authorities and awarding organisations on how to use the learning records service and manage event data challenges.
Registration documents for learning providers and awarding organisations to gain access to the learning records service (LRS) portal and services.
A tool and user guides to help further education (FE) providers submit accurate and complete individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.
Information for local authorities and settings about early years funding for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Details of the funding system used for apprenticeship frameworks and standards from 1 May 2017.
The Funding Information Service (FIS) is an offline tool for checking your individualised learner record (ILR) data.
The matrix standard is the the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance to clients either as their sole purpose or as part of their wider service offer
Information for local authorities, schools and the general public about local authority education funding and expenditure plans for 2024 to 2025
Where to find a list of publicly-funded further education (FE) colleges in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Information about how to claim funding for some types of learning adjustments that you cannot report in the individualised learner record (ILR).
Information for local authorities, school leaders and governing bodies about their schools forum obligations and duties.
Details of individualised learner record (ILR) data collection periods, proposed essential maintenance windows and planned learning aims reference data updates.
Best practice guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts.
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