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Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about the learning aim reference service, also known as LARS.
Guidance about accessing the LRS organisational portal and latest releases. Includes the monthly headline report for national learners aged 14+.
The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025.…
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.
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.
Guidance on DfE's post-16 funding assurance process for further education and new apprenticeship providers.
Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.
Information for local authorities, school leaders and governing bodies about their schools forum obligations and duties.
How to create an academies complaints procedure that complies with the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2014.
Documents to help schools, colleges and training providers (LRBs) produce and upload batch files and deal with exceptions.
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
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
Where to find a list of publicly-funded further education (FE) colleges in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Information about how industry placements for T Levels work and how employers can get involved.
Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2025 to 2026 financial and academic year.
Use the validation tool to test if a batch file you have prepared for upload is in the correct format.
Guidance for the FE sector in England to help them meet ‘Managing Public Money’ requirements, and other obligations resulting from reclassification.
How to contact the learning records service (LRS) for help, support, or to make a complaint.
Good practice guidance to help academy trusts with their management accounting process in line with the requirements of the academy trust handbook.
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