Save the date – National @Apprenticeships Week to be held 3 to 7 February 2020 #NAW2020
National Apprenticeship Week 2020 date announced The 13th annual National Apprenticeship Week date has been announced today – and will take place from 3 to…
Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
Notice: Financial notice to improve: South Dartmoor Academy Trust
This letter and its annex serve as a written notice to improve financial management, control and governance at South Dartmoor Academy Trust. Documents Financial notice…
#Apprenticeship end-point assessments: Change to starts policy for new standards being approved
High-quality apprenticeships include an independent end-point assessment (EPA). These assessments check the apprentice has received quality training and supports their employer to know that they…
Extremely proud to be a researcher in such a responsive service as ESFA
Lydia Carvill, junior user researcher at the ESFA, talks about her journey into user research: I started working as a junior user researcher in the…
Strengthening oversight and improving customer services at the heart of ESFA
ESFA publishes 2019 to 2020 business plan The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has published its 2019 to 2020 business plan, which sets out…
Corporate report: ESFA business plan
Sets out the priorities and actions for the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Documents ESFA business plan for the 2019 to 2020 financial year…
Guidance: Academy trusts: provide or update governance contact information
How to notify ESFA of new and replacement governance roles in academy trusts. Documents Updating governance details on GIAS: guidance for single academy trusts HTML…
Guidance: Academies planning calendar
A planner showing key dates for payments, publications and academy actions, for the 2019 to 2020 academic year. Documents Academies planning calendar 2019 to 2020…
Guidance: Academies Financial Handbook
A handbook issued by ESFA that describes financial requirements for academy trusts. Documents Academies Financial Handbook 2019 PDF, 1.12MB, 66 pages Academies Financial Handbook 2018…
Correspondence: ESFA Update: 26 June 2019
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers. Documents ESFA Update further…