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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • This section provides information on expenditure for schools.

  • Advice for further education (FE) providers on how to define a sustainable FE estate and deliver sustainable capital investment.

  • Guidance for academies, free schools, special schools and alternative provision academies on their general annual grant allocation statements for 2026 to 2027.

  • Funding rules for the Dance and Drama Awards scheme which is income assessed support for tuition fees and living costs.

  • Guide for local authorities and schools submitting early years foundation stage profile data for 2026.

  • Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).

  • Improving sustainability and managing energy and water use.

  • What you need to do in the apprenticeship service to support employers, add and approve apprenticeships for funding.

  • 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 colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2025 to 2026 financial and academic year.

  • Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.

  • Audit and regularity assurance requirements for further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and designated institutions.

  • Subject content, aims and learning objectives for modern foreign language GCSEs for teaching from 2016.

  • Support for maintained school governing bodies, academy trust boards, leaders and governance professionals (clerks) in developing sustainable and effective governance.

  • Financial handbook for independent training providers in receipt of funds from the Department for Education (DfE) or Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). This handbook is effective from 1 August 2024.

  • Information for local authorities, schools and the general public about local authority education funding and expenditure plans for 2025 to 2026.

  • How local authorities should submit data for the annual school capacity survey (SCAP).

  • A parent and carer’s guide on the safeguarding arrangements you should expect from activity clubs, tutors and coaches.

  • Guidance to help schools understand their obligations when undertaking educational visits and other out of school activities.

  • A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.