DfE Update: 23 April 2025
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
Latest for further education ArticleTitle
ActionFurther education (FE) college condition allocation for 2025 to 2026
InformationAdvanced learner loans (ALL) – funding and performance management rules for 2025 to 2026, and maximum loan amounts
InformationAdult skills fund allocations for 2025 to 2026
InformationUniversal infant free school meals (UIFSM) and further education free meals funding rate for 2025 to 2026
InformationPost-16 National Insurance contributions grant
InformationT Level uplift for 2025 to 2026
InformationTailored Learning – new codes for cost contributions
Your feedbackNarrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges – contribute to the public consultation
Your feedbackChanges to the financial data submissions process for independent training providers, special-post 16 institutions and non-maintained special schools
Latest information for academies ArticleTitle
InformationUniversal infant free school meals (UIFSM) and further education free meals funding rate for 2025 to 2026
InformationAllocations for the first payment of the breakfast club early adopters grant for the 2024 to 2025 academic year
InformationGrant allocations for academies for April to August 2025
InformationBudget forecast return (BFR) guidance and workbook update 2025
InformationPost-16 National Insurance contributions grant
InformationT Level uplift for 2025 to 2026
InformationJust launched – the new multi-academy trust (MAT) view on the ‘Plan technology for your school’ service
Your feedbackNarrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges – contribute to the public consultation
Events and webinarsQ&A drop-in sessions: Academies chart of accounts and automation
Events and webinarsIntroduction to the academies chart of accounts and automation
Latest information for local authorities ArticleTitle
InformationUniversal infant free school meals (UIFSM) and further education free meals funding rate for 2025 to 2026
InformationAllocations for the first payment of the breakfast club early adopters grant for the 2024 to 2025 academic year
InformationLaunch of section 251 budget collection 2025 to 2026
InformationAdvanced learner loans (ALL) – funding and performance management rules for 2025 to 2026, and maximum loan amounts
InformationAdult skills fund allocations for 2025 to 2026
InformationPost-16 National Insurance contributions grant
InformationT Level uplift for 2025 to 2026
InformationTailored Learning – new codes for cost contributions
Your feedbackNarrowing the digital divide in schools and colleges – contribute to the public consultation
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-update-23-april-2025