DfE Update: 7 May 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
Information16 to 19 subcontracting
InformationNew guidance for training providers for replacement apprenticeships certificates
InformationLearning aim reference service: category codes
InformationProvision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes
InformationPost-16 budget grant
InformationCollege financial planning handbook and college financial forecasting return (CFFR) 2025 now published
Your feedbackGuided Learning Hours (GLH) thematic review
Latest information for academies ArticleTitle
InformationFinancial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (FBIT) replaces the Schools Financial Benchmarking website
Information16 to 19 subcontracting
InformationLearning aim reference service: category codes
InformationProvision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes
InformationPost-16 budget grant
Events and webinarsFMS comparison matrix
Events and webinarsAcademy finance professionals May Power Hour – HMRC
Events and webinarsRPA Members only – Cyber workshop
Events and webinarsSchools Commercial team summer webinars
Latest information for local authorities ArticleTitle
ActionSubmit your section 151 (S151) officer assurance return and schools financial value standard (SFVS) assurance statement for 2024 to 2025
Information16 to 19 subcontracting
InformationLearning aim reference service: category codes
InformationProvision recognised as higher education for Office for Students regulatory purposes
InformationLocal authority planning calendar 2025 to 2026
InformationPost-16 budget grant
Your feedbackGuided Learning Hours (GLH) thematic review
Events and webinarsRPA Members only – Cyber workshop
Events and webinarsSchools Commercial team summer webinars
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-update-7-may-2025