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Posted on 8th January 2021
Welcome back! ESFA submission dates for 2021
First of all, welcome back! No sooner are we back, we are in another lockdown. Fingers crossed this won’t be for long and we will back in schools in no time. As we return after the Christmas break...
Posted on 17th December 2020
ESFA - Academies land and buildings collection tool
Not long to go now! It’s only a matter of days before we can turn our attentions to our loved ones for the Christmas period. It will certainly be one that we will remember for many reasons that is...
Posted on 3rd December 2020
New funding for schools during Covid pandemic
I am sure you’re all counting down the days until you can sign off for a couple of weeks for the Christmas break. Obviously, it’s going to be a very different Christmas this year but one that I...
Posted on 1st December 2020
Dual Leader Awards
With DfE scholarship funding for NPQs currently suspended, schools are looking for alternate ways to fund the continuous professional development of their staff. Funded by the apprenticeship levy, t...
Posted on 20th October 2020
Budget Monitoring
A detailed budget plan, with several alternative scenarios based on inevitable twists and turns through the year, is essential to any school. However, all the best laid plans become ineffective if ...
Posted on 16th October 2020
Promote wellbeing and learning with our partners Thrive
Reducing the impact of lockdown on your students. The Thrive Approach® offers practical tools and training to promote wellbeing and help prevent mental health issues for all children and young peo...
Posted on 1st October 2020
How schools can use Covid-19 catch-up funding to support pupils’ social and emotional needs
In July, the Government announced that children in England would benefit from a £1 billion Covid “catch-up” package to tackle the impact of lost teaching time during the pandemic. While ...
Posted on 11th September 2020
National Teaching Assistants' Day 2020
Nominate your lockdown heroes This year the annual Teaching Assistant of the Year competition is all about celebrating those Teaching Assistants who have been heroes throughout the pandemic. We ha...
Posted on 7th September 2020
Consistent Financial Reporting framework update 2020/21
Following our previous updates about the CFR framework we have provided the latest information for 2020/2021. This year will involve a large period of adjustment for us all, not just financially bu...
Posted on 27th August 2020
2019/20 Financial Statements Deadline Extension
Due to the challenges that Covid-19 has presented, the ESFA have been constantly monitoring their demands of academy trusts, especially when it comes to the submission of their financial statements. ...
Posted on 20th August 2020
Covid-19 Catch-up Premium
School children across the country have experienced unparalleled disruption to their education as a result of COVID-19. The combined impact of lost time in education will be extensive, and it is imp...
Posted on 10th August 2020
The Latest ESFA Update
The recent ESFA update has provided plenty of information concerning the 2020/21 academic year. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been many an update concerning deadline and funding cha...