This ESFA guidance document covers the period 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 for all types of providers except for academies whose funded year is 1 September 2024 to 31 August and is their current advice for the funding year. ESFA have made the following additions and updates to this guidance:
- some minor wording clarifications in respect of student eligibility in paragraphs 34 and 35
- paragraph 52 amended to make clear elective home-educated students should only be enrolled on part-time studies
- paragraph 187 confirms Traineeships have ceased for 16-19 study programme funding
- in section 7 they have updated condition of funding advice on minimum teaching hours (paragraphs 212 to 214 and further planned changes from 2025 to 2026 (paragraphs 221 and 222) in annex B they have updated the compliance evidence for term-time bank holidays
- annex D to confirm the subcontracting advice in section 6 of this document, which applies to all subcontracting by schools