East Sussex Funding News – December 24

East Sussex County Council publishes Funding News monthly to share success stories, information on training courses and details of forthcoming funding opportunities for East Sussex charities and community sector organisations.

Select Committee Urges DfE Not To Defund BTECs

The Education Committee has today written to the Education Secretary and the Minister for Skills urging them not to withdraw funding from post-16 Applied General Qualifications, including BTECs and Tech level qualifications. Click here for more.

ESFA FE Update 4 December

Latest information from the ESFA including: 1. Further education free meals per meal rate increase for the academic year 2024 to 2025; 2. Apprenticeship Accountability Framework – introduction of a technical annex.

Free Meals In FE Guide 2024-5

The ESFA has published guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions. Please note that there has been a 5p increase in the funding rate per meal.