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DfE Update: 30 September 2026
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
Applies to England
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Latest for further education
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, defined vulnerable groups element, funding claim form |
| Action | Declare your subcontracting arrangements for the 2026 to 2027 academic year |
| Information | Adult skills fund – future contracting plans |
Latest for academies
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Check your 16 to 19 data before the autumn school census return |
| Action | Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, defined vulnerable groups element, funding claim form |
| Information | Pupil premium allocations for the 2026 to 2027 financial year – quarter 2 update |
| Information | Adult skills fund – future contracting plans |
| Information | Book your regional in-person training |
| Events and webinars | Book your regional in-person training |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement members only – accidents and incidents workshop |
| Events and webinars | Academies chart of accounts and automation – Q&A drop-in session |
Latest for local authorities
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| Action | Check your 16 to 19 data before the autumn school census return |
| Action | Declare your subcontracting arrangements for the 2026 to 2027 academic year |
| Action | Care to Learn and 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, defined vulnerable groups element, funding claim form |
| Information | Pupil premium allocations for the 2026 to 2027 financial year – quarter 2 update |
| Information | Adult skills fund – future contracting plans |
| Information | New local authority-maintained school data now live in the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool |
| Information | Book your regional in-person training |
| Events and webinars | Book your regional in-person training |
| Events and webinars | Risk protection arrangement members only – accidents and incidents workshop |
| Events and webinars | A brief introduction and advanced features of the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool |
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Published 30 September 2026