Guidance

ESFA assurance work on post-16 funding

BriefingGuidance abouton the Education and Skills Funding Agency's funding assurance workprocess infor 2022-23further relatingeducation toand thenew fundingapprenticeship assurance reviews of providers’ 2021/22 post-16 funding claimsproviders.

From:
Education and Skills Funding Agency
Published
11 June 2019
Last updated
254 OctoberSeptember 20232024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

ESFA Post-16 funding assurance review guidance

PDF, 279 KB, 23 pages

Common findings from funding assurance work on post-16 education providersproviders: 2022 to 2023

HTML

Funding assurance review: step by step process

HTML

Details

Briefing

Funding assurance review: step by step process

PDF, 182 KB, 5 pages

This file may not be suitable for principals,users headteachers,of CEOs,assistive technology.

Request an accessible format. senior
If management,you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and staffneed a version of this document in academya trustsmore andaccessible schoolsformat, withplease sixthemail forms,ESFA.GOVUK-ENQUIRIES@education.gov.uk. FEPlease colleges,tell higherus educationwhat institutionsformat andyou independentneed. trainingIt providerswill andhelp alsous theirif auditors.

ESFAyou issay responsiblewhat assistive technology you use.

Evidence requirements for providingapprenticeships assurancefunding: instep respectby ofstep post-16process funds2023 providedto 2024

HTML

Evidence requirements for apprenticeships funding: step by step process 2023 to education2024

PDF, providers.411 KB, 11 pages

This reportfile summarisesmay thenot commonbe post-16suitable fundingfor rulesusers complianceof issuesassistive identifiedtechnology.

Request byan theaccessible fundingformat.
If assuranceyou reviewsuse performedassistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in 2022-23a onmore providers’accessible 2021/22format, fundingplease claims.

email ESFA.GOVUK-ENQUIRIES@education.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Apprenticeship: New training provider or employer control questions

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 55.7 KB

Details

This reportguidance aimsis tofor raiseESFA awarenessfunded:

  • further ofeducation commonproviders
  • new post-16apprenticeship fundingproviders

It rules’includes:

  • information complianceon issues,what to helpexpect educationif providersyou ensureare and/orchosen improvefor theiran complianceaudit
  • step andby submitstep completeprocesses to help you collect evidence
  • controls and accurateprocesses post-16you fundingshould claims.

    have in place to avoid non-compliance

Updates to this page

Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 254 OctoberSeptember 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Added 'ESFA Post-16 funding assurance review guidance', 'Funding assurance review: step by step process', 'Evidence requirements for apprenticeships funding: step by step process 2023 to 2024' and 'Apprenticeship: New training provider or employer control questions'.

  2. We've published information on ESFA's funding assurance work in 2022-23 relating to the funding assurance reviews of providers’ 2021/22 post-16 funding claims.

  3. First published.

Sign up for emails or print this page