DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2025 to 2026
Source: gov.uk (2025-08-14)

Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2025 to 2026.

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) closed on 31 March 2025. All activity has moved to the Department for Education (DfE). You should continue to follow these agreements and contracts.

This page contains education and skills agreements for 2025 to 2026. For agreements or contracts relating to other years, see the DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts page (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/esfa-funding-agreements-and-contracts).

Overview

The agreements or contracts contain a main terms and conditions body and schedules. You can find background information on the structure of the education and skills agreements on the DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts page (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/esfa-funding-agreements-and-contracts).

The table below sets out the changes made to the 2024 to 2025 agreements or contracts for 2025 to 2026:

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d92e8cc8ec5b357277/Schedule_of_Changes_2025_to_2026.pdf)

Schedule of changes 2025 to 2026 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d92e8cc8ec5b357277/Schedule_of_Changes_2025_to_2026.pdf)

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Main terms and conditions and generic schedules

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d8cc5ef8b4c5fc442c/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__employers_.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: employers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d8cc5ef8b4c5fc442c/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__employers_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d831afb0b64efc4438/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__higher_education_institutions_.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: higher education institutions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d831afb0b64efc4438/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__higher_education_institutions_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d907f2cc15c9357275/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__local_authorities_.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: local authorities (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d907f2cc15c9357275/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__local_authorities_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d907f2cc15c9357276/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__Non-Maintained_Special_Schools__.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: non-maintained special schools (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d907f2cc15c9357276/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__Non-Maintained_Special_Schools__.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d9cc5ef8b4c5fc442d/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: specialist post-16 institutions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d9cc5ef8b4c5fc442d/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d9cc5ef8b4c5fc442e/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__trusts_.pdf)

Education and skills conditions of funding grant 2025 to 2026: trusts (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d9cc5ef8b4c5fc442e/Education_and_skills_conditions_of_funding_grant_2025_to_2026__trusts_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d931afb0b64efc4439/Education_and_skills_contract_for_services_2025_to_2026__independent_training_providers_.pdf)

Education and skills contract for services 2025 to 2026: independent training providers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d931afb0b64efc4439/Education_and_skills_contract_for_services_2025_to_2026__independent_training_providers_.pdf)

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Accountability agreements (accountability framework)

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339da/Accountability_agreement_2025_to_2026__colleges_.pdf)

Accountability agreement 2025 to 2026: colleges (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339da/Accountability_agreement_2025_to_2026__colleges_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7cc5ef8b4c5fc442b/Accountability_agreement_2025_to_2026__local_authorities__.pdf)

Accountability agreement 2025 to 2026: local authorities (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7cc5ef8b4c5fc442b/Accountability_agreement_2025_to_2026__local_authorities__.pdf)

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Funding-specific schedules

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d607f2cc15c9357272/16_to_19_education_schedules_2_and_3__colleges_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: colleges (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d607f2cc15c9357272/16_to_19_education_schedules_2_and_3__colleges_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d61fedc616bb1339d1/16_to_19_education_schedules_2_and_3__employers_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: employers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d61fedc616bb1339d1/16_to_19_education_schedules_2_and_3__employers_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d6b4b6acd3411339d9/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Higher_Education_Institutions_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: higher education institutes (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d6b4b6acd3411339d9/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Higher_Education_Institutions_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d61fedc616bb1339d2/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Independent_Training_Providers_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: independent training providers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d61fedc616bb1339d2/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Independent_Training_Providers_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d607f2cc15c9357273/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Local_Authorities_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: local authorities (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d607f2cc15c9357273/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Local_Authorities_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d6cc5ef8b4c5fc4429/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Non-Maintained_Special_Schools_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: non-maintained special schools (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d6cc5ef8b4c5fc4429/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Non-Maintained_Special_Schools_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7cc5ef8b4c5fc442a/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: specialist post-16 institutions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7cc5ef8b4c5fc442a/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d71fedc616bb1339d3/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Trusts_.pdf)

16 to 19 education schedules 2 and 3: Trusts (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d71fedc616bb1339d3/16_to_19_Education_Schedules_2_and_3__Trusts_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339db/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3: colleges (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339db/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d707f2cc15c9357274/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Local_Authorities__Higher_Education_Institutions_and_Trusts_.pdf)

Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3: local authorities, higher education institutions, and trusts (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d707f2cc15c9357274/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Local_Authorities__Higher_Education_Institutions_and_Trusts_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d71fedc616bb1339d4/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

Adult skills fund schedules 2 and 3: specialist post-16 institutions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d71fedc616bb1339d4/Adult_Skills_Fund_Schedules_2_and_3__Specialist_Post-16_Institutions_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d72e8cc8ec5b357275/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

Advanced Learner Loans schedules 2 and 3: colleges (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d72e8cc8ec5b357275/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d731afb0b64efc4437/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Pay_on_Actuals_.pdf)

Advanced Learner Loans schedules 2 and 3: pay on actuals (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d731afb0b64efc4437/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Pay_on_Actuals_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339dc/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Pay_on_Profile_.pdf)

Advanced Learner Loans schedules 2 and 3: pay on profile (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d7b4b6acd3411339dc/Advanced_Learner_Loans_Schedules_2_and_3__Pay_on_Profile_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d82e8cc8ec5b357276/Apprenticeship_Carry-In_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

Apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3: colleges (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d82e8cc8ec5b357276/Apprenticeship_Carry-In_Schedules_2_and_3__Colleges_Accountability_Agreement_.pdf)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d8b4b6acd3411339dd/Apprenticeship_Carry-In_Schedules_2_and_3__Employers_and_Higher_Education_Institutions_.pdf)

Apprenticeship carry-in schedules 2 and 3: employers and higher education institutions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/689de3d8b4b6acd3411339dd/Apprenticeship_Carry-In_Schedules_2_and_3__Employers_and_Higher_Education_Institutions_.pdf)

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