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Autumn 2021

Financial sustainability of schools in England

This study will examine whether the Department for Education is supporting schools in a way that improves their financial sustainability.

Posted 26 July 2021 in: Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Spring 2022

Financial sustainability of higher education in England

Higher education providers can have a fundamental influence on the future lives of graduates, with consequences for the national economy – but to do so they must be financially viable and remain sustainable. Providers are independent bodies, and the sector’s financial sustainability is heavily dependent on student fee income, top-up grant funding, and government research … Read more

Posted 21 July 2021 in: Education and skills

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School funding in England

This report examines the Department for Education’s funding provision and distribution of funding for mainstream schools in England.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
2 Jul 2021

Guide to the education sector annual reports and accounts 2019-20

A summary of key information and insights that can be taken from the annual reports and accounts of the Department for Education and related bodies in the education sector in England.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Support to Boards

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
11 May 2021

Public Service Pensions

This report outlines how the public service pensions landscape has changed since the Hutton Review and highlights future challenges.

Sector(s): Central Finance and Treasury, Welfare, Pensions and Employment

Performance Improvement area(s): Cost reduction and affordability, Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education, Department of Health and Social Care, HM treasury, Ministry of Defence

Published:
19 Mar 2021

Support for children’s education during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic

This report examines the Department’s support for children’s education during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, COVID-19

Department(s): Department for Education, Ofsted

Published:
17 Mar 2021

Investigation into the free school meals voucher scheme

This investigation sets out how the Department for Education set up and implemented the free school meals voucher scheme.

Sector(s): Children and families, Commissioning and contract management, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Contract lifecycle, COVID-19

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
2 Dec 2020

Financial sustainability of colleges in England

This report focuses on the financial sustainability of further education and sixth-form colleges.

Sector(s): Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Financial and service sustainability

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
16 Sep 2020

Supporting disadvantaged families through free early education and childcare entitlements in England

This report examines whether the Department for Education is supporting disadvantaged families effectively through free early education and childcare entitlements.

Sector(s): Children and families, Education and skills

Performance Improvement area(s): Local service delivery

Department(s): Department for Education

Published:
13 Mar 2020