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DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements: 2026 to 2027

Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2026 to 2027

Applies to England

This page contains education and skills agreements for 2026 to 2027. For agreements or contracts relating to other years, see the DfE and ESFA funding agreements and contracts page.

Previous versions of the 2026 to 2027 agreements can be found in .

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.Ìý

The ‘Summary of changes 2026 to 2027’ sets out the changes made to the 2025 to 2026 agreements and contracts for 2026 to 2027.

(PDF, 1.74 MB, 104 pages)

The ‘July 2026 variation’ sets out the changes made between the initial version of the 2026 to 2027 agreements and contracts published in April 2026 and the updated versions published in July 2026.

(PDF, 804 KB, 19 pages)

Main terms and conditions and generic schedules

(PDF, 2.21 MB, 134 pages)

(PDF, 2.01 MB, 96 pages)

(PDF, 2.02 MB, 93 pages)

(PDF, 1.68 MB, 72 pages)

(PDF, 1.92 MB, 102 pages)

(PDF, 2.02 MB, 97 pages)

Accountability agreements (accountability framework)

(PDF, 1.93 MB, 103 pages)

(PDF, 1.88 MB, 96 pages)

Funding-specific schedules

(PDF, 604 KB, 9 pages)

(PDF, 604 KB, 10 pages)

(PDF, 604 KB, 9 pages)

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(PDF, 629 KB, 10 pages)

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(PDF, 642 KB, 10 pages)

(PDF, 625 KB, 9 pages)

(PDF, 629 KB, 11 pages)

(PDF, 626 KB, 10 pages)

Updates to this page

Published 28 April 2026
Last updated 13 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Updated the existing agreements and added agreements for non-maintained special schools, special post-16 institutions, 16 to 19 Schedules 2 and 3 and adult skills fund Schedules 2 and 3.

  2. First published.

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