• EYFS: funding entitlements Get to grips with the funding you're entitled to for 3 and 4 year-olds in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Understand the difference between universal and additional entitlements when it comes to the early years national funding formula (EYNFF).
  • Free school meals (FSM): funding UpdatedMainstream schools should use their core budget allocations to provide FSM to pre-16 pupils, and can receive funding for disadvantaged post-16 pupils. Find out how much you'll receive and learn how FSM are funded in special schools.
  • Funding for pupils with SEN Get to grips with how provision for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) is funded in your school.
  • How academies are funded Find out how your general annual grant (GAG) funding is calculated, and what government funding you're entitled to on top of your GAG.
  • How alternative provision is funded Find out how pupil referral units (PRUs), alternative provision (AP) academies and free schools are funded from the 'high needs block'.