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Schools: statutory guidance
The Department for Education’s statutory guidance publications for schools and local authorities.
Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.
There is some guidance that you must follow without exception. In these cases we make this clear in the guidance document itself.
These publications reflect the current legal position (unless otherwise indicated), but may not reflect the current government’s policies.
For guidance on assessments, view Standard and Testing Agency (STA) publications.