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How local authorities should collect phonics screening check data from all local-authority-maintained schools, academies and free schools.
Statutory guidance on developing a school uniform policy and managing uniform suppliers to ensure the cost of school uniforms is reasonable.
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Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website.
Statutory guidance that schools must follow when carrying out duties relating to school admissions.
Information that academies – including any educational setting with academy arrangements – and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.
Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Guidance on how to use the View your education data service to access the Monitor your school attendance tool.
Guide for local authorities to help them complete and return the 2024 phonics screening check data collection.
Statutory guidance on how schools should organise and run their pupil admission appeals.
How schools and colleges can meet IT service and digital equipment standards.
The information that schools must provide the Department for Education (DfE).
The policies and processes schools and multi-academy trusts need to protect personal data and respond effectively to a personal data breach.
Apply for a grant to train a senior mental health lead to develop your school or college's approach to mental health and wellbeing.
How schools should develop their uniform policy and procure uniform supplies.
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
Guidance for parents on requesting a delayed school start for children born in the summer.
Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.
An explanation of the education staff wellbeing charter and the benefits of using it.
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