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Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
DCSF is now the Department for Education
Information that academies, including free schools, colleges and any educational institution with academy arrangements, must or should publish on their websites.
Official statistics on the inspections and outcomes of maintained schools and academies in England.
These individuals must not manage independent schools, academies and free schools or be a governor at a local-authority-maintained school.
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
Guidance for schools, colleges and other exam or assessment centres on qualifications arrangements.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
School and academy governors can explore these questions to help schools manage their resources and money efficiently.
Documents relating to Ofsted's inspections of maintained schools and academies.
We decide on objections and variations to admission arrangements, appeals from schools directed to admit pupils, significant changes to schools and ownership of school land. OSA works with the Department for Education .
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
How to request and manage school-led initial teacher training (ITT) places for School Direct.
Help with planning school finances and resources – tools and advice from the Department for Education (DfE).
Get support with teacher training and professional development from school-led centres of excellence.
Resources to help you buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
Research into the impact of a range of extra-curricular services and activities for children, young people and the wider community.
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
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