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The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
Use this guide to get an estimate of our current timescales and find out when your next expected update on your undergraduate student finance application for 2025 to 2026.
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Find out how to apply for a free qualification that could help you gain skills and improve your wage and job prospects.
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
This guide will provide you with answers to the most common questions that undergraduate students are currently asking us.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.
Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 (KS2) in May 2025.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the grades that inspectors give.
How much PE and sport premium funding schools will receive for the academic year 2025 to 2026, and guidance on how to spend it.
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