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Information for parents about the pre-key stage standards used for primary school children working below the standards of the national curriculum assessments.
Guidance to help school leaders and governing bodies understand their obligations and duties.
Get help and support from system leaders to improve your school.
Guidance on DfE's post-16 funding assurance process for further education and new apprenticeship providers.
Statutory guidance on NQT inductions that started before 1 September 2021.
Information for providers and local authorities about funding for post-16 education and training.
Subject content for GCSE in single science which was introduced in 2016.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the breakfast club early adopter schools from September 2025.
Criteria for assessing applications to be recognised by Ofqual to develop or award regulated qualifications.
An introduction to calculating the performance points for key stage 4 or 16 to 18 qualifications.
This information is only for you if we’ve contacted you to let you know that we’ve awarded you funding that you weren’t entitled to due to previous study. This means you don’t have enough entitlement left to cover the rest o…
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the breakfast club early adopter schools from April 2025.
Rules and regulations for all GCSEs (9 to 1).
Guidance on collecting evidence of student performance to ensure resilience in the qualifications system for GCSE, AS and A levels, Project Qualifications and AEA.
This blog post helps to clarify when schools can expect their next Ofsted inspection.
Materials used to administer the modified large print (MLP) and braille versions of the optional key stage 1 (KS1) English grammar, punctuation and spelling test in 2025.
Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.
The rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships).
How eligible providers of full-time online education can apply to join the DfE accreditation scheme.
An overview of capital funding for post-16 education providers, the type of funding available and what it can be used for.
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