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Information for providers and employers about the employer support fund (ESF) for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026.
Information about support for apprentices who have been redundant or are at risk of redundancy.
An overview of the important policies, processes and documents schools should have.
A course to help teachers learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in their school to expand their skills.
Guidance to help schools set out their policies on charging for school activities and visits.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
How MATs can grow their trust, including using a trust partnership arrangement.
How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.
Functional Skills subject content at Entry Levels 1 to 3 and Levels 1 and 2.
Information for Department for Education funded post-16 education and skills providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.
Guidance for schools on appraisal and capability policies.
Find out which schools and pupils are in scope for the school census.
Request a material change to an independent school (also known as a private school) registered with the Department for Education.
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.
Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.
Tools and templates to help identify the internal spaces needed in mainstream schools and colleges.
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