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Supporting guidance for local authorities submitting the elective home education and children missing education 2025 to 2026 academic year data collections.
Statutory guidance for proposers and decision makers about opening, closing or making organisation changes to local-authority-maintained schools.
Mandatory qualifications for specialist teachers of pupils with hearing impairment, vision impairment or multi-sensory impairment.
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME).
This guide explains how academies are paid and how to change bank details.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
Information for academies about how to claim for national non-domestic rates (NNDR).
Guidance for suppliers under wave 3 and Jaggaer projects funded by DfE, including who is eligible to learn, how to report data and how it is evaluated.
Steps SMEs can take when bidding for government contracts so they can compete with larger companies.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for schools using one of the DfE funded training providers to deliver early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) from 1 September 2025.
What actions to take following approval of your academy conversion application.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
How to create an academies complaints procedure that complies with the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2014.
Statutory guidance on the special guardianship services local authorities need to provide in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
This section provides information on expenditure for schools.
How to prepare for your school's application to convert to an academy.
Information about DfE education and skills agreements and accountability agreements for 2025 to 2026.
What you need to do if you're planning to start higher education in the EU.
Principles and processes we use to approve qualifications for funding in England.
Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.
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