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A guide for local authorities about education, health and care (EHC) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.
For college governors, accounting officers, chief financial officers, governance professionals and auditors.
How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Information on how we allocate adult skills funding, loan facilities and bursaries, apprenticeships carry-in and non-levy extensions to providers.
Skills Bootcamp funding guidance for learners starting Skills Bootcamps under contracts with DfE.
The template and style guide for contractors to use when writing research reports for the Department for Education (DfE).
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026.
How to create an academies complaints procedure that complies with the Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2014.
Improving sustainability and managing energy and water use.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
The funding manual for initial teacher training (ITT) places for schools and ITT providers.
How schools and local authorities access and use the S2S secure data transfer system.
What pupil referral units (PRUs) interested in becoming alternative provision (AP) academies should do.
Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant for financial year 2025 to 2026.
How eligible providers of full-time online education can apply to join the DfE accreditation scheme.
This section provides information on expenditure for schools.
How accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers can recruit trainees who are not UK or Irish nationals.
Guidance on the safety expectations for using generative AI products and systems in educational settings.
A course to help school leaders develop the expertise needed to be an outstanding leader, leading improvements across a group of schools or multi-academy trust.
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