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Information for academies funded on estimated pupil numbers
Details of what’s changed since the last census.
How to get ready to buy things for your school to help you get the best deal and save money.
Keeping a fixed asset register
Information on the DfE early years COVID-19 recovery programme, which offers leadership support, coaching and mentoring.
Things to consider and ways to maximise the performance of your estate.
What schools, academies and private schools need to do to get a religious character designation and open as a faith or church school.
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual attendance measures census.
The stages we use to review qualifications.
Criteria that qualifications in the advanced learner loans offer need to meet.
Guidance for independent schools to help them with the 2026 school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Information about the range of help and support available from the FE Commissioner.
Sets out the minimum requirements for the inclusion of an apprenticeship programme in a recognised English apprenticeship framework.
Guidance to help find an appropriate body if you’re responsible for statutory teacher induction in a school or college.
The latest position on funding approval for post-16 qualifications, and information on the next funding approval round in spring 2025.
Guidance to help users identify the retention periods for data processed by DfE.
Tips from school leaders, teachers and sector experts to help schools reduce workload.
Teachers' pension employer contribution grant allocations for September 2019 to March 2020.
Practical training materials for primary and secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about respectful relationships.
Explains schools’ legal duties on political impartiality to help school leaders, teachers and other staff consider these in teaching and extra-curricular activities.
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