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Definitions of common terms used in this manual to reflect the differences between schools.
This shows the step-by-step process that awarding organisations must follow to get funding approval in England for a qualification.
Explains how lead providers of post-16 education and training should request approval to subcontract their whole 16 to 19 programme.
How local authorities should submit information about reviews of cases where schools have suspended or expelled pupils.
Providers of initial teacher training for further education must register with the Department for Education before the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Letters from ESFA on the reclassification of the college sector, along with a new borrowing request form and a college interim regularity return
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026.
Guide for all local authorities to help them complete and return the school exclusion reviews data collection 2026.
Statutory guidance setting out the arrangements for the collaboration of governing bodies in maintained schools in England.
Guidance on changes to legislation relating to children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Guidance for all institutions with a 16 to 18 Residential Support Scheme (RSS) allocation.
Recommendations on future reforms to the current NLE programme.
A guide to help academy trustees assess if an academy trust is a going concern.
Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the section 151 (S151) officer assurance return and the schools financial value standard assurance (SFVS) statement for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Guidance for training providers on the termination of funding agreements.
Practical materials for secondary schools to use to train staff to teach about intimate and sexual relationships, including sexual health.
Information on how teaching schools, NLEs and NLGs designations are reviewed, the impact of a designation removal and how to appeal a decision.
GCE AS and A level subject content for business for teaching in schools from 2015.
Subject content, aims and learning objectives for GCSE classical civilisation for teaching from 2017.
Guidance for governors on the new insolvency regime for further education and sixth-form colleges.
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