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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.

  • An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how we calculate.

  • Who you can share personal data with and what consent you need to get – for example, when publishing exam results, taking photos in school and for immunisation programmes.

  • Early career teacher entitlement (ECTE) eligibility criteria and DfE grant funding for schools, early career teachers and mentors.

  • Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.

  • Guidance for schools and local authorities on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant for financial year 2025 to 2026.

  • How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.

  • Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

  • Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.

  • Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading.

  • Qualifications accepted as meeting the minimum English and maths requirements for apprenticeships.

  • Guidance about the use of physical restraint in schools for governing bodies, headteachers and school staff.

  • The policies and processes schools and multi-academy trusts need to protect personal data and respond effectively to a personal data breach.

  • How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices.

  • Details for 16 to 19 funded institutions on how funding will work in academic year 2025 to 2026.

  • How regional Prevent education co-ordinators (RPECs) can help education providers with the Prevent duty.

  • Guidance for parents on requesting a delayed school start for children born in the summer.

  • Safeguarding guidance, e-learning and resources for providers of after-school clubs, activities and tuition, and other out-of-school settings.

  • A subject access request (SAR) is a type of information rights request. A SAR lets people access a copy of the personal data a school holds about them or someone they have parental responsibility for.

  • Find out how to report any concerns you have about a learner who you think may be susceptible to radicalisation into terrorism.