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How to carry out an audit to check what personal data your school holds. You can use a data retention schedule to document how long you'll keep different types of data for.
Information for local authorities and settings about early years funding for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
Meeting special dietary needs and managing food allergy risks in schools.
Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2026, spring 2027 and summer 2027.
Advice on the mandatory criteria that organisations should meet to provide initial teacher training leading to qualified teacher status in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Guidance for parents on requesting a delayed school start for children born in the summer.
A series of documents setting out the key information and proposed reforms in the schools white paper and SEND consultation document for parents and those working in the sector.
Guidance for academy trusts, external auditors and reporting accountants on preparing, auditing and submitting an academy trust's annual financial statements.
Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.
The statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for geography at key stages 1 to 3.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
Guidance to help maintained schools collect information about their income and expenditure.
Additional funding for local authorities delivering the government’s free early years entitlements programme.
The professional standard for child and family social workers supporting vulnerable children and families.
Statutory guidance on developing a school uniform policy and managing uniform suppliers to ensure the cost of uniforms is reasonable.
Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Rules and guidance for using 16 to 19 formula funding allocated by ESFA.
How and when we usually make payments and allocations for Department of Education (DfE) funded post-16 education and skills funding.
How schools and local authorities access and use the S2S secure data transfer system.
Find out how to report any concerns you have about a learner who you think may be susceptible to radicalisation into terrorism.
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