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The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.
Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Guidance and documents setting out expectations for local authorities and integrated care boards to develop and deliver their Experts at Hand offer in year 1.
Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.
How schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities should maintain high levels of school attendance.
UK qualifications that meet Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios.
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
How to access your school attendance data through the Monitor your school attendance tool.
How managers and practitioners can check if an early years qualification is approved as full and relevant by DfE for working in staff:child ratios in England.
Methodology and conditions of grant for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
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