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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.
Helping early years providers offer healthy, balanced and nutritious food.
Explains how to apply for a free level 3 qualification. These courses could help you improve your wage outcome and job prospects, and gain skills that employers value.
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25, from 1 September 2014.
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number
Applications for the 2026 Step Up to Social Work programme are now closed.
Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England.
Guidance for local authorities and schools about children educated at home.
UK qualifications that meet the Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.
Find out what a teacher reference number (TRN) is and how to find or request a TRN.
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