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From Department for Education (DfE)
  • The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.

  • Guidance to help schools and local authorities deliver high-quality provision in inclusion bases.

  • Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

  • Non-statutory guidance to support schools and colleges to design and deliver a high-quality enrichment offer for all pupils and students.

  • Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.

  • Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.

  • Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.

  • Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.

  • Description of the excellence in reception teaching national professional development (NPD) course for teachers, school leaders and providers.

  • Guidance and best practice to support school leaders to use inclusive mainstream funding to strengthen inclusive practice and develop an inclusion strategy.

  • These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.

  • Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.

  • Guidance on the national professional development (NPD) course and how you can receive registration updates.

  • Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.

  • School teachers and leaders in England can use this service to see how their salary could change following the 2026 pay award.

  • Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.

  • Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.

  • Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.

  • Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.

  • How schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities should maintain high levels of school attendance.