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Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
This is an overview of Keeping children safe in education 2026: part one –…
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Introduction We have clarified that the guidance applies to all children,…
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
Statutory information sharing duty guidance for practitioners and organisations providing safeguarding and welfare services for children and young people.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Download your teaching certificates and check details of your training and induction.
Guidance about every piece of information you need to send us in autumn 2026, and spring and summer 2027.
Statutory guidance about the support that pupils with allergies must receive in schools.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on what data we need for the school census and how to submit it.
Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Training materials on strategies for supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs in mainstream schools.
Non-statutory guidance to support schools and colleges to design and deliver a high-quality enrichment offer for all pupils and students.
How schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities should maintain high levels of school attendance.
Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.
Check if a new employee can work with children while you wait for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
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