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What mixed schools must consider when separating classes by gender.
Guidance on how to create, run and dissolve a federation.
Guidance about the regulation of schools and academies as exempt charities.
Details of the summer schools programme for secondary schools including funding, requirements for running a summer school and best practice evidence.
Advice and application form for sixth-form colleges considering becoming a 16 to 19 academy.
Advice on what schools converting to academy status need to do to make sure they can keep using their school's land after converting.
Superblock baseline designs for a 1,200 place 11 to 16 secondary school with a typical curriculum.
Finger-block baseline designs for a 600 place 11 to 16 secondary school.
Guidance for academies and academy trusts on record keeping and retention.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2024 to 2025 school census data.
Information on the scope of, and business rationale for, the school workforce census 2025.
Advice for dioceses about how to apply for an order under section 554 of the Education Act 1996.
Finger-block baseline designs for a 1,120 place 11 to 16 secondary school.
Technical documents for software suppliers for common transfer file (CTF) 24.
Overview of the modern methods of construction (MMC1) framework for standardised school design.
Guide for local authorities to help them complete and return the 2026 school admission appeals data collection.
Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2026.
Guidance on the DfE funding available to academy trusts for sponsored academy projects.
Departmental guidance to support monitoring of building condition by schools and responsible bodies.
What actions you should take in the first few months after your school opens as an academy.
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