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Guidance to help admission authorities advise those involved with school admission appeals to understand their roles and responsibilities.
Guidance on setting up and running free breakfast clubs, including specific guidance for schools joining phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026.
Information on how responsible bodies can nominate schools for the school rebuilding programme.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges understand how to use AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively in their settings.
The information that schools must provide to the Department for Education (DfE).
Information about the school rebuilding programme, which carries out major rebuilding and refurbishment projects at schools and sixth-form colleges.
An explanation of the education staff wellbeing charter and the benefits of using it.
Design guide and tools for fire safety in schools.
How local authority-maintained schools and maintained nurseries can set up or review their complaints procedures.
How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications.
Local authorities’ responsibilities when making home-to-school travel arrangements for children of compulsory school age.
How schools and other education and childcare providers should monitor and manage ventilation and air quality.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
How to object to admission arrangements and how admission authorities can apply for an in-year variation or appeal against a direction to admit a child.
Area guidance for SEND and alternative provision buildings and grounds.
Find out about the programme to upgrade wifi networks in schools and who can take part.
Guidance for academy trusts planning to make organisational changes or close an academy by mutual agreement with the Secretary of State.
How schools and local authorities should securely send pupil records and other information using the school to school (S2S) system.
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