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Find resources to help you develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
The mandatory course for special educational needs co-ordinators to learn how to effectively perform the SENCO role.
Find out if you’re eligible for scholarship funding that will pay for your NPQ course fees.
Description of the national professional qualifications (NPQs) available to teachers and school leaders for providers to use when designing their courses.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Methodology for funding adjustment in schools and other education providers to account for the fall in teachers’ pension employer contributions from 1 April 2027.
A course to help teachers and leaders develop leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in their educational setting.
Ofsted's policy for considering whether to defer or pause an inspection or visit, or whether additional evidence needs to be gathered.
Guidance on the national professional development (NPD) course and how to register to check if you are eligible for funding.
How some overseas-trained teachers can apply for qualified teacher status (QTS), using the apply for QTS in England service.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
Guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies.
Advice on the mandatory criteria that organisations should meet to provide initial teacher training leading to qualified teacher status in the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
A course to help headteachers and leaders in educational settings develop the knowledge behind expert leadership and apply it to become outstanding headteachers.
Eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can claim back student loan repayments from 1 March 2027.
A course to help teachers and educational leaders learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils thrive.
Information about the mandatory qualifications special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) must gain within 3 years of taking up their post.
A course to help teachers and middle educational leaders learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase.
Guidance on the teacher misconduct regulatory system and disciplinary procedures.
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