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Guidance for school governing bodies on their role in creating their school's behaviour policy.
Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.
This Building Bulletin provides guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools
Information about academy admissions and the role of the Department for Education (DfE).
Guides for schools and local authorities submitting data using COLLECT.
Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) explains minimum performance standards for the acoustics of school buildings.
Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.
Guidance to help schools and local authorities understand their obligations in relation to the School Premises Regulations 2012.
Get support with teacher training and professional development from school-led centres of excellence.
How to apply for access to personal data from DfE and its executive agencies.
Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2025.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Information to help schools increase access to PE, physical activity and extra-curricular school sport, including examples of good practice.
Guidance explaining the role of schools taking part in the breakfast clubs early adopter programme.
How we regulate and intervene in independent schools, and details of when we take legal action against unregistered schools.
How maintained schools can apply to convert to academy status.
Prohibiting unsuitable people from managing independent schools, academies and free schools or governing a local-authority-maintained school.
How all state-funded schools in England can get impartial help and advice from Department for Education (DfE) procurement specialists.
Guidance on the role of the Department for Education in making commissioning decisions about academy trusts.
Find out about the programme to upgrade wifi networks in schools and who can take part.
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