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Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges use generative AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively.
Guidance to help schools set out their policies on charging for school activities and visits.
Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) explains minimum performance standards for the acoustics of school buildings.
Support for maintained school governing bodies, academy trust boards, leaders and governance professionals (clerks) in developing sustainable and effective governance.
Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.
Explains the role of schools and academy trusts in supporting parents to access wraparound childcare.
Find out about the net capacity assessment (NCA) programme, when school site visits will take place and how to read your NCA report.
Request a material change to an independent school (also known as a private school) registered with the Department for Education.
Guidance on the role of the Department for Education in making commissioning decisions about academy trusts.
This Building Bulletin provides guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools
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.
Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2025.
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.
Statutory guidance on the responsibilities of local authorities and regional directors relating to schools and pupil referral units that require support or intervention.
Guidance on the standards for planning and providing food in schools.
The latest common basic data set (CBDS) and version control log for use by software suppliers developing management information systems.
Get support with teacher training and professional development from school-led centres of excellence.
Find out about the CDC2 programme and when preliminary meetings and school site visits will take place.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts and local authorities on using the monitor your school attendance tool.
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