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Statutory guidance for local authorities and schools on how they work together to identify and support children missing education (CME) to receive a suitable education.
Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2026 to 2027 financial and academic year.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
TechFirst is the government’s flagship tech skills programme opening pathways into the UK’s fast-growing tech sector.
Guidance on how to change apprenticeship assessment plans following the 2025 Apprenticeship Assessment Principles.
How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices.
Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools.
The national curriculum secondary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 3 and 4.
Find out how your school can plan and use digital technology effectively.
An overview of school capital funding, who it’s for, current and past allocations, how it’s calculated and spending guidance.
You can use these tables to convert raw scores to scaled scores for the 2025 key stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests.
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money.
Tables showing provisional national funding formulae (NFF) allocations for the schools and central school services blocks from 2026 to 2027.
Allocations for academic year 2025 to 2026 and the terms and conditions that local authorities, maintained schools and academies must follow.
Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2024 phonics screening check.
Use DfE-approved buying options to buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations.
Guides for schools and local authorities submitting data using COLLECT.
Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment.
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