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Guidance for school governing boards on the board’s role and responsibilities supporting pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities.
Model document to transfer contracts and staff from a school to an academy trust as part of the academy conversion process.
Helping school governors get the best value from non-staff spend and understand the legal requirements for procurement.
Guidance for schools, sixth-form colleges, 16 to 19 academies and further education institutions wishing to use automated biometric recognition systems.
Join an attendance hub to get support and resources to improve your approach to managing attendance and significantly reduce absence in your school.
Information on the scope and business rationale of the school workforce census 2025.
Guidance for local authorities and school admission authorities on admissions for children born in the summer.
Best practice guidance for governing bodies of maintained schools, local authorities and academy trusts.
How to use and maintain CO₂ monitors and air cleaning units to manage ventilation and improve air quality.
Guidance on establishing new schools through the free school presumption route, and the qualities new school proposers must demonstrate.
Guidance on what to do when school staff go on strike.
The process independent special providers need to follow to be considered for entry onto the list of approved institutions.
Guides for schools and local authorities on submitting data for the school workforce census 2024.
How schools and academy trusts can carry out workforce and resource planning.
Funding for local authorities to spend on home-to-school travel for children from low-income families from 2021 to 2025.
How independent schools must collect and submit data for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
Model document to help community and church schools converting to academy status transfer their school's land to the academy trust.
How to transfer an academy from one trust to another.
Identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in your education setting and inform the Department for Education (DfE) immediately via the structural issues form.
Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child.
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