Guidance and regulation

Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, protect and promote the welfare of children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 February 2024

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 September 2023

Find out how to report any concerns you have about a learner who you think may be susceptible to radicalisation into terrorism.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 7 September 2023

Support for those working in education settings with safeguarding responsibilities.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 7 September 2023

Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 26 March 2015

Guidance explaining the powers schools have to screen and search pupils, and to confiscate items they find.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 July 2023

Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 31 August 2018

Guidance for those with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Prevent duty in higher education.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 February 2024

Statutory guidance for local-authority-maintained schools carrying out duties for looked-after and previously looked-after children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 26 February 2018

How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.

• From: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel and 2 others
• Updated: 21 February 2019

Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 October 2023

Advice for schools and colleges to support their approach to harmful online challenges and online hoaxes.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 February 2021

Advice notes from Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI to the Secretary of State for Education on unregistered schools.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 16 May 2016