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Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
Use this guide to get an estimate of our current timescales and find out when your next expected update on your undergraduate student finance application for 2025 to 2026.
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting maintained schools and academies in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
This guide will provide you with answers to the most common questions that undergraduate students are currently asking us.
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Find out how to apply for a free qualification that could help you gain skills and improve your wage and job prospects.
Details of Ofsted's programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
Guidance for schools administering the reception baseline assessment (RBA).
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the grades that inspectors give.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
Eligible chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics teachers can apply for targeted retention incentive payments in 2025.
Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education.
Eligible further education (FE) teachers can apply for the second round of targeted retention incentive payments for FE teachers from autumn 2025.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.
The writing framework outlines a common approach to teaching writing based on evidence and existing good practice.
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