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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.