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The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
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.
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
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.
Statutory guidance on multi-agency working to help, support and protect children.
Expecting your first student finance payment? We’ve got you covered!
Guidance on the special educational needs and disability (SEND) system for children and young people aged 0 to 25.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Find out how to apply for a free qualification that could help you gain skills and improve your wage and job prospects.
Use this service to check a teacher’s record before they start working for your school, college, teacher supply agency, or other organisation.
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form, and gives guidance on how to interpret the data.
Information for learners and parents about their personal learning record and unique learner number.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
The rules for apprenticeship training and assessment funding, and guidance on the changes to assessment.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2024.
This page explains Ofsted report cards for your child's education or childcare, including a video and guidance on what's changed from the old system.
Mathematics test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 (KS2) in May 2025.
The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.
Guidance about how to become a marker for the key stage 2 (KS2) English and mathematics tests.
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