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Before October Half Term: Leadership Checklist 2026

Checklist for the fortnight before October half term: safeguarding, attendance, staff, data, site and governors. Editable Word document and a PDF.

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Before October Half Term: Leadership Checklist 2026 by HeadteacherChat

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A checklist for headteachers and senior leaders to work through in the last fortnight before the October half term, so nothing is waiting for you when you come back. Each section has columns for who is doing it and a tick when it's done.

What's inside

  • The dates to keep in mind this autumn: the 31 October resignation deadline (a Saturday in 2026), the information sharing duty in force from 30 September, and the 31 December inclusion strategy statement
  • Safeguarding over the break: DSL contact, pupils you're worried about, contractors on site and the KCSIE 2026 Part one record
  • Attendance: first half-term patterns, pupils who may not return and term-time leave requests
  • Staff: resignations over half term, appraisal, new staff and ECTs, and workload
  • Teaching, data and inclusion, including the IDSR and starting the inclusion strategy statement
  • Site, office and governors
  • A box for the first morning back

Format: editable Word document and a PDF.

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