Senior leadership team (SLT)
The school’s senior leadership team may include the headteacher, deputy headteachers and heads of department.
Recent official changes
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From government, regulators and Parliament, checked every hour. An AI model picks the items relevant to a deputy or assistant headteacher.
Some sources could not be checked recently, so this list may be incomplete.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
“Generational moment” as government acts on landmark antisemitism review (opens in a new tab)First published.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Independent review into antisemitism (opens in a new tab)The government response has been published.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Independent review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)First published.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
DfE Update (opens in a new tab)Added 'DfE Update 21 October 2026'.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills, Education and Skills Funding Agency
Academy trust notices to improve (opens in a new tab)Added 'Notice to improve: Athena Learning Trust' to open notices.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Notice to improve: Athena Learning Trust (opens in a new tab)First published.
- · Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
16 to 19 education and skills funding (opens in a new tab)Added '16 to 19 allocation data: 2026 to 2027'.
- · Written ministerial statements: Department for Education
Sir David Bell review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)
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