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Week beginning 31 August 2026: school guidance changes

4 recorded changes to watched GOV.UK documents, 31 August to 6 September 2026.

Changes, newest first

Written by AI, not individually reviewed.

  1. Free school meals — guidance for schools

    Changed on 1 September 2026 · All changes to this document

    A template letter has been added to the guidance to assist schools in communicating changes to free school meal eligibility criteria to parents.

    Who this affects: School leaders, school staff, and governing bodies in local-authority-maintained schools, academies, free schools, and non-maintained special schools, as well as local authorities.

    GOV.UK’s note

    Added a template letter about the change in eligibility criteria for free school meals.

  2. Early Years Foundation Stage framework

    Changed on 1 September 2026 · All changes to this document

    New versions of the EYFS statutory frameworks have been published. The specific requirements for providers remain unchanged from the July 2026 information versions.

    Who this affects: Early years providers, including childminders and group/school-based providers.

    GOV.UK’s note

    New versions of the frameworks have come into force. They were first published for information in July 2026. The requirements for providers have not changed since then.

  3. Keeping Children Safe in Education

    Changed on 1 September 2026 · All changes to this document

    The shorter version of Part one has been removed from Annex A. All staff must now follow the same safeguarding expectations by reading the full 'Part one' of the guidance.

    Who this affects: Governing bodies, proprietors, senior leadership teams, and all school and college staff (including those not working directly with children).

    GOV.UK’s note

    The September 2026 versions of 'Keeping children safe in education', 'Keeping children safe in education: part one' and 'Keeping children safe in education: part one – overview for all staff' are now in force, replacing previous versions. We have removed 'Regulated activity in relation to children: scope' pending an update.

  4. RSHE statutory guidance

    Changed on 1 September 2026 · All changes to this document

    The 2019 statutory guidance has been updated and replaced by this revised version. The update removes guidance that is no longer applicable.

    Who this affects: Governing bodies, trustees, proprietors, headteachers, principals, senior leadership teams, teachers, and school staff in maintained schools, academies, free schools, non-maintained special schools, and independent schools. It also applies to management committees of pupil referral units and school nurses.

    GOV.UK’s note

    This revised statutory guidance came into effect on 1 September 2026. We have removed guidance that no longer applies.

Change notes are quoted from GOV.UK. · Request a correction · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (opens in a new tab)