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7 published change summaries from watched GOV.UK documents, 19 to 25 October 2026.
Changed on 22 October 2026
The 'compare your good level of development tool' now includes data from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Who this affects: Schools, trusts and local authorities in England
Updated as the good level of development tool now includes data from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Changed on 22 October 2026
The guidance has been updated to refer only to applicant processes. It now provides links to the early years and childcare enforcement policy for providers currently registered with Ofsted.
Who this affects: Applicants seeking to register as childcare providers in England
Updated to refer only to applicant processes, providing links to the early years and childcare enforcement policy for current Ofsted registered providers.
Changed on 22 October 2026
The guidance has been updated to clarify the registration of wraparound provision operating on school sites. The Annex has been updated to align terminology with the renewed education inspection framework and to replace a hyperlink.
Who this affects: Maintained schools, academies, multi-academy trusts and independent schools in England
Guidance updated to clarify the registration of wraparound provision operating on school sites. Annex updated to align terminology with the renewed education inspection framework, and replace a hyperlink.
Changed on 21 October 2026
The funding guide has been updated to reflect changes in claiming the fixed £150 learning support payment. Although it was planned that providers would claim this via the ILR from 1 August 2026, system unavailability means providers must continue to claim it through the EAS until further notice.
Who this affects: Training providers in England
Updated the funding guide to reflect changes in claiming the fixed learning support payment.
Changed on 20 October 2026
The guidance has been updated to reflect 2025 to 2026 KS4 school and college level performance data and the removal of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measures.
Who this affects: Senior leaders in secondary schools, trusts, academies, alternative provision, free schools, and special schools, as well as independent schools or colleges with 14 to 16 provision, governors, trustees, and local authorities in England
Updated 'Secondary accountability measures: 2026 guidance for maintained secondary schools, academies and free schools' to reflect information on 2025 to 2026 KS4 school and college level performance data and the removal of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measures.
Changed on 19 October 2026
The guidance has been updated for the 2027 to 2028 academic year.
Who this affects: Special post-16 institutions in England
Updated the guidance for the 2027 to 2028 academic year.
Changed on 19 October 2026
Bitesize webinar links have been added to the T Level funding guide 2026 to 2027 and the Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2026 to 2027 document.
Who this affects: Institutions that deliver T Levels in England
Added a bitesize webinar link to the T Levels funding guide 2026 to 2027 document, and to the Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2026 to 2027 document.
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HeadteacherChat · The Roundup
Week beginning 19 October 2026
7 published change summaries · 19 to 25 October 2026
https://headteacherchat.com/roundup/2026/week-43
Changed on 22 October 2026 · Schools, trusts and local authorities in England
The 'compare your good level of development tool' now includes data from the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
Changed on 22 October 2026 · Applicants seeking to register as childcare providers in England
The guidance has been updated to refer only to applicant processes. It now provides links to the early years and childcare enforcement policy for providers currently registered with Ofsted.
Changed on 22 October 2026 · Maintained schools, academies, multi-academy trusts and independent schools in England
The guidance has been updated to clarify the registration of wraparound provision operating on school sites. The Annex has been updated to align terminology with the renewed education inspection framework and to replace a hyperlink.
Changed on 21 October 2026 · Training providers in England
The funding guide has been updated to reflect changes in claiming the fixed £150 learning support payment. Although it was planned that providers would claim this via the ILR from 1 August 2026, system unavailability means providers must continue to claim it through the EAS until further notice.
Changed on 20 October 2026 · Senior leaders in secondary schools, trusts, academies, alternative provision, free schools, and special schools, as well as independent schools or colleges with 14 to 16 provision, governors, trustees, and local authorities in England
The guidance has been updated to reflect 2025 to 2026 KS4 school and college level performance data and the removal of English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measures.
Changed on 19 October 2026 · Special post-16 institutions in England
The guidance has been updated for the 2027 to 2028 academic year.
Changed on 19 October 2026 · Institutions that deliver T Levels in England
Bitesize webinar links have been added to the T Level funding guide 2026 to 2027 and the Record your T Level data correctly in academic year 2026 to 2027 document.
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