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The Roundup

35 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days

Latest published weekly digest: Week beginning 26 October 2026

The other 255 watched documents have no new version since Wednesday 21 October.

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Changed in the last 7 days

3 summarised changes

  1. RISE support for reception improvement

    5 days ago

    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

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

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  2. Registering and inspecting school-based provision

    5 days ago

    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

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

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    More detailsAll changes to this document

  3. Apprenticeship units: technical funding

    6 days ago

    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

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

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5 other GOV.UK updates

Source updates without a published summary. GOV.UK’s notes are shown below.

  1. Academies accounts return (opens in a new tab)

    Academy trusts

    GOV.UK’s note

    Updated the guidance now that AR 2025 to 2026 is live. Removed information about AR 2024 to 2025 as this is no longer available to view in read only mode.

    Our guide: School financial reporting

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 10am

  2. Academies accounts return: guide to completing the online form (opens in a new tab)

    Academy trusts

    GOV.UK’s note

    GOV.UK published no change note for this version.

    Our guide: School financial reporting

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 10am

  3. Academies accounts return: guide to using the online form (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    Updated the guidance now that AR 2025 to 2026 is live. Removed information about AR 2024 to 2025 as this is no longer available to view in read only mode.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 10am

  4. Flexible working in schools (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    Amended autumn 2026 in attached HTML document to autumn 2027 as the programme has been delayed by a year.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 26 October 2026, 4:38pm

  5. Higher technical qualifications: criteria and terms and conditions

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    GOV.UK’s note

    First published.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 26 October 2026, 4:12pm

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Last three weeks

8 other GOV.UK updates

Source updates without a published summary. GOV.UK’s notes are shown below.

  1. School-level annual school census: guide (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    Updated the date to Thursday 21 January 2027 for the 2027 school census, and added 'School level annual school census (SLASC) - registered independent schools guide: 2027'.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 9:17am

  2. Approved technical and higher technical qualifications (opens in a new tab)

    All schools

    GOV.UK’s note

    Updated 'Approved technical occupation qualifications: September 2026'.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 15 October 2026, 2:25pm

  3. Special educational needs person level survey: technical specification (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    "Special educational needs person level survey 2027: validation rules" spreadsheet replaced to show updated validations.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 15 October 2026, 10:23am

  4. Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    See 'Summary of changes' document.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 15 October 2026, 9:30am

  5. Joint targeted area inspections of the response to younger children living with neglect (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    Amended Annex A, list 8 to ‘children in care’, amended paragraph 133 and removed paragraphs 134 to 136 to reflect the revised approach to police monitoring.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 15 October 2026, 9:30am

  6. High needs funding arrangements: 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab)

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    GOV.UK’s note

    Corrected the date AP free schools were written to, from November 2026 to November 2025, in section 10.6 of 'High needs funding: 2026 to 2027 operational guide'.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 4:10pm

  7. Data Protection in Schools (opens in a new tab)

    Maintained schools and academies

    GOV.UK’s note

    GOV.UK published no change note for this version.

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 2:27pm

  8. Key stage 2 teacher assessment guidance (opens in a new tab)

    Primary schools

    GOV.UK’s note

    Due to technical issues, the following forms on the National Curriculum Assessments Portal will now be available from Monday 2 November (rather than Monday 12 October): 'Submit local authority monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for academies and participating independent schools, 'Approve monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for local authorities. Schools and local authorities can still discuss and put agreements in place before the forms open.

    Our guide: KS2 SATs

    Open on GOV.UK⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 2pm

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