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18 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)The 'Further education and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide' has been updated to correct the name of the Education Training Foundation and update links.
Who this affects: Governors, senior staff, auditors, and college inspectors of FE corporations and sixth-form college corporations in England
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Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)This is the first publication of this document.
Who this affects: Education and childcare settings in England
2 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)The inspection dates and survey windows for the Gateshead, Barnet, Somerset and Hampshire Local Area Partnerships have been added. The entry for the Wigan Local Area Partnership, Devon Local Area Partnership, Lambeth Local Area Partnership, Croydon Local Area Partnership, Surrey Local Area Partnership and Leicestershire Local Area Partnership have been removed.
Who this affects: Local area partnerships in England
5 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)The document has been updated to include a new attachment titled 'How we will assess protecting public money risks'.
Who this affects: Education providers registered with the Office for Students intending to deliver LLE-funded modular provision in England
5 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)This is the first publication of the guidance.
Who this affects: Local authorities in England
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Updated the finance record for 2025 to 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 4 November 2026, midday
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Updated landing page and 'Academies budget forecast: guidance for completing the online form' as BFR 2026 is now closed.
Updated on GOV.UK 4 November 2026, 9:49am
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Added 5 benchmarking data spreadsheets, guidance on using the tables and an explanatory note to support local authority benchmarking data.
Updated on GOV.UK 3 November 2026, 9:32am
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Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)An edition titled 'English and maths progress measure qualifications 2025 to 2026' has been added.
Who this affects: Awarding organisations, schools, and colleges in England
7 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)The 'list of registered providers of specified FE ITE courses' has been updated.
Who this affects: Providers of further education (FE) initial teacher education (ITE) courses in England
7 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)This is the first published version of the ‘Net capacity assessment: programme guide’. No earlier version is available for comparison.
Who this affects: Schools, responsible bodies, and local authorities in England
7 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)The 2026 school workforce census guide has been updated, including a rollover of dates to set the next census for 5 November 2026 and clarification of guidance on working days lost data for part-time staff in section 7.3.
Who this affects: School leaders, local authorities, and staff responsible for census returns in maintained schools, academies, free schools, pupil referral units, and Multi Academy Trusts in England
9 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)This is the first published version of the document. No earlier version is available for comparison.
Who this affects: Organisations that manage technical qualifications, including OfS regulated higher education providers and Ofqual-recognised awarding organisations in England
13 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)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
13 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)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
13 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)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
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- Key stage 2 assessment and reporting arrangements (opens in a new tab) · Primary schools · View change historyOct 2026
- Early years teachers’ pay grant (EYTPG) for 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Schools budget support grant 2026 (SBSG 26) (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Early years free school meals (EYFSM) expansion grant: 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Complete the school census (opens in a new tab) · Schools covered by the school census in England · View change historyOct 2026
- Section 251: 2025 to 2026 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- General hospital schools census: guide (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Overseas-trained teachers: apply for qualified teacher status in England (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Advocacy services for children and young people (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- National standards for the provision of children’s and young people’s advocacy services (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- RISE attendance and behaviour hubs: guidance for partner schools (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicability · View change historyOct 2026
- Funding for books and reading materials for secondary schools (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Criteria and process for retiring an apprenticeship (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Primary assessments: future dates (opens in a new tab) · Primary schools · View change historyOct 2026
- Estimating pupil numbers: how to complete your return for 2027 to 2028 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Key stage 2 tests: varying the test timetable (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsOct 2026
- Optional key stage 1 tests: access arrangements (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Key stage 2 tests: access arrangements (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsOct 2026
- Optional key stage 1 tests guidance (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Phonics screening check: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Pre-16 schools funding: local authority guidance for 2027 to 2028 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicability · View change historyOct 2026
- Funding claims and reconciliation (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicability · View change historyOct 2026
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- Information Commissioner's Office (opens in a new tab)4 Nov 2026
Information Commissioner’s Office: GOV.UK publications
- 4 Nov 2026
- Education and training statistics for the UK: 2026 (opens in a new tab)4 Nov 2026
Department for Education
- New Ukrainian GCSE to help young people preserve their heritage (opens in a new tab)4 Nov 2026
Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Ofsted news
Ofsted on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)- State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)4 Nov 2026
- Guidance for inspectors and providers on using restraint, physical intervention and restrictions of liberty (opens in a new tab)3 Nov 2026
- Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections (opens in a new tab)2 Nov 2026
- Understanding Ofsted report cards and grades (opens in a new tab)2 Nov 2026
- Ofsted Parent View: management information (opens in a new tab)30 Oct 2026
UK Parliament
Education Committee (opens in a new tab)- letter from Unison on Health accountability within Education, Health and Care plans, dated 28.10.26 (opens in a new tab)House of Commons Education Committee · 4 Nov 2026
- letter from Secretary of State on Review of the secondary English curriculum, dated 29.10.26 (opens in a new tab)House of Commons Education Committee · 4 Nov 2026
- letter from Secretary of State on SEND Tribunals, dated 28.10.26 (opens in a new tab)House of Commons Education Committee · 4 Nov 2026
- Local SEND Reform Plan Outcomes (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 29 Oct 2026
- Local SEND Reform Plan Outcomes (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 29 Oct 2026
From the sector
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- Children spending too long on maths app TT Rockstars, MP warns (opens in a new tab)BBC News: education · 4 Nov 2026
The makers of the popular times table game say they are bringing in curfews and limits to screen time.
- What is Shadow AI? (opens in a new tab)Education Executive · 4 Nov 2026
What is Shadow AI? Organisations are facing a new technology challenge: employees using AI tools that have not been formally approved, assessed or incorporated into organisational policy CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared in SME Today “Shadow AI” describes the…
- Scottish colleges need £2.5bn investment boost by 2037, report warns (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Scotland · 4 Nov 2026
A new report has laid bare the financial challenges facing Scotland's college sector.
- UK apologises to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian (opens in a new tab)The Guardian: schools · 4 Nov 2026
Exclusive: Schools minister launches new Ukrainian GCSE and says she is sorry students were pushed to study Russian in its absence The UK has apologised to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian in English schools, as it launched funding for a new GCSE in Ukrainian.
- Welsh Government budget passes after £60m ALN deal with Labour (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 3 Nov 2026
Nation.Cymru staff The Senedd has approved the Welsh Government’s supplementary budget, releasing additional funding for schools, childcare and the NHS after Labour backed a deal with Plaid Cymru ministers.
- Welsh government mini-budget passes after Plaid-Labour deal (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 3 Nov 2026
The original version fell in July in a row over spending on additional learning needs education.
- Givan claims Curriculum 2028 reforms have ‘broad support’ after 4,300 responses to consultation (opens in a new tab)Belfast Telegraph: education · 3 Nov 2026
Window to have say on planned changes to teaching in Northern Ireland schools now closed
- How typical is my school for…sanctions? (opens in a new tab)Teacher Tapp · 3 Nov 2026
Hey there, Teacher Tappers! Every school has a behaviour policy, and every behaviour policy has sanctions. But who gets to hand them out, what they look like, and how often they’re used varies hugely from school to school.
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