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19 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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2 days ago
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
2 days ago
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
3 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
6 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
6 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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Added the section "What is happening now?" with details of consultations launched in October and November 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 5 November 2026, 9:55am
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For two columns - 99 different numbers will now be accepted - instead of 4 numbers.
Updated on GOV.UK 4 November 2026, 4pm
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Updated on GOV.UK 4 November 2026, 12:54pm
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8 days ago
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
8 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
8 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
8 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
10 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
14 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
14 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
14 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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- Special educational needs person level survey: technical specification (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to identification of initial need and risk (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Joint targeted area inspections of the response to younger children living with neglect (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- High needs funding arrangements: 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab) · Check source applicabilityOct 2026
- Data Protection in Schools (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and academiesOct 2026
- 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
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- The Provision of Early Learning and Childcare (Specified Children) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026 (opens in a new tab)5 Nov 2026
legislation.gov.uk: new legislation
- Independent schools: warning notices and enforcement letters (opens in a new tab)5 Nov 2026
Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
- Changes to Ofsted inspection fees for independent schools (opens in a new tab)5 Nov 2026
Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
- School business professionals: training and development (opens in a new tab)5 Nov 2026
Department for Education, GOV.UK: education, training and skills
Ofsted news
Ofsted on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)- Teacher development: inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)5 Nov 2026
- 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
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
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- Hope for 'productive day' as budget talks continue (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 5 Nov 2026
Seven months into this financial year the Northern Ireland Executive has still not agreed a budget.
- Preparing for the Workforce of the AI Era (opens in a new tab)Education Executive · 5 Nov 2026
Preparing for the Workforce of the AI Era AI is forcing organisations to rethink one of their most fundamental questions: what should the workforce look like as technology takes on more of the work?
- Funded childcare for all two-year olds rolls out to 86% of Wales’ local authorities (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 5 Nov 2026
Nation Cymru staff Six months after taking office, the Welsh Government has expanded funded childcare for all two-year-olds from just three local authorities to 19 by the end of this month, with all 22 on track to be delivering the offer by the end of March.
- New tool developed to fine-tune literacy assessments in schools (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 5 Nov 2026
Martin Shipton Cardiff Metropolitan University has secured more than £400,000 in funding to expand GoFaL, an innovative Welsh-medium literacy assessment tool that helps schools identify and support learners’ literacy development.
- Beyond Response: The Human Impact (opens in a new tab)Education Executive · 5 Nov 2026
Beyond Response: The Human Impact Once the immediate crisis has passed, the most difficult part of recovery may not be operational at all – it may be helping the people affected to process what has happened and find a way forward.
- Secondary school in Bridgend puts CCTV cameras in toilets after serious incidents (opens in a new tab)WalesOnline: education · 5 Nov 2026
The cameras have been introduced after children raised concerns about what was going on in the toilets
- 'Dim targed clir na chynllun' i ehangu gofal plant cyfrwng Cymraeg - Mudiad Meithrin (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 5 Nov 2026
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn "colli cyfle" i gyflwyno mwy o blant i'r Gymraeg yn gynnar, yn ôl Prif Weithredwr Mudiad Meithrin.
- Early 2027 for Education and SEND Bill but how far will the Government row back on rights plans? Parental trust and confidence depend on it (opens in a new tab)Special Needs Jungle · 5 Nov 2026
New article from Special Needs Jungle: Content note: this article includes mention of child suicide. Appearing before the Education Committee on Wednesday, Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the Government is “working night and day along with … The post Early 2027 for Education and SEND Bill but…
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