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41 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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3 days ago
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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
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3 days ago
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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
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4 days ago
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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
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5 days ago
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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
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6 days ago
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The guidance has been updated for the 2027 to 2028 academic year.
Who this affects: Special post-16 institutions in England
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6 days ago
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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
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The deadline to complete and submit your Residential Bursary Fund data return form has now passed.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 5pm
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The deadline to complete and submit your Residential Support Scheme data return form has now passed.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 5pm
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19 days ago
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The 'School census 2026 to 2027: validation rules' document has been added to the technical specification.
Who this affects: School management information system (MIS) software suppliers and users in England
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20 days ago
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This is the first publication of the Employability Skills Framework.
Who this affects: Partners across the skills and employment system
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6 other GOV.UK updates
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Added 'School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2026 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions'.
Our guides: Workload, Pay and conditions
Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 4:05pm
Academy trusts
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Updated for the academies accounts return (AR) 2025 to 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 2:18pm
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Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 2:18pm
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Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 2:18pm
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Updated for the academies accounts return (AR) 2025 to 2026.
Our guide: School financial reporting
Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 2:18pm
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- School inspection toolkit and operating guides (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and academies in EnglandAug 2026
- Independent school inspection: toolkit, operating guide and information (opens in a new tab) · Non-association independent schools in EnglandAug 2026
- The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (opens in a new tab)Aug 2026
- Inclusive mainstream fund: support for school leaders (opens in a new tab)Aug 2026
- Common transfer file 26: specification (opens in a new tab)Aug 2026
- Apprenticeship funding (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- School census dates (opens in a new tab) · Schools covered by the school census in EnglandJuly 2026
- Suspensions & permanent exclusions (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units · View change historyJuly 2026
- 16 to 19 study programmes: guide for providers (opens in a new tab) · All providers of 16 to 19 education in EnglandJuly 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: maths and English condition of funding (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- Reception baseline assessment: assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) (opens in a new tab) · Early years and ReceptionJuly 2026
- Good estate management for schools: Health and safety (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- Academy trusts: governance guide (opens in a new tab) · Academy trustsJuly 2026
- Similar schools model for attainment (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- Key stage 2 attainment 2026: national headlines (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsJuly 2026
- Key stage 2 tests: 2026 scaled scores (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsJuly 2026
- Key stage 2 tests: how to access results and test scripts (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsJuly 2026
- Maintained schools: governance guide (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsJuly 2026
- SEND reform: education otherwise than at school (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- 16 to 19 funding allocations (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- Working together to improve school attendance (opens in a new tab)July 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: rates and formula (opens in a new tab)July 2026
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Ofsted on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)- Ofsted safeguarding policy (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- IDSR: news and updates (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- School inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide (opens in a new tab)23 Oct 2026
- Early years: regulation (opens in a new tab)22 Oct 2026
- Report changes to registered people in your nursery or other group-based childcare provision (opens in a new tab)22 Oct 2026
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Education Committee (opens in a new tab)Some sources could not be checked recently, so this list may be incomplete.
- Letter from Sir Martyn Oliver on Independent research renewed framework inspections, dated 08.10.26 (opens in a new tab)House of Commons Education Committee · 22 Oct 2026
- Progress towards improving children’s outcomes, giving every child the best start in life (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 22 Oct 2026
- Progress towards improving children’s outcomes, giving every child the best start in life (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 22 Oct 2026
- Sir David Bell review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 21 Oct 2026
- Sir David Bell review into antisemitism in schools and colleges (opens in a new tab)Written ministerial statements: Department for Education · 21 Oct 2026
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- Trains cancelled and road warnings as Storm Boelo sweeps into Scotland (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Scotland · 24 Oct 2026
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected during the second named storm to hit in two days, with gusts of up to 80mph forecast.
- Storm Boelo brings disruption with the full force still to come (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 24 Oct 2026
A more severe amber alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until Sunday morning.
- Flood warnings issued in Wales as Storm Boelo brings heavy rain and strong winds (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 24 Oct 2026
Nation.Cymru staff Four flood warnings have been issued in Wales, with residents urged to take immediate action as Storm Boelo brings heavy rain and strong winds.
- Rhybudd melyn am law ledled Cymru a channoedd heb drydan (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 24 Oct 2026
Rhybudd melyn am law ledled Cymru wrth i Storm Boelo nesáu, wedi i Storm Austen achosi difrod a thoriadau trydan.
- More than 6,000 hate crimes recorded in Wales as Jewish communities raise concerns (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 24 Oct 2026
Nation.Cymru staff More than 6,000 hate crimes were recorded by police in Wales in a year, as Jewish community representatives warned council leaders about verbal abuse and fears over children’s safety.
- Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm Boelo (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 24 Oct 2026
The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.
- Expert is scathing at ‘rushed’ NI education reform plans as minister urged to ‘go back to drawing board’ (opens in a new tab)Belfast Telegraph: education · 24 Oct 2026
- Parents call for tougher measures in schools to tackle allergies (opens in a new tab)BBC News: education · 24 Oct 2026
At present, the onus is mainly on parents and individual schools to ensure safety measures for pupils are in place.
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