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36 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
Latest published weekly digest: Week beginning 26 October 2026
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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
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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
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6 days ago
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)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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Updated 'School resource management advisers: information for local authorities, maintained schools and academy trusts' to reflect that local authority engagement will now be led by DfE regional teams and administration for local authority deployments will be managed by the SRMA team.
Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 1:17pm
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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
Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 10am
Academy trusts
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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.
Updated on GOV.UK 27 October 2026, 10am
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Amended autumn 2026 in attached HTML document to autumn 2027 as the programme has been delayed by a year.
Updated on GOV.UK 26 October 2026, 4:38pm
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Schools accepted onto the free breakfast clubs programme in England
Open on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)Updated on GOV.UK 19 October 2026, 2:50pm
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Added 'Breakfast clubs spring upfront allocations for October 2026' and 'Breakfast clubs summer upfront allocations for October 2026'.
Updated on GOV.UK 19 October 2026, 2:49pm
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Updated information, including grant recipients.
Updated on GOV.UK 19 October 2026, 12:05pm
Local-authority-maintained schools and teachers in charge of pupil referral units
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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
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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 section 5.2 of the guide.
Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 12:28pm
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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'.
Updated on GOV.UK 16 October 2026, 9:17am
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Ofsted on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab)- Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes in England: August 2026 (opens in a new tab)26 Oct 2026
- Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)26 Oct 2026
- 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
Parliament
Education Committee (opens in a new tab)- 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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- Minimum wage set to rise but 18-20 year-olds will not get bigger increase (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 27 Oct 2026
Chancellor John Healey will reveal the new pay rates in the Budget, and has also announced measures to help households with the cost of living.
- Plans for ALN places at two new schools to go to consultation (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 27 Oct 2026
Lewis Smith, Local Democracy Reporter Members of a south Wales council have agreed to consult on plans to create two new units for children with communication and interaction difficulties in the face of an increased need for additional learning needs (ALN) provision.
- Minimum wages for over 18s set for above inflation rises (opens in a new tab)National Day Nurseries Association · 27 Oct 2026
It has been widely reported that minimum wages for workers over the age of 18 are set to increase by 3.9 percent ahead of an official announcement in the Autumn budget on the 28th of October.
- From the Mag: The Principles of Tension and Tolerance (opens in a new tab)Education Executive · 27 Oct 2026
In this Issue: Read about the latest Ofsted inspection updates, strategic risk planning and using data to support social mobility in schools and trusts.
- Supporting children with dyslexia starts with preparing their teachers (opens in a new tab)The Conversation UK: education · 27 Oct 2026
Supporting struggling readers requires explicit knowledge of how spoken and written language work.
- Turning Potential Into Performance (opens in a new tab)Education Executive · 27 Oct 2026
Turning Potential Into Performance Turning Potential Into Performance Many employers believe young people are entering work less prepared than previous generations.
- Biliau, tanwydd a phensiynau - sut allai'r Gyllideb effeithio ar Gymru? (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 27 Oct 2026
Pobl a busnesau Cymru'n trafod eu blaenoriaethau nhw, cyn i'r Canghellor John Healey cyhoeddi manylion y Gyllideb ddydd Mercher.
- The Childhood Lottery: Reflecting on the findings and response (opens in a new tab)Children's Commissioner for England · 27 Oct 2026
I recently published The Childhood Lottery report – bringing together 162 metrics, including children’s own views and experiences, to create one of the most comprehensive datasets on children’s lives.
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