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41 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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Updated the 'Serious violence duty' section in 'Sharing information with safeguarding partners' to more accurately reflect the statutory requirements for educational authorities.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 2:51pm
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This update brings the definition of safeguarding in line with statutory guidance, ‘Working together to safeguard children 2026’, published on 18 March 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 11:33am
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Updated the retention period for financial records relating to additional payments for teaching.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 10:32am
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Updated section 21 of table 2.1 in 'Early years practitioner: level 2 occupational certificate subject content' for clarity.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 9:46am
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Updated both the guidance document and the spreadsheet to account for discrepancies between the earlier versions.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 9:46am
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We have updated the IDSR for secondary schools only with the DfE’s 2026 provisional KS4 performance data.
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 9:38am
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We have updated the IDSR for secondary schools only with the DfE’s 2026 provisional KS4 performance data. The IDSR guidance has been updated to reflect this update.
Our guide: School data
Updated on GOV.UK 23 October 2026, 9:38am
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A comprehensive summary of changes is included in the 'National technical outcomes: change log'.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 2:45pm
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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
Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 2pm
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Replaced 'Early years teachers’ pay grant: calculator tool' with 'Early years teachers pay grant: allocations for 2026 to 2027'.
Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 10:29am
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Added 'Area cost adjustment for high needs 2026 to 2027: technical note', 'Schools budget support grant 2026 special schools: October 2026 allocations' and 'Schools budget support grant 2026: October 2026 allocations'. Removed the 'Schools budget support grant 2026: calculator for mainstream schools'.
Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 10:29am
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Added 'Early years free school meals expansion grant allocations: November 2026' and removed 'Early years free school meals expansion grant 2026 to 2027: calculator tool'.
Updated on GOV.UK 14 October 2026, 10:12am
Schools covered by the school census in England · 2 earlier changes
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GOV.UK published no change note for this version.
Our guides: English as an additional language (EAL), Free school meals
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 4:27pm
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Added 2 outturn return documents: ‘Outturn return: local authority expenditure on children and young people's services for financial year 2015 to 2016 to financial year 2025 to 2026’ and ‘Outturn return: local authority expenditure on schools, other education and community for financial year 2015 to 2016 to financial year 2025 to 2026’. We have included additional information explaining what the data files show and renamed some files for clarity.
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 4:08pm
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Updated the general hospital schools census guide for 2027.
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 1:30pm
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We have updated the 'Overseas-trained teachers: apply for qualified teacher status in England' guidance to update the apply for QTS policy.
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 10am
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- 16 to 19 education: funding guidance (opens in a new tab) · Education institutions receiving 16 to 19 formula fundingMar 2023
- School Admission Appeals Code (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and academiesJan 2023
- Teaching online safety in schools (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and academiesJan 2023
- School workload reduction toolkit (opens in a new tab)Withdrawn by GOV.UK
- Health and Safety in Schools (opens in a new tab)Apr 2022
- School Admissions Code (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and academiesMar 2022
- First aid in schools, early years and further education (opens in a new tab)Feb 2022
- T Level foundation year: framework for delivery (opens in a new tab)Dec 2021
- Teachers' Standards (opens in a new tab)Dec 2021
- Technical qualifications within T Levels (opens in a new tab)Apr 2021
- Benchmark your school’s financial data (opens in a new tab)Mar 2021
- School Complaints Procedures (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsJan 2021
- Headteachers' standards 2020 (opens in a new tab) · Headteachers in EnglandOct 2020
- Governance handbook and competency framework (opens in a new tab)Withdrawn by GOV.UK
- Teacher Misconduct Procedures (opens in a new tab)May 2020
- Health and safety on educational visits (opens in a new tab)Nov 2018
- Mental health and behaviour in schools (opens in a new tab)Nov 2018
- Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 (opens in a new tab) · Schools where staff work with under-fives or under-eights in before- and after-school settings, and other non-domestic childcare settingsAug 2018
- Equality Act 2010: advice for schools (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools, academies, free schools, local authorities, non-maintained special schools and independent schools in EnglandJune 2018
- Charging for school activities (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsMay 2018
- 16 to 19 education: financial management and assurance (opens in a new tab)Apr 2018
- Designated Teacher for Looked-After Children (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsFeb 2018
- Using emergency adrenaline auto-injectors in schools (opens in a new tab)Sept 2017
- Supporting pupils with medical conditions (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools, academies and pupil referral unitsAug 2017
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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
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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- 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: Northern Ireland, 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.
- Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours – here's why (opens in a new tab)The Scotsman: education · 24 Oct 2026
More than six in ten of them described leadership practices that hastened their withdrawal
- Trains cancelled and roads warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Scotland · 23 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.
- Call for action after fall in number of children speaking Welsh (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Wales · 23 Oct 2026
Only 48% of children age 3-15 can speak Welsh, according to the annual population survey data.
- Blog post - Experts at Hand: Could this be the shift SEND has been waiting for (opens in a new tab)nasen · 23 Oct 2026
Blog post - Experts at Hand: Could this be the shift SEND has been waiting for bethj@nasen.org.uk Fri, 23/10/2026 - 16:41 This blog looks at the government's new Experts at Hand programme and the changes it will bring for settings seeking specialist support.
- Blog post - Active Learning Participation for Every Learner (opens in a new tab)nasen · 23 Oct 2026
Blog post - Active Learning Participation for Every Learner bethj@nasen.org.uk Fri, 23/10/2026 - 16:35 This blog considers what we mean by 'active learning', what it looks like in practice and how it benefits all learners.
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