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Replaced 'Providing advocacy services for children and young people' with 'Effective advocacy for looked-after children, children in need and care leavers'.
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 9:30am
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2026 to 2027 academic year updates to: eligibility criteria in A1.4 as applicant's need at least 2 years' teaching experience in 2 schools or 5 years' experience in a single school; criteria A1.3, A2.2 and A2.3 covering headteacher recommendations for applicants, making phase decisions for applicants in special schools and alternative provision settings; and appropriate adaptations to assessment procedures for applicants working in those settings.
Updated on GOV.UK 13 October 2026, 9:30am
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Added link to universal RISE grants case studies.
Updated on GOV.UK 12 October 2026, 4:27pm
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Added information about expanding book provision using school budgets and the Booksellers Association.
Updated on GOV.UK 12 October 2026, 2:11pm
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Updated with dates and clarifications for the academic year 2026 to 2027.
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Updated on GOV.UK 12 October 2026, 9am
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- Managing Asbestos in Your School (opens in a new tab)Mar 2025
- T Levels capital fund (opens in a new tab)Feb 2025
- Post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below for the 2025 to 2026 academic year (opens in a new tab)Feb 2025
- Alternative provision (opens in a new tab)Feb 2025
- SEN and disability duties: guidance for school governing boards (opens in a new tab)Feb 2025
- Teacher misconduct: regulating the teaching profession (opens in a new tab)Nov 2024
- What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online (opens in a new tab) · Academies, academy trusts and further education collegesOct 2024
- What maintained schools must or should publish online (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsOct 2024
- Strong foundations in the first years of school (opens in a new tab) · Early years and ReceptionOct 2024
- SEND Code of Practice (opens in a new tab)Sept 2024
- Mandatory qualification for SENCOs (opens in a new tab)Sept 2024
- Elective Home Education (opens in a new tab)Aug 2024
- Teacher appraisal and capability (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools and local authorities in respect of unattached teachersJuly 2024
- Education staff wellbeing charter (opens in a new tab)May 2024
- School reports on pupil performance: guide for headteachers (opens in a new tab)May 2024
- Improve workload and wellbeing for school staff (opens in a new tab)Mar 2024
- Prevent duty guidance (opens in a new tab)Mar 2024
- Behaviour in schools (opens in a new tab)Feb 2024
- Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (opens in a new tab)Jan 2024
- Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs (opens in a new tab)Dec 2023
- The Reading Framework (opens in a new tab)Sept 2023
- Fire safety risk assessment: educational premises (opens in a new tab)Sept 2023
- Searching, screening and confiscation (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools, academies, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schoolsJuly 2023
- Length of the school week (opens in a new tab)July 2023
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- 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)- 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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- Calls grow for dedicated nurse at special school (opens in a new tab)Nation.Cymru · 24 Oct 2026
Richard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter Campaigners are stepping up their efforts for a special school to have a dedicated nurse. They have been calling for one at Ysgol Heol Goffa, Llanelli which looks after 120-plus young people aged three to 19 with a range of additional needs, for years.
- Trains cancelled and road warnings as Scotland prepares for Storm Boelo (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.
- 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: 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
- 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.
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