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Updated 'List of registered providers of specified FE ITE courses'.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 8:33am
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Updated 'support for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities' to reflect changes in claiming the fixed learning support payment.
Updated on GOV.UK 21 October 2026, 2:32pm
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Updated the summary of changes and funding rules to reflect changes in claiming the fixed learning support payment.
Updated on GOV.UK 21 October 2026, 2:22pm
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Updated the guidance to reflect changes to the off-the-job training policy for starts from 1 August 2025.
Updated on GOV.UK 21 October 2026, 1:18pm
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Updated on GOV.UK 12 October 2026, 9am
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Updated on GOV.UK 12 October 2026, 9am
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Updated the programme evaluation information in the payments and reporting section of 'Holiday activities and food programme 2026 to 2027 financial year'.
Updated on GOV.UK 8 October 2026, 5:08pm
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SEN2 person level survey report specifications for 2027 has been replaced with a new version to fix errors.
Updated on GOV.UK 8 October 2026, 2:26pm
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Added a link to request, download or share an apprenticeship certificate online in the 'Replacement certificates' section.
Updated on GOV.UK 8 October 2026, 12:55pm
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Updated 'Results, feedback and celebration after end-point assessment' HTML to add a link to view, download and share an apprenticeship certificate online.
Updated on GOV.UK 8 October 2026, 12:55pm
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- Education inspection framework (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Level 2 and 3 qualifications to have 16 to 19 funding approval removed in 2027 (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Post-16 pathways: implementation plan (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Early years foundation stage profile handbook (opens in a new tab) · Early years and ReceptionSept 2026
- Filtering and Monitoring Core Standard (opens in a new tab) · View change historySept 2026
- Cyber Security Core Standard (opens in a new tab) · View change historySept 2026
- Digital and Technology Standards (opens in a new tab) · View change historySept 2026
- Post-16 revenue funding: payments and allocations (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Free meals in further education guide (opens in a new tab) · Further education funded institutionsSept 2026
- Free breakfast clubs guidance (opens in a new tab) · Primary schools · View change historySept 2026
- School Food Standards (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schools, academies, pupil referral units and non-maintained special schools · View change historySept 2026
- Information sharing to safeguard children (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Qualification reform hub (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Technical and higher technical qualifications (THTQ): overview (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: allocation statement guides (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Support and intervention in schools (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- 16 to 19 Bursary Fund: provider guide (opens in a new tab) · Institutions that administer the 16 to 19 Bursary FundSept 2026
- Ofqual: what school and college staff need to know before exams (opens in a new tab) · Secondary schools and collegesSept 2026
- 16 to 19 accountability headline measures (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Ofsted inspections: deferral policy (opens in a new tab)Sept 2026
- Reception baseline assessment: administration guidance (opens in a new tab) · Primary schoolsSept 2026
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (opens in a new tab) · View change historySept 2026
- RSHE statutory guidance (opens in a new tab) · View change historySept 2026
- Early Years Foundation Stage framework (opens in a new tab) · Early years and Reception · View change historySept 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
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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