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41 GOV.UK updates in the last 7 days
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Updated 'Early years continuing professional development and support' with information about stronger practice hubs and online training for early years learning leads, safeguarding, early years stronger practice advisers.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 2:20pm
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The Excel and ODS attachments have been replaced with the latest editions for October 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 12:30pm
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Added '16 to 19 teachers' pension scheme employer contribution grant and supplementary fund revenue allocations September 2026 to March 2027'.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 11:48am
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Uploaded list of successful partnerships for 2026 to 2027. Removed section on how to apply as applications are closed.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 9:30am
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Updated to reflect the changes in the GLD tool and incorporation of data for 2025 to 2026.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 9:30am
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Updated to refer only to applicant processes. With links to the early years and childcare enforcement policy for current Ofsted registered providers.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 9:30am
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Updated to refer only to applicant processes, providing links to the early years and childcare enforcement policy for current Ofsted registered providers.
Updated on GOV.UK 22 October 2026, 9:30am
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10 days ago
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The availability of the 'Submit local authority monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for academies and participating independent schools, and the 'Approve monitoring and moderation agreement requests' form for local authorities, has been moved to Monday 2 November.
Who this affects: Academies, participating independent schools, and local authorities in England
Our guide: KS2 SATs
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11 days ago
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Three budget data documents have been added to the collection, covering high needs places and funding in maintained schools, local authority planned expenditure on early years budgets, and a time series of planned expenditure for education and children's services from 2015/16 to 2026/27. File names have also been amended for clarity.
Who this affects: Local authority finance officers in England
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12 days ago
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Assessment dates for the 2028 to 2029 academic year have been added. Two new downloadable assessment calendars for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for the 2026 to 2027 academic year are now available.
Who this affects: Schools in England.
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15 days ago
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The summary policy document for the 2027 to 2028 schools national funding formula (NFF) now includes a reference to maternity pay funding within the section regarding the structure of the NFF.
Who this affects: Local authorities, schools, and academy trusts in England
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15 days ago
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The 'Year end funding claims user guide' has been replaced by the 'Final funding claims user guide'.
Who this affects: Colleges and training providers delivering grant-funded adult provision in England
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16 days ago · 1 earlier change
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The guidance and its associated template documents are being reviewed to reflect the Procurement Act 2023.
Who this affects: England; schools and governing boards.
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17 days ago
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The guide for submitting audited financial statements for 2025 to 2026 has been published and the online accounts submission coversheet is open.
Who this affects: Academy trusts in England
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18 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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- Consistent financial reporting framework 2026 to 2027 (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsMar 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: how it works (opens in a new tab)Mar 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: programme cost weighting changes (opens in a new tab)Mar 2026
- 16 to 19 funding: allocation calculation toolkit guides (opens in a new tab)Mar 2026
- Understanding Ofsted report cards and grades (opens in a new tab)Feb 2026
- Introduction of T Levels (opens in a new tab)Jan 2026
- Generative AI: Product Safety Standards (opens in a new tab)Jan 2026
- Share your daily school attendance data (opens in a new tab) · Schools required to share attendance data in EnglandDec 2025
- Use of reasonable force / restrictive interventions (opens in a new tab)Dec 2025
- National funding formula for schools and high needs from 2025 (opens in a new tab)Dec 2025
- Schools Financial Value Standard: checklist guidance (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsDec 2025
- Schools Financial Value Standard (opens in a new tab) · Maintained schoolsDec 2025
- Ofsted's code of conduct: collaborative inspection and regulation (opens in a new tab)Nov 2025
- Review of level 3 qualifications reform: final outcomes (opens in a new tab)Oct 2025
- Supporting higher education providers with T Levels (opens in a new tab)Sept 2025
- Children Missing Education (opens in a new tab)Sept 2025
- Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision (opens in a new tab)Aug 2025
- Non-school alternative provision: voluntary national standards (opens in a new tab)Aug 2025
- Generative AI in Education (opens in a new tab)Aug 2025
- Area SEND: framework and handbook (opens in a new tab)July 2025
- 16 to 19 education: financial support for students (opens in a new tab)June 2025
- Access your school attendance data (opens in a new tab) · Schools, academy trusts and local authorities in EnglandMay 2025
- Protective security and preparedness for education settings (opens in a new tab)Apr 2025
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Ofsted news
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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- 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.
- Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm Boelo (opens in a new tab)BBC News: Northern Ireland · 23 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.
- We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. Why have you left it up to us? | Rose, Mae, Aylin and Willow (opens in a new tab)The Guardian: schools · 23 Oct 2026
No one should have to feel nervous about walking to school in clothes designed for children. It’s time for UK law to end the disgusting sexualisation of minors In the Little Feminist Book Club, we don’t read a lot of books.
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