Department for Education

How business professionals working in schools can find, join or create a local network and benefit from the opportunities that networking offers.

Find out what the LLE is and how this new post-18 student-finance system will work for courses and modules starting from January 2027.

The supporting evidence that colleges should provide when requesting approval for non-delegated transactions.

How providers can prepare for the lifelong learning entitlement (LLE).

Findings from the evaluation of the 16 to 19 tuition fund.

The evaluation of the family finding and befriending and mentoring programme, including from the first year of delivery and the final evaluation findings.

Information on grant funding for academies that have changed trust in the past 13 financial years.

Guidance to help academy trusts and diocesan users submit information to the land and buildings collection tool (LBCT).

Outlines the standards DfE follows to produce official statistics.

Information on roles and salaries for members of the Department for Education (DfE) and its arm’s length bodies (ALBs).

An update on the longer-term evaluation methodology and qualitative findings from phase 2 of the families first for children pathfinder programme.

Interim findings of the process evaluation of the regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) targeted intervention.

Senior civil servants employed by DfE who also have secondary paid or otherwise remunerated work.

Statistics about trainees with initial teacher training (ITT) course outcomes in England.

Findings from a series of rapid evidence assessments on what works to identify and support the needs of children and young people with SEND in mainstream and early years settings.

Spot check of public contract supply chains invoice and payment data for contracts awarded in the 2026 to 2027 calendar year.

Research report exploring the lived experiences of children and families accessing local family support services.

Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500 in the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Data on numbers and types of schools that are eligible for improvement intervention in May 2026.

Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Findings from a national survey of local authority data and digital capabilities in children’s social care.

Spot check of public contract supply chains invoice and payment data for contracts awarded in the 2025 to 2026 calendar year.

Methodology and conditions of grant for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Guidance for local authorities and eligible public sector early years providers on the early years teachers’ pay grant (EYTPG) for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

List of residential further education settings whose students may be eligible for the one-off MenB vaccination programme.

Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2026 to 2027.

Lists the higher technical qualifications and technical occupation qualifications that meet Department for Education approval criteria.

The Funding Information Service (FIS) is an offline tool for checking your individualised learner record (ILR) data.

List of approved projects for the post-16 and construction skills capacity fund in non-devolved areas.

Technical specification for submitting 2026 to 2027 school census data.

Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units.

A response by the government to the House of Lords social mobility policy committee report to address entrenched barriers to opportunities for young people.

Guidance for early years providers and state-funded primary schools in England applying for the early education partnerships funding opportunity.

Information for education and training providers on the planning and delivery of study programmes.

Information for institutions on the maths and English condition of funding.

Supporting guidance for local authorities submitting the elective home education (EHE) and children missing education (CME) 2026 to 2027 academic year data collections.

A list of allocated high needs place numbers to help collaboration between local authorities and institutions.

Funding available to training providers and placement schools for initial teacher training (ITT) in 2026 to 2027.

List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.

Guidance on what is expected of schools that join the programme and how they will benefit.

Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.

Inspection reports for British schools overseas that meet DfE accreditation standards and are registered on Get information about schools (GIAS).

A tool and user guides to help further education (FE) providers submit accurate and complete individualised learner record (ILR) data returns.

Training provider agreement with the Department for Education (DfE) to pay training providers to carry out apprenticeship training.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Guidance for schools, academy trusts and local authorities on using the monitor your school attendance tool.

Additional funding for local authorities delivering the government’s free early years entitlements programme.

Explains how qualification achievement rates (QARs) are calculated.

Independent schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities, which have been approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act.

Find out how much local authorities receive for DSG funding in the 2025 to 2026 financial year and how it is calculated.

Technical specification and validation rules describing the requirements for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).

How OfS-registered providers that intend to deliver LLE-funded modular provision from September 2027 can prepare to submit an expression of interest.

Guidance for sixth-form and further education colleges on preparing and submitting their College Financial Forecasting Return (CFFR) and supporting commentary.

Guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their buildings.

Guidance on strategic leadership and the governance of academy trusts.

Identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in your education setting and inform the Department for Education (DfE) immediately via the structural issues form.

We are seeking views on proposed subject content for new V Levels, foundation certificates and occupational certificates to be first taught from September 2027.

Universities and colleges that accept T Levels for entry onto at least one course.

Independent reports on the delivery of children’s services from the Secretary of State’s Children’s Services Commissioner in Herefordshire.

The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.

Terms of reference for the review to be conducted concerning the delayed delivery of key stage 2 national curriculum test results in July 2026.

An appropriate MIS can have a clear impact on pupil outcomes and staff workload.

A statutory direction reissued to Sandwell Council to reflect that the council entered into a regional adoption agency on 1 April 2019.

Schools currently receiving targeted intervention through the regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme and the list of RISE advisers.

Guidance about additional funding to encourage and support delivery of selected qualifications.

An independent report on the progress and performance of Sandwell Children’s Trust and children’s services.

Guidance on technical qualifications and how they align with occupational standards to prepare learners for skilled employment.

Sets out how the changes we are making to the technical and vocational qualifications a young person can choose from the age of 16 will be delivered.

Statutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services.

Provisional national headline results for the 2026 national curriculum assessments at key stage 2.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for London, including the regional plan and available support.

How the similar schools data model for attainment will work when it is introduced in September 2026.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the West Midlands, including the regional plan and available support.

Projections for the number of pupils in schools by type of school and age group.

Occupational certificate catering and hospitality subject content for teaching from September 2027.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the South West, including the regional plan and available support.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the North East, including the regional plan and available support.

Guidance on how to make an exception request to adopt a child from a country with a special restriction.

Sets out the common language used in V Levels, foundation certificates and occupational certificates that is included in the subject content for the transferable skills and work-related behaviours.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the East Midlands, including the regional plan and available support.

Further education and skills summary data, including detailed education and training, and tailored learning, from August 2025 to April 2026.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the South East, including the regional plan and available support.

V Level education subject content for teaching from September 2027.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the East of England, including the regional plan and available support.

Approved key stage 4 qualifications, discount codes and point scores for reporting in the 2014 to 2028 school and college performance tables.

Public funding approval will be removed for new 16 to 19 students from 1 August 2027.

Shared principles that will guide Ofsted and Care Quality Commission’s approaches to inspections, assessments and other activity during local government reorganisation.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the North West, including the regional plan and available support.

Approved 16 to 18 qualifications, discount codes and point scores for reporting in the 2018 to 2028 school and college performance measures.

The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for Yorkshire and the Humber, including the regional plan and available support.

Occupational certificate early years practitioner subject content for teaching from September 2027.

Academy trusts that the Department for Education (DfE) contacted from November 2025 about executive pay.

Information to help school building owners and maintenance staff identify building systems and prioritise the maintenance and repair of their school estate.

LocatED Property Limited's annual report and accounts for the period ended 31 March 2026.

V Level digital systems and data subject content for teaching from September 2027.

Foundation certificate digital systems and data subject content for teaching from September 2027.

Academy trusts that the Department for Education (DfE) contacted in November 2024 about executive pay.

Statistics on apprenticeships in England from August 2025 to April 2026.

V Level accounting and finance subject content for teaching from September 2027.

Foundation certificate education subject content for teaching from September 2027.

Details of the pilot programme to install solar photovoltaic panels on schools and colleges using a private finance arrangement.

Standards setting out the digital skills needed for life and work.

How the government is helping students travelling to the UK from Gaza to take up a scholarship.

A good-practice guide to help academy trusts strategically manage their academies’ income and expenditure to meet the needs of their pupils.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Standards setting out the essential digital skills needed for life and work.

Letter from Andrew Thomas, Director of Funding and Financial Oversight at the Department for Education, to accounting officers in academies.

Guidance on the strategic leadership and governance of local-authority-maintained schools.

A guide for academy trusts, on good practice when you procure contracts under the Procurement Act 2023.

The standards set out practices and processes required to manage the college estate effectively.

This plan sets out how the Department for Education plans to improve the use of BSL in its communications in the next 5 years. Includes an annual progress update.

Guidance for academy trusts and colleges considering offering employees a salary sacrifice option for electric vehicles – applicable from the effective dates of their respective 2026 financial handbooks.

The government’s response to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s national review into the death of baby Victoria Marten published in February 2026.

Guidance on how to meet the requirement to publish a summary statement of your academy trust’s financial arrangements.

For academy members, trustees, accounting officers, chief financial officers and auditors.

We are seeking views on improving support, quality and oversight for children and young people who are educated outside of school.

A summary of the teachers' pension scheme's annual accounts for England and Wales for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.

This action plan aims to improve the lives of unpaid carers in England.

Terms of reference for Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion.

Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage.

Summary of minutes of the meetings for the Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion.

Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies.

The government's strategy for ensuring that all children who experience care maintain and build the enduring relationships that will support them through life.

We are seeking views on the technical detail of the international student levy, to ensure its effective introduction and delivery.

Guidance to help academies and academy trusts complete their budget forecast return.

This measure introduces the draft legislation for the annual international student levy on higher education providers from 1 August 2028.

Guidance for software suppliers and people developing internal software

The qualifications that staff must hold to be included in the specified staff:child ratios at levels 2, 3 and 6 of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

Schools currently failing to meet the independent school standards.

Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census.

How the government shares and uses personal data to analyse if there is a link between household income and education for pupils in schools in England.

We are seeking views on how local authorities could increase the funding mainstream schools receive to support pupils with SEND.

Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up.

A notice to improve issued to Hull Collaborative Academy Trust by the Department for Education.

An investigation outcome report into Hull Collaborative Academy Trust.

A notice to improve issued to Changing Lives Learning Trust by the Department for Education (DfE).

We are seeking views on the establishment of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body (SSSNB).

Forecasts of student borrower numbers, student loan expenditure and student loan repayments in England.

Statutory directions issued due to poor performance in children's social care services (now revoked) and inadequate improvement in SEND services.

Annual statistics on participation in higher education by pupil and study characteristics.

The independent report on the review of social work professional regulation in England.

How to prevent and tackle intimidation, harassment and bullying of school staff.

Findings from the 2025 survey of parents on childcare and early years.

Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.

An improvement notice issued to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council to improve services for children and young people with SEND.

Specifications for software suppliers developing school summary reports for the school censuses in autumn 2026, spring 2027 and summer 2027.

Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools.

How schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities should maintain high levels of school attendance.

Levels of suspension and permanent exclusion in the academic year 2024 to 2025 by school type, and reasons for exclusions and suspensions.

Correspondence between the Higher Education Access and Participation Task and Finish Group Chair and the Minister for Skills.

Statistics on ECTs and mentors participating in the ECTE induction, and teachers participating in reformed NPQs in the academic year 2025 to 2026.

The government’s response to the independent review of social work professional regulation in England.

The purpose, principles and outcomes local authorities should achieve for children and families, and the enablers of good practice.

We are seeking views on the revised fostering standards and guidance.

The funding rates and formula used to calculate the education and skills funding arrangements for 16 to 19 year olds.

Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the free breakfast clubs programme from September 2026.

Guidance for maintained schools and academies with 16 to 19 provision on the teachers' pension scheme employer contribution grant.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Methodology for funding adjustment in schools and other education providers to account for the fall in teachers’ pension employer contributions from 1 April 2027.

Guidance, conditions of grant and allocations for schools and local authorities for the financial year 2026 to 2027.

Guidance for institutions delivering post-16 education on the National Insurance contributions (NICs) grant.

For college governors, accounting officers, chief financial officers, governance professionals and auditors.

Letter from Andrew Thomas, Director of Funding and Financial Oversight at the Department for Education, to accounting officers in colleges.

How regional care cooperative local authorities and their partners can apply to deliver Home Again.

Funding guidance for T Level providers.

Guidance on how we allocate funding for this grant.

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance 'Keeping children safe in education' with a view to making changes for September 2026.

We're seeking views on a setting up a national body called the Child Protection Authority.

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

Entitlements to 30 hours childcare for children in foster care and early learning for 2-year-olds for families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF).

Research findings from a programme of randomised controlled trials delivered to improve adult numeracy, funded by the Multiply programme.

How the government shares and uses personal data as part of the ‘Longitudinal education outcomes study’.

The course directory contains information on courses offered by learning providers who are publicly funded to deliver courses in England.

Guidance for further education colleges and 16 to 19 academies providing residential accommodation for students aged under 18.

We're seeking views on our proposals to reform the early years funding system for early years entitlements.

We are seeking views on updates to guidance to strengthen how schools support pupils with medical conditions and allergies.

The list of schools currently accepted onto the free breakfast clubs programme.

Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) support and professional development for improving inclusivity in mainstream schools.

A planner showing key dates for payments, publications and academy actions, for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2026 to 2027 financial and academic year.

Find out how much local authorities receive for DSG funding in the 2026 to 2027 financial year and how it is calculated.

Statutory guidance about the support that pupils with allergies must receive in schools.

Professional development resources for improving teaching and leadership of reception years.

How schools should develop their uniform policy and procure uniform supplies.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for education providers and teachers.

Statutory guidance on developing a school uniform policy and managing uniform suppliers to ensure the cost of uniforms is reasonable.

Information for providers of initial teacher education (ITE) for the further education (FE) sector.

Guidance, templates and checklists to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations.

Design guide for early years settings, focused on school-based nurseries.

A notice to improve issued to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar, Alford - A Selective Academy by the Department for Education.

Seeks views on increasing the retention period for pre-2005 adoption records from 75 to 100 years.

Recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body on teachers’ and school leaders’ pay.

Guidance for the employer support grant for employers and training providers.

Centrally approved new spending on property, advertising, consultancy, technology and recruitment.

Data showing the proportions of 16- and 17-year-olds in education and training and an estimate of those not in education, employment or training (NEET).

Help for those affected by issues around historic forced adoption.

Statistics on the estimated revenue generated by education related exports and transnational education activity in 2023 and 2024.

Annual January statistics on children under 5 registered for government funded entitlements in England, and on providers and staff delivering them.

How employers in the early years sector can effectively deliver the early years teacher degree apprenticeship (EYTDA).

Advice about individualised learner record (ILR) funding returns for institutions funded by Department for Education.

An overview and directory of SKE courses for initial teacher training (ITT) providers and course applicants.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Funding for schools and 16 to 19 providers for 2026 to 2027 through the inclusive mainstream fund.

How to use a risk of NEET indicator (RONI) approach to identify at-risk young people, support participation and post-16 transition, and prevent NEET.

Methodology and conditions of grant for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Guidance for schools and local authorities about providing school meals including information on free school meal eligibility.

Guidance to help provide free meals to disadvantaged 16 to 18 year old students in further education funded institutions.

Guidance on the checks needed for workers and volunteers engaging in regulated activity with children.

How to provide the early years teacher degree apprenticeship (EYTDA).

How schools can prohibit the use of mobile phones throughout the school day.

Business and technical specification for local authorities and software suppliers to prepare for the alternative provision census 2027.

How much PE and sport premium funding schools will receive for the academic year 2025 to 2026, and guidance on how to spend it.

A snapshot of the progress local authorities made in delivering good-quality school places in 2025.

Findings from regular surveys of school and college teachers and leaders.

Research exploring the views and experiences of parents whose children attend or have attended a SEND base in a mainstream school.

Local spending of funding for the Supporting Families programme between 2022 and 2025.

Data on ministers’ overseas travel and meetings with external individuals and organisations.

A series of documents setting out the key information and proposed reforms in the schools white paper and SEND consultation document for parents and those working in the sector.

Published allocations, conditions of grant and what the FSM expansion means for UIFSM funding for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.

Analysis of the estimated lifetime earnings return to undergraduate degrees by subject, sex and GCSE attainment.

Findings from a follow-up qualitative study on the experiences of leavers and those considering leaving the English state school sector.

An overview of the education technology (EdTech) market in England.

Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

Schools’ experiences of opening new or expanded nursery provision funded by the school-based nursery capital grant.

From the 2028 to 2029 academic year, higher education providers with 300 or more franchised students must be registered with the Office for Students.

Data on the number of children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in England.

Employment and earnings outcomes for higher education graduates and postgraduates.

National participation figures for 16 to 21 year olds at end 2025, and updates to estimates for end 2015 to 2024.

Findings from a research report exploring teachers and leaders leaving English state education.

Guidance and best practice to support school leaders to use inclusive mainstream funding to strengthen inclusive practice and develop an inclusion strategy.

Guidance and best practice on the use of inclusive mainstream funding for leaders and fund managers of 16 of 19 providers.

Data about pupils and learners using local authority funded transport in the academic year 2025 to 2026.

Design adaptations to support an inclusive and accessible environment in mainstream education settings.

Findings from regular surveys of primary and secondary school pupils’ parents or carers, secondary school pupils and 16 to 18 learners.

Information on the scope of, and business rationale for, the school workforce census 2026.

Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.

Research reports of the results from the childcare and early years provider pulse surveys.

Local authority funding to support the provision of new places and improve existing provision for children with SEND or requiring alternative provision.

Data on senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings with external individuals and organisations.

A report presenting insights from academic experts on the impact of special educational needs units and resourced provision, and features of effective practice.

Guidance to help schools and local authorities deliver high-quality provision in inclusion bases.

A measure to monitor learners starting pathways - courses and subjects - that are more likely to lead to priority occupations in priority growth sectors.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

We are seeking views on proposals to improve 16 to 19 performance measures.

Information for local authorities, schools and the general public about local authority education funding and expenditure plans for 2025 to 2026.

Dates and deadlines for organisations providing teacher training.

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on providing careers guidance.

Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

Practice standards for child and family social workers in lead child protection practitioner roles.

The rules providers must follow when using subcontractors to provide post-16 education and training (excluding apprenticeships).

We’re seeking views on the statutory framework for help, support and protection of children.

Grant determination letters to local authorities involved in the Staying Close children's social care pilot.

Seeking views from the sector and public on reforms that will define how early years teachers are trained and assessed in future.

National, regional and local level results and data tables for Wales from the employer skills survey 2024.

Guidance on funding for international study and work placements through the Turing Scheme, for schools, further education and higher education providers.

A list of qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).

Offers made to applicants for primary and secondary school places in England to start in September 2026, and the number and proportion that received preferred offers.

National, regional and local level results and data tables for England from the employer skills survey 2024.

How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services.

Main report and data tables on the UK employers’ reported skill needs and training activities.

Funding values for colleges, training organisations and employers with an adult skills fund, apprenticeship or advanced learner loan contract for 2025 to 2026.

Important dates for payments, publications and local authority actions in the 2026 to 2027 financial and academic years.

Guidance for schools, sixth-form colleges, 16 to 19 academies and further education institutions wishing to use automated biometric recognition systems.

Guidance on 16 to 19 education and skills funding rules for the current and previous funding years.

Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Description of the excellence in reception teaching national professional development (NPD) course for teachers, school leaders and providers.

Sets out the rules that apply to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) funded adult skills fund (ASF) provision for the funding year.

Membership and details of an expert advisory group on teacher training and development in further education.

Non-statutory guidance to support schools and colleges to design and deliver a high-quality enrichment offer for all pupils and students.

Guidance for providers of T Levels on how to prepare for and oversee industry placements, and what to do at the end of a placement.

Guidance on setting up and running free breakfast clubs, including specific guidance for schools joining phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026.

A programme to improve the condition, increase resilience to climate change and support decarbonisation of school and college estates in England.

Guidance on the involvement of special schools and alternative provision in initial teacher training (ITT).

Guidance to help accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers understand the ITAP element of ITT.

We are seeking views on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in natural history.

Estimated benefits of hiring supply teachers through the new supply teachers and education recruitment framework.

The processes proposer groups will need to follow and the resources they can use to open successfully.

Estimates of energy savings to schools when switching to DfE's Energy for Schools.

Guidance for further education providers in England to apply for the 2026 cohort of Taking Teaching Further.

Information about the school rebuilding programme, which carries out major rebuilding and refurbishment projects at schools and sixth-form colleges.

Information from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and SEN provision in schools.

The schools in the school rebuilding programme and how they are prioritised.

Summary of data on the coverage of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) working in schools and colleges in England and the experiences of the schools and colleges they work with.

Information for software suppliers and FE providers that write their own software about learning aims and data sources for individualised learner records (ILR).

Details of the funding system for the DfE or DWP funded adult skills fund (ASF).

A summary of the delivery of commitments in the transforming children and young people’s mental health provision green paper.

Financial handbook for independent training providers in receipt of funds from the Department for Education (DfE).

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Seeking views on proposals to improve assessment and approval of foster carers, and improve support during allegations.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for learners in key stage 4, key stage 5 and adult learners.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for parents, carers and legal guardians.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes about the workforce in local authorities.

The list of educational settings eligible to receive grant funding from the National Education Nature Park programme and application criteria.

The list of educational settings who have received grant funding from the National Education Nature Park programme.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for learners from the early years foundation stage to key stage 3.

Guidance on the roles and responsibilities of appropriate bodies in the induction of early career teachers.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for stakeholders in various organisations.

Guidance to help users identify the retention periods for data processed by DfE.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for our workforce.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for under 18s that are not in mainstream education, or care leavers up to age 25.

Guidance for appropriate bodies, headteachers, school staff and governing bodies.

Analysis of reasons for absence during selected events to help schools and responsible bodies better understand and support the attendance of their pupils.

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes about members of the public.

How schools can improve attendance using regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) resources.

An improvement notice issued to Hertfordshire County Council following an Ofsted inspection in July 2023.

Your information rights under UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) when the Department for Education collects your personal data.

Information and resources to help schools communicate well with parents and carers to support improved attendance.

We are seeking views on the proposed outline content for T Levels in sport and social care for first teach in September 2028.

Data file for ASF devolution showing the funding bodies that are responsible for funding each postcode in England.

Guide for local authorities to help them complete and return the 2026 phonics screening check data collection.

A notice to improve issued to Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School by the Department for Education.

Guidance and documents setting out expectations for local authorities and integrated care boards to develop and deliver their Experts at Hand offer in year 1. 

UK qualifications that meet Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios.

Funding for local authorities for 2026 to 2027 through the Experts at Hand & Local Authority SEND Transformation Fund.

Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2026 to 2027.

Number and characteristics of schools and pupils in England as collected in the January 2026 school spring census returns.

Department for Education (DfE) approved data shares with external, third-party organisations.

Terms of reference setting out the aims and scope of expert-led review.

The organisations accredited to provide ITT courses.

Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2026 to 2027.

Statistics on the school workforce in publicly funded schools in England, as collected in the November 2025 school workforce census.

The Teachers' Standards for iQTS that all trainees need to meet.

Inspection reports on providers of international qualified teacher status (iQTS).

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Guidance to support billing authorities with the national non-domestic rates (NNDR) claims payment process.

Schools eligible for split sites funding and numbers of additional sites that qualify for the basic and distance elements of the funding.

We would like your views on draft statutory guidance on the information sharing duty introduced in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act.

Findings from the year 2 and 3 evaluation of the attendance mentors intervention.

Summaries of the Department for Education’s board meetings.

DfE appointment letters for Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) Senior Responsible Owners (SROs).

How to apply for the Erasmus+ programme that provides funding for individuals and groups to take part in learning, training or work activities abroad.

How maintenance support for living costs at colleges and universities will change when the lifelong learning entitlement launches.

Guidance for local authorities when determining or changing pupil planning area structures for the annual school capacity (SCAP) survey.

Files for the electronic transfer of 2027 co-ordinated admissions data, primarily for use by software suppliers.

A notice to improve issued to Orchard Learning Alliance by the Department for Education.

A notice to improve issued to Tenterden Schools Trust by the Department for Education.

Data on students going into apprenticeship, education and employment destinations, and on 16 to 18 students progressing to higher education or training.

Evaluation findings from the Multiply adult numeracy programme.

Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2025 survey of childcare and early years providers.

National income scales for students applying for Dance and Drama Awards funding.

Findings from the first large-scale, mixed-methods research into Social Work Degree Apprenticeships.

Research to understand how free breakfast clubs in the early adopter scheme work in practice and how families experience them.

Official statistics in development on apprenticeship starts and achievements between the 2019 to 2020 and 2023 to 2024 academic years.

Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2025 to 2026 financial year.

Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed the 2022 cohort of the Frontline (now Approach Social Work) social work programme.

Funding rules for the Dance and Drama Awards scheme which is income assessed support for tuition fees and living costs.

Centrally approved new spending on property, advertising, consultancy, technology and recruitment.

Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the 2025 to 2026 financial year.

Summary risk provisioning analysis for the Department for Education.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Technical documents for software suppliers for common transfer file (CTF) 26.

A tool to help colleges compare their financial performance with others in the sector.

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the structure of Office for Students’ annual registration fee and the introduction of additional new fee categories.

Guidance for schools and academy trusts on how to set up and deliver school-age childcare provision and their role in supporting families to access provision during term times and holidays.

Local authorities’ responsibilities when making home-to-school travel arrangements for children of compulsory school age.

Information for employers about eligibility, registration and funding available for the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) programme.

A letter from Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, to Sarah Cardell, CEO of the CMA.

Explains how we calculate the different funding lines for adult education and skills funding.

Information for academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary-aided schools about the outcome of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2026 to 2027.

Information for schools and colleges on the condition improvement fund (CIF), which aims to keep buildings safe and in good working order.

Guidance on how to spot errors with your individualised learner record (ILR) data and how to resolve them.

Guidance for providers, employers and Mayoral Strategic Authorities on planning and delivering industry placements for level 2 and 3 construction qualifications.

Employer declaration form for providers and employers applying to the employer support fund (ESF) for the 2026 to 2027 financial year.

A notice to improve issued to Furness College by the Department for Education.

An implementation plan for local partners that sets out the next steps for whole system reform of the children’s social care system.

Information about the intervention framework for post-16 education and skills providers.

Annual statistics for England on serious incidents that involve death or serious harm to a child due to abuse or neglect, and any death of a looked-after child.

We're seeking views on the design and implementation of a third, vocational pathway at level 3 and two new pathways at level 2 in post-16 education.

Information for Department for Education funded post-16 education and skills providers on the funding claims and reconciliation process.

Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the national school breakfast programme secondary school support grant.

Estimates of the economic return from further education qualifications started in academic year 2021 to 2022.

Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

Advice and resources to help students prepare for their industry placements.

Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges use generative AI (artificial intelligence) in education settings

Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges understand how to use AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively in their settings.

Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the free breakfast clubs programme rolled out from April 2026.

Analyses risk factors for being not in education, employment or training (NEET) at ages 17 to 19 and 20 to 24.

Free support materials for school and college leaders about using AI (artificial intelligence) effectively and safely.

Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges use generative AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively.

Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges understand the risks of using AI (artificial intelligence) and how to mitigate against them.

A list of regulatory bodies referred to in regulation 11(3) of the draft Lifelong Learning (Fee Limits) Regulations 2026.

Statutory guidance for proposers and decision-makers about opening, closing or making organisation changes to local-authority-maintained schools.

Lists the qualifications that have been approved to be funded by the lifelong learning entitlement (LLE).

Eligible settings lists for national professional qualifications (NPQs) funding.

Guidance on establishing new schools from 1 September 2026.