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Weekly update from DfE

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education British schools overseas: inspection reports for accredited schools Page summary:
Inspection reports for British schools overseas that meet DfE accreditation standards and are registered on Get information about schools (GIAS). Change made:
Added 11 reports for schools which are new to the list. Updated 6 reports for schools which were already on the list. Time updated:
10:19am, 27 August 2024 Teach in further education Page summary:
Find out how you can become a further education teacher. Change made:
Updated the list of available qualifications in the ‘Find a teaching qualification’ section. Time updated:
10:49am, 27 August 2024 DfE and TPS accounting officer system statement 2024 Page summary:
Report setting out the accountability relationships and processes in the DfE and Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), and the organisations that receive funding. Change made:
Updated the accounting officer system statement for the Department for Education and Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales). Time updated:
3:17pm, 27 August 2024 Improvement notice issued to Suffolk County Council: May 2024 Page summary:
An improvement notice issued to Suffolk County Council following an Ofsted inspection in November 2023. Change made:
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3:29pm, 27 August 2024 Improvement notices and directions Page summary:
Improvement notices and directions about children’s services issued to councils by the Department for Education. Change made:
Added ‘Improvement notice issued to Suffolk County Council: May 2024’ to the open notices section. Time updated:
3:30pm, 27 August 2024 Research on parent and pupil attitudes towards the use of AI in education Page summary:
This report details findings from a collaboration between DSIT and DfE to deliver a programme of deliberative research exploring parent and pupil attitudes to the use of AI in education. Change made:
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12:01am, 28 August 2024 Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time Page summary:
The UK government announced a new project today that will enhance AI’s ability to assist teachers in marking work and planning lessons. Change made:
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12:15am, 28 August 2024 Generative AI in education: user research and technical report Page summary:
Reports on the insights from teachers, leaders and pupils on the potential uses of generative artificial intelligence in education. Change made:
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9:30am, 28 August 2024 Using technology in education Page summary:
Guidance, support and policy documents for education providers on the use of technology in education. Change made:
Added ‘Generative AI in education: user research and technical report’. Time updated:
9:47am, 28 August 2024 Local skills improvement plans and employer representative bodies Page summary:
Links to the local skills improvement plans for each area of the country and details of the designated employer representative body that leads on the plan. Change made:
Updated ‘Local skills improvement plans and designated employer representative bodies’ to change the name of the designated ERB for Liverpool City Region and the dates from which the ERB designations came into effect. Added further information about the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. Time updated:
12:00pm, 28 August 2024 Data protection in schools Page summary:
The policies and processes schools and multi-academy trusts need to protect personal data and respond effectively to a personal data breach. Change made:
Data protection policies and procedures – Guidance has been updated on privacy notices. Time updated:
12:08pm, 28 August 2024 Schools block national funding formula: split sites funding Page summary:
Schools eligible for split sites funding and numbers of additional sites that qualify for the basic and distance elements of the funding. Change made:
‘Schools block national funding formula: split sites funding’ has been updated for 2025 to 2026. Time updated:
1:48pm, 28 August 2024 Minister Morgan’s GEIS Speech Page summary:
Minister Morgan’s speech made at the Global Education and Innovation Summit in the Republic of Korea Change made:
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3:17pm, 28 August 2024 Birmingham City Council’s SEND service: commissioner’s report Page summary:
Independent reports and recommendations from the commissioner for SEND services in Birmingham. Change made:
Added ‘Improving special educational needs and disability (SEND) services in Birmingham: third report’. Time updated:
9:30am, 29 August 2024 DfE and TPS main estimate memorandum 2024 to 2025 Page summary:
This memorandum provides information on the Department for Education and Teachers’ Pension Scheme budgets as included within the 2024 to 2025 main estimates. Change made:
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10:00am, 29 August 2024 Make a claim through the risk protection arrangement (RPA) Page summary:
Information for public sector schools that are existing members of the RPA about membership rules and how to make a claim. Change made:
Replaced ‘Academy trusts: RPA membership rules’ and ‘Church academies: RPA membership rules with updated versions for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Time updated:
11:00am, 29 August 2024 Join the risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools Page summary:
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA), an alternative to commercial insurance, which may save time and money. Change made:
Updated the figures for academies’ annual costs and the dates of the coverage period for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Time updated:
11:00am, 29 August 2024 Risk protection arrangement (RPA) summary provisioning analysis Page summary:
Summary risk provisioning analysis for the Department for Education. Change made:
Added ‘Risk assessment arrangement provisioning summary 31 December 2023’. Time updated:
11:00am, 29 August 2024 Common basic data set (CBDS): database Page summary:
The latest common basic data set (CBDS) and version control log for use by software suppliers developing management information systems. Change made:
Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab. Time updated:
11:34am, 29 August 2024 Adult education budget: devolved grant determination letters 2024 Page summary:
Letters to devolved areas outlining adult education budget (AEB) and free courses for jobs (FCFJ) funding for the 2024 to 2025 financial year. Change made:
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3:38pm, 29 August 2024 Adult education budget: devolved grant determination letters Page summary:
Letters to devolved areas outlining adult education budget (AEB) and free courses for jobs (FCFJ) funding. Change made:
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3:38pm, 29 August 2024 DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2024 to 2025 Page summary:
Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the financial year 2024 to 2025. Change made:
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4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE and executive agency ePCS spend over £500: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500 in the 2023 to 2024 financial year. Change made:
Added Department for Education and executive agency spend over £500 by ePCS, January to March 2024. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 Teachers’ pension scheme payments: 2024 to 2025 Page summary:
Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2024 to 2025 financial year. Change made:
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4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: department and executive agency spend over £25,000 Page summary:
Documents on Department for Education and executive agency spend over £25,000. Change made:
Added ‘DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2024 to 2025’. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024 Page summary:
Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel. Change made:
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4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings Page summary:
All data on gifts that Department for Education ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel. Change made:
Added ‘DfE: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024’. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 Teachers’ pension scheme Page summary:
Documents about the teachers’ pension scheme, including the changes that came into effect in April 2015. Change made:
Added ‘Teachers’ pension scheme payments: 2024 to 2025’ to ‘Payment data’ section. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: business expenses, hospitality and meetings for senior officials Page summary:
Collection of data on business expenses, hospitality and meetings for senior civil servants at the Department for Education (DfE). Change made:
Added ‘DfE: senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, January to March 2024’. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality, January to March 2024 Page summary:
Data on senior officials’ business and hospitality expenses and meetings with external organisations. Change made:
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4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE: business appointment rules advice Page summary:
Summary of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents. Change made:
Added ‘January to March 2024 business appointment rules’. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 DfE monthly workforce management information: 2024 to 2025 Page summary:
Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2024 to 2025. Change made:
Added ‘DfE monthly workforce management information: July 2024’. Time updated:
4:00pm, 29 August 2024 Regional Prevent education coordinators Page summary:
How regional Prevent education coordinators (RPECs) can help education providers with the Prevent duty. Change made:
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5:05pm, 29 August 2024 Independent special schools and post-16 institutions Page summary:
Independent schools for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities, which have been approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act. Change made:
Updated ‘Special schools and colleges approved under section 41 in England and Wales’. Time updated:
10:00am, 30 August 2024 Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice Page summary:
Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training in the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Change made:
Updates to ‘Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice – 2024 to 2025’, as follows. Removed out-of-date references in C1.3 Suitability and C3.3 Legislation. Clarified time allowances in C1.4 ITT Recruitment practices. Added a footnote to Table 1 in C2.1 Programme structure. Clarified references and expectations to support part-time courses and flexibility in C2.4 School placements and C2.5 Mentoring. Updated the resource link in C3.1 Management. Clarified the wording on Teachers’ Standards in C3.4 Quality assurance.Removed ‘Initial teacher training: criteria and supporting advice – 2023 to 2024’. Time updated:
10:59am, 30 August 2024 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Added School Teachers’ Review Body: chair and members to ‘Appointments made: April 2024 to March 2025’. Time updated:
1:00pm, 30 August 2024 Government funded childcare offer to kick in from next week Page summary:
Hundreds of thousands of parents of children from nine months old take up new 15 government funded hours of early education from Monday Change made:
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1:20pm, 30 August 2024 Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom Page summary:
Lists of qualifications that meet DfE’s criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios. Change made:
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom: check list’ with newly approved qualifications. Time updated:
1:59pm, 30 August 2024 Apply to the APAR as an apprenticeship training provider Page summary:
How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices. Change made:
Updated the section ‘Supporting provider route’ and updated ‘APAR application guidance’ in the section ‘Apply to the APAR after being invited’. Time updated:
3:19pm, 30 August 2024 Open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs Page summary:
Information on all academies, free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) open in England, and those in the process of opening. Change made:
Updated the list of open academies, free schools, studio schools and UTCs, and academy projects in development, to include July and August 2024.
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Weekly update from the DfE

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education
Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Education Secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers Page summary:
Education Secretary takes first steps to reset relationship with teaching profession and recruit 6,500 new teachers Change made:
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12:01am, 8 July 2024 Statistics: key stage 2 Page summary:
National curriculum assessments and review outcomes at key stage 2, including measures of progress between key stages 1 and 2. Change made:
Added ‘Key stage 2 attainment 2024: national headlines’ to ‘National curriculum assessments at key stage 2’. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 July 2024 Key stage 2 attainment 2024: national headlines Page summary:
Provisional national headline results for the 2024 national curriculum assessments at key stage 2. Change made:
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9:30am, 9 July 2024 Sir Kevan Collins appointed at DfE as Non-Executive Board Member Page summary:
Sir Kevan to provide scrutiny and advice on government’s delivery of high and rising standards in schools. Change made:
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11:09am, 10 July 2024 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Added ‘Department for Education: non-executive board member’ to ‘Appointments made: April 2024 to March 2025’. Time updated:
3:38pm, 10 July 2024 Provision for children under 5 in England: January 2024 Page summary:
Statistics on children aged 2 to 4 registered for funded early education and childcare entitlements in England, including on staff and providers delivering them. Change made:
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9:30am, 11 July 2024 Statistics: childcare and early years Page summary:
Childcare arrangements for all ages and early years provision for children who are 5 years of age or younger. Change made:
Added ‘Provision for children under 5 in England: January 2024’. Time updated:
9:30am, 11 July 2024 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 28 June 2024. Time updated:
9:30am, 11 July 2024 Teacher and leader development: ECF and NPQs 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Experimental statistics on ECTs and mentors participating in an ECF induction and other teachers participating in reformed NPQs in the 2023 to 2024 school year. Change made:
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9:30am, 11 July 2024 Flexi-job apprenticeships using an approved agency Page summary:
Information about flexi-job apprenticeships using approved agencies, in occupations that often use short-term contracts or other non-standard employment models. Change made:
Removed the contact details of CSL (Central Services) Ltd from the East of England and South East sections of the ‘Register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies’, as this agency no longer offers this service. Time updated:
12:26pm, 11 July 2024 Statutory teacher induction: appropriate bodies Page summary:
Find an appropriate body to assure your teacher induction. Information about the role of an appropriate body and their locations in England. Change made:
Updated the list ‘Find an appropriate body’ to include new links and contact details. Time updated:
2:30pm, 11 July 2024 Academy conversion: important dates Page summary:
Deadlines for schools converting to academy status. Change made:
Added the key dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2024. Removed the dates for schools converting to academy status on 1 April, 1 May, 1 June and 1 July 2024, as those dates have now passed. Time updated:
2:00pm, 12 July 2024 School and college security Page summary:
Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations. Change made:
Removed a broken link in the ‘School security lockdown’ section of ‘Site security guidance’ and redirected users to a new link providing further resources on protective security. Time updated:
2:00pm, 12 July 2024 T Levels: guidance for providers Page summary:
Information for providers of T Levels. Change made:
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2:00pm, 12 July 2024 International relocation payments: guidance for ITT providers Page summary:
Information for ITT providers and schools about international relocation payments for trainee teachers and teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK. Change made:
Removed information about the 2023 to 2024 application process which has now ended. Time updated:
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The latest news from the DfE

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education
Primary assessments: future dates Page summary:
This page summarises future assessment dates in primary schools, to assist schools with their forward planning. Change made:
Added dates and links for schools carrying out the Department for Education’s early years foundation stage framework profile assessment in primary schools. Time updated:
9:02am, 12 February 2024 Further education corporations and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide Page summary:
Legal and regulatory requirements and recommended practice that apply to further education (FE) and sixth-form college corporations. Change made:
Updated ‘FE and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide’. Added a link to local skills improvement plans statutory guidance. Made updates to accountability agreements and local needs duty in ‘duty to review provision’ section. Clarified how often boards must conduct self-assessment in ‘governance reviews’ section. Added resources to ‘Further reading’ section, on positive behaviours and estate management. Time updated:
4:42pm, 12 February 2024 Leading teacher development national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help teachers learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in their school to expand their skills. Change made:
The NPQ start date has been updated to February 2024. Time updated:
5:52pm, 12 February 2024 Leading teaching national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help teachers learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase. Change made:
Updated NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
5:56pm, 12 February 2024 Leading behaviour and culture national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help teachers learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils thrive. Change made:
Updated NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
5:58pm, 12 February 2024 Senior leadership national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help teachers and school leaders develop leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in their school. Change made:
Updated NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
6:02pm, 12 February 2024 Executive leadership national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help school leaders develop the expertise needed to be an outstanding leader, leading improvements across a group of schools or multi-academy trust. Change made:
Updated NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
6:04pm, 12 February 2024 Providers delivering T Levels and the T Level foundation year Page summary:
Details of providers registered to deliver T Levels and providers intending to deliver the T Level foundation year. Change made:
Added an updated version of ‘T Levels provider list’. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 February 2024 Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement Page summary:
Guidance for academy trusts planning to make organisational changes or close an academy by mutual agreement with the Secretary of State. Change made:
Added new ‘Making significant changes to an academy’ guidance, applicable from April 2024. Time updated:
10:00am, 13 February 2024 Leading literacy national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help teachers learn how to effectively teach and promote literacy across the whole school, year group, key stage or phase. Change made:
Updated the NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
12:25pm, 13 February 2024 Headship national professional qualification Page summary:
A course to help school leaders and headteachers develop the knowledge behind expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher. Change made:
Updated the NPQ start date to February 2024. Time updated:
12:30pm, 13 February 2024 Teachers’ pension scheme payments: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2023 to 2024 financial year. Change made:
Added ‘Teachers’ pension scheme payments: December 2023’. Time updated:
1:36pm, 13 February 2024 DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
Added ‘Department for Education and executive agency spend: December 2023’. Time updated:
1:36pm, 13 February 2024 Independent schools: warning notices and enforcement letters Page summary:
Schools currently failing to meet the independent school standards. Change made:
Updated ‘Independent schools: warning notices’ with the schools subject to regulatory action as of 31 January 2024. Time updated:
1:54pm, 13 February 2024 Qualifications attracting high value courses premium Page summary:
Lists the qualifications that attract the high value course premium in the 16 to 19 funding formula. Change made:
Added ‘Qualifications attracting high value courses premium for the 2024 to 2025 allocations’. Time updated:
2:00pm, 13 February 2024 Flexible working in schools Page summary:
Updated non-statutory guidance for employers and staff who want to make arrangements for flexible working. Change made:
‘Flexible working in schools’ guidance will be updated in April 2024 to align with the new flexible working law when is comes into force. Time updated:
3:47pm, 13 February 2024 Advisory board meetings schedule and preparation templates Page summary:
Schedule of advisory board meetings and meeting preparation templates. Change made:
The London advisory board’s May meeting will now be on 16 May. It was previously scheduled for 23 May. Time updated:
4:44pm, 13 February 2024 New school proposals Page summary:
Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up. Change made:
Updated ‘Local authorities seeking proposers’: a primary school in Ipswich has been added. Time updated:
5:29pm, 13 February 2024 Free schools and UTCs: successful applications Page summary:
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage. Change made:
Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for February 2024. Time updated:
9:30am, 14 February 2024 Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) Page summary:
An interactive spreadsheet for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England. Change made:
Updated ‘Local authority interactive tool’ and ‘Local authority interactive tool: version log’. Time updated:
11:27am, 14 February 2024 Fostering recruitment and retention programme grant determination Page summary:
Section 31 grant determination letter sent to the lead local authorities of regional cluster groups selected for funding through the investment in fostering reform. Change made:
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1:09pm, 14 February 2024 Local authority delivery support funding Page summary:
Delivery support funding for financial year 2023 to 2024 to support local authorities meet costs associated with rolling out the expanded early year entitlements. Change made:
‘Local authority allocations’ document updated to correct allocation amounts for Cambridgeshire and Central Bedfordshire. Time updated:
1:59pm, 14 February 2024 Wraparound childcare: guidance for local authorities Page summary:
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they’ll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024. Change made:
Updated ‘Annex C: local authority capacity delivery plan template’: duplicate column deleted and removed incorrect formulas. Time updated:
2:34pm, 14 February 2024 British schools overseas: inspection reports for accredited schools Page summary:
Inspection reports for British schools overseas that meet DfE accreditation standards and are registered on Get information about schools (GIAS). Change made:
Added International School of Flanders, Egypt British International School, Doha British School – Ain Khaled, GEMS Cambridge International School, Star International School Mirdif and The British School of Tashkent. Updated Caxton College. Time updated:
3:58pm, 14 February 2024 Find, join or create a network for school business professionals Page summary:
How business professionals working in schools can find, join or create a network of local school business professionals. Change made:
Updated ‘Find a school business professional network’ to add North Warwickshire School Business Professional Network and SWIFT SBM Professional Community, and update the contact details for Cheshire Finance Network and HASBM. Time updated:
4:16pm, 14 February 2024 Request for regulators to publish an update on their strategic approach to AI: Secretary of State letters Page summary:
Letters requesting a set of regulators to update their strategic approach to AI, with the intention of increasing the transparency around how they are implementing the AI Regulation White Paper proposals. Change made:
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7:52am, 15 February 2024 Apprenticeships: February 2024 Page summary:
Monthly apprenticeship starts in England from August to November 2023. Change made:
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9:30am, 15 February 2024 Statistics: further education and skills Page summary:
Statistics on participation and learner outcomes in the further education and skills sector, including apprenticeships, reported from January 2014 to date. Change made:
Added ‘Apprenticeships: February 2024’ to ‘Latest releases’. Time updated:
9:30am, 15 February 2024 Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice Page summary:
Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic years. Change made:
Updates to ‘Initial teacher training: criteria and supporting advice – 2024 to 2025’: updated ‘Fee-charging arrangements’ to reflect changes to funding regulations. Updated C1.2 Degree criteria to correct reference to the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). Changes have been made for clarity in C1.4 ITT recruitment practices for reference checks, and in C2.2 Intensive training and practice for intensive training and practice taking place in placement schools. Updated C2.5 Mentoring to clarify consideration of prior learning, and added footnote to minimum time allocations table. Renamed C2.6 from ‘Assessment of programmes’ to ‘Assessment’. Hyperlinks have been updated throughout the document. Time updated:
9:30am, 15 February 2024 Special educational needs person level survey: technical specification Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities completing returns for the 2024 and 2025 special educational needs person level survey (SEN2). Change made:
‘Special educational needs person level technical specification 2025’ has been updated. Changes are described in the version history. Time updated:
10:59am, 15 February 2024 Independent schools: Inspections Page summary:
Letters from the Department for Education to Ofsted and ISI in relation to the inspection of independent schools and joint working. Change made:
Updated ‘Ofsted Standard Inspection Cycle Letter’ with new version. Time updated:
11:07am, 15 February 2024 DfE major projects: appointment letters for Senior Responsible Owners Page summary:
DfE appointment letters for Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) Senior Responsible Owners (SROs). Change made:
Replaced ‘T Levels: SRO re-appointment letter’ with ‘T Levels: SRO appointment letter’. Time updated:
11:34am, 15 February 2024 Turing Scheme: international study and work placements Page summary:
Guidance on funding for international study and work placements through the Turing Scheme, for schools, further education and higher education providers. Change made:
Updated the ‘Turing Scheme: international study and work placements’ page to state that applications are now open.Updated the ‘Overview of the Turing Scheme’ page to include the return journey in the available funding section.Updated pages ‘Turing Scheme: guidance for schools’, ‘Turing Scheme: guidance for further education providers’ and ‘Turing Scheme: guidance for higher education providers’ to align messaging on organisational support and funding.Temporarily removed Welsh language version to be updated. Time updated:
12:58pm, 15 February 2024 Turing Scheme: apply for funding for international placements Page summary:
Information on applying for funding for international study and work placements for schools, further education providers and higher education providers. Change made:
Updated the ‘Turing Scheme: apply for funding for international placements’ page to reflect current Turing Scheme dates and processes.Added links to the assessment questions and grant calculator.Temporarily removed Welsh language version to be updated. Time updated:
12:59pm, 15 February 2024 DfE senior management meetings Page summary:
Summaries of the Department for Education’s board meetings. Change made:
Added ‘Board meeting: 7 December 2023’. Time updated:
1:46pm, 15 February 2024 Explaining Prevent to staff and students in higher education Page summary:
Guidance for those with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the Prevent duty in higher education. Change made:
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10:00am, 16 February 2024 Multiply campaign: communications toolkit and logos Page summary:
Communication guidance, logos and link to the ‘Skills campaign toolkits’ page. Change made:
Updated ‘Multiply communications toolkit’, removed the outdated ‘Multiply social media assets’ zip file and added new ‘Multiply logos’ zip file. Time updated:
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Recruiting remand foster carers

Could you support young people aged 16,17 or 18 who are going through a difficult period in their lives? If so, you’ll be supported by getting paid from £467 per week…

We are looking for ‘Remand Foster Carers’ whose role is to care for young people while they await court dates for an offence they are alleged to have committed. So, if you are the type of person who is good at influencing a young person to ‘turn things around’ and would be able to provide short-term foster care in this remit, we would love to hear from you.

The length of placements could vary but are a maximum of few months. By providing this type of specialist fostering, it offers an alternative to a young person living in custodial care before appearing in court.

You may be particularly suited to remand fostering if you have previous experience of fostering, you have experience of working with young people, or if you have a passion for guiding young people and rebuilding their self-esteem.

These types of placements are believed to decrease the cycle of imprisonment and re-offending, helping them into a better future.

What is the role of a foster carer during a remand placement? 

During a remand placement, their foster carer’s role is to:

  • supervise and care for the young person in their home
  • support the young person to develop skills in communication, conflict resolution, relationships, and day-to-day life skills
  • keep records, evidence the young person’s progress, and report any safeguarding concerns to the young person’s Social Worker and their own Supervising Social Worker
  • respect the young person’s specific ethnic and cultural needs 
  • work closely with other professionals
  • accompany the young person to and from court appearances
  • attend foster care training

Remand Foster Carers Receive a Higher Allowance

As with any specialist placement, remand foster carers receive a higher allowance from £467 per week. This allowance reflects the complexities of the placement and additional skills needed.

Please bear in mind you will be provided with training and emotional and financial support every step of the way.

To register your interest in remand fostering, or for further information, email Haringey’s fostering service: fosteringrecruitment@haringey.gov.uk or phone: 020 8489 3754.

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Weekly update from the Department for Education

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Further education: initial teacher education Page summary:
Information for providers of initial teacher education (ITE) for the further education (FE) sector. Change made:
Information has been added to ‘Expectations for the delivery of initial teacher education for FE’ on the teacher mentoring programme developed by Cognition Learning Group. Time updated:
9:30am, 6 November 2023 Get school-to-school support from system leaders Page summary:
Get help and support from system leaders to improve your school. Change made:
Updated ‘National leaders of governance’ section to show the programme is now closed. Time updated:
3:24pm, 6 November 2023 Finding an end-point assessment organisation Page summary:
How employers and training providers can find an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for their apprentice. Change made:
Updated ‘End-point assessment organisations on the apprenticeship provider and assessment register’ and ‘List of standards’ for October 2023. Time updated:
11:54am, 7 November 2023 School preference data collections guide Page summary:
Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2024. Change made:
Updated ‘School preference data collections 2023: guide’ with the 2024 version. Time updated:
1:56pm, 7 November 2023 Mandatory qualification for SENCOs Page summary:
Information about the mandatory qualifications special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) must gain within 3 years of taking up their post. Change made:
Updated ‘Transition to national professional qualification for special educational needs co-ordinators’: changed a subheading from ‘Appropriate qualifications for a SENCO’ to ‘Requirements for SENCOs’, and segmented paragraphs to clarify who the information is aimed at. Moved information about updating the page and Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 to the top of the page. Time updated:
2:42pm, 7 November 2023 School preference data collections: guide to submitting data Page summary:
How local authorities should submit data for the annual school preference collections. Change made:
Added collection deadlines for 2023 to 2024 to the ‘Important dates’ section. Updated the link to the 2024 technical specification in the ‘Collection documents’ section. Time updated:
5:06pm, 7 November 2023 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Updated ‘Appointments made: April 2023 to March 2024’ with the appointment of Mark McClennon and Jane Hadfield as board members for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. Time updated:
9:30am, 8 November 2023 School census 2023 to 2024: technical information Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2023 to 2024 school census data. Change made:
Annex B and G have been updated to include a new code N00787 for expanded hours and to change code N00202 to eligibility. Time updated:
9:40am, 8 November 2023 Implementing supported accommodation reforms: section 31 grant determination letter Page summary:
Grant determination letters confirming allocation of £123 million to local authorities between April 2023 and October 2024. Change made:
The grant determination letter for October 2023 has been added. Time updated:
10:55am, 8 November 2023 Improvement notice issued to Plymouth City Council: November 2023 Page summary:
An improvement notice issued to Plymouth City Council following an Ofsted inspection in June 2023. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00pm, 8 November 2023 Improvement notices and directions Page summary:
Improvement notices and directions about children’s services issued to councils by the Department for Education. Change made:
Added ‘Improvement notice issued to Plymouth City Council: November 2023’ to the open notices section. Time updated:
12:00pm, 8 November 2023 Offer a trainee teacher placement Page summary:
Explains what schools need to do to offer initial teaching training (ITT) placements from September 2024. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:29am, 9 November 2023 Education and training statistics for the UK: 2023 Page summary:
Data on schools, attainment, qualifications gained, education expenditure, further education and higher education in the UK. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 November 2023 Statistics: education and training Page summary:
Statistics on education and training in the UK, including schools, post compulsory education, qualifications and education expenditure. Change made:
Added ‘Education and training statistics for the UK: 2023’. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 November 2023 Skills Bootcamps: starts 2022 to 2023 Page summary:
A summary of provider-reported Skills Bootcamps starts between April 2022 and March 2023. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 November 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 27 October 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 November 2023 Statistics: further education and skills Page summary:
Statistics on participation and learner outcomes in the further education and skills sector, including apprenticeships, reported from January 2014 to date. Change made:
Added ‘Skills Bootcamps: starts 2022 to 2023’. Time updated:
9:30am, 9 November 2023 Academy conversion: surplus and deficit balance transfer process Page summary:
Guidance for schools and local authorities on what happens if a school has a budget surplus or deficit when it converts to academy status. Change made:
Updated section 5 to clarify wording in the ‘Treatment of surplus and deficit balances when maintained schools become academies’ document. Time updated:
11:50am, 9 November 2023 Connect the classroom Page summary:
Find out about the programme to upgrade wifi networks in schools and who can take part. Change made:
Removed a reference to a 5-year licence to cover costs, as that is no longer current. Revised the total available funding figure from £180 million to £200 million. Updated the information about webinars for suppliers, and for schools and responsible bodies. Time updated:
12:21pm, 9 November 2023 Awarding organisations: submitting qualifications for approval Page summary:
Single access point for awarding organisations to submit level 3 alternative academic qualifications or level 2 and 3 technical qualifications for approval. Change made:
Updated ‘Submit a level 3 small alternative academic qualification (AAQ) or technical occupational qualification approval’ for qualifications that will be taught in the 2026 to 2027 academic year. Time updated:
2:49pm, 9 November 2023 Special educational needs person level survey: technical specification Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities completing returns for the 2024 special educational needs person level survey (SEN2). Change made:
‘Special educational needs person level technical specification 2024’ has been updated. Changes are described in the version history. Time updated:
3:38pm, 9 November 2023 Guide to post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below in England Page summary:
An overview of post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below for awarding organisations and providers. Change made:
Updated ‘Guide to post-16 qualifications at level 3 and below’ to reflect latest information on the cycles and reforms. Time updated:
3:42pm, 9 November 2023 Statistics at DfE Page summary:
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Change made:
Added DfE external data shares for 2024 to ‘Upcoming ad hoc statistics and data releases’. Time updated:
4:45pm, 9 November 2023 Advisory board meetings schedule and preparation templates Page summary:
Schedule of advisory board meetings and meeting preparation templates. Change made:
Updated the date of the December meeting for the East of England advisory board from 21 December to 19 December in ‘Schedule of advisory board meetings 2023 to 2024 academic year. Time updated:
5:47pm, 9 November 2023 Skills training to be transformed with innovative projects    Page summary:
People across the country set to benefit from more skills training, with £200 million to help them launch careers in key industries. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:01am, 10 November 2023 Local skills improvement fund (LSIF) awards: 2023 to 2025 Page summary:
Details of the local skills improvement fund (LSIF) awards to each area of England. Change made:
Updated ‘Lead applicants for LSIF by region’ to show LSIF funding awarded to each area of England. Time updated:
12:15am, 10 November 2023 Local skills improvement plans (LSIPs): implementation and review Page summary:
Information to support the implementation and review of LSIPs (stage 2). Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:15am, 10 November 2023 Local skills improvement plans Page summary:
Statutory guidance for the development and review of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs). Change made:
Added a link to the guidance page for stage 2 of LSIPs for more information. Time updated:
12:15am, 10 November 2023 Higher technical education skills injection fund 2 Page summary:
Guidance to providers who have successfully applied for the second round of the higher technical education (HTE) skills injection fund. Change made:
Added the list of successful applicants. Updated the information for applicants to reflect that applications have now closed. Time updated:
9:30am, 10 November 2023 School resource management Page summary:
Information, tools, training, and guidance to help schools and trusts save money on day-to-day costs. Change made:
Added link to ‘Buying for schools’ in the section ‘Getting the best value from your non-staff spend’. Time updated:
9:48am, 10 November 2023 Apply for the trust establishment and growth fund Page summary:
Apply for funding to support the creation of a new multi-academy trust (MAT) or to expand an existing MAT into a new area. Change made:
Updated the expenditure plan document to make it editable. Time updated:
10:00am, 10 November 2023 Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) Page summary:
An interactive spreadsheet for comparing data about children and young people across all local authorities in England. Change made:
Updated ‘Local authority interactive tool’ and ‘Local authority interactive tool: version log’. Time updated:
11:48am, 10 November 2023 Flexi-job apprenticeships using an approved agency Page summary:
Information about flexi-job apprenticeships using approved agencies, in occupations that often use short-term contracts or other non-standard employment models. Change made:
Removed The Apprenticeship Works from the ‘Register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies’. Time updated:
12:00pm, 10 November 2023 Apply to become a families first for children pathfinder area Page summary:
Support for local authorities applying to become a wave 2 area on the families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme. Change made:
Updated to reflect that applications have closed. Time updated:
12:53pm, 10 November 2023 Families first for children (FFC) pathfinder programme Page summary:
Information about the FFC pathfinder and family networks pilot (FNP) that will work with local authorities to deliver children’s social care reform. Change made:
Guidance has been updated to show that applications for the FFC pathfinder wave 2 are now closed. Time updated:
12:53pm, 10 November 2023 Termination warning notice to Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy Trust in relation to Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 11 September 2023 Termination warning notice to Roundhill Primary School Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to The Partnership Trust in relation to Roundhill Primary School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 16 October 2023 Termination warning notice to Pewsey Vale School Page summary:
Termination warning notice to the Pewsey Vale School (Single Academy Trust) in relation to Pewsey Vale School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 22 September 2023 Termination warning notice to Saltash Community School Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to the South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust in relation to Saltash Community School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 11 September 2023 Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary:
DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. Change made:
Added termination warning notices to Roundhill Primary School, Beechview Academy, Saltash Community School, Pen Mill Infant and Nursery Academy and Pewsey Vale School to ‘Warning notices’. Time updated:
2:00pm, 10 November 2023 Early years initial teacher training (ITT): a guide for employers Page summary:
Training opportunities and funding for your graduate employees to gain early years teacher status. Change made:
Updated to show that we are now recruiting for September 2024. Time updated:
4:23pm, 10 November 2023 Early years initial teacher training: 2023 to 2024 funding guidance Page summary:
Funding guidance for early years initial teacher training (EYITT) providers for 2023 to 2024. Change made:
‘Withdrawals and deferrals’ section updated to clarify that employers can keep a relevant portion of the employer incentive funding. Time updated:
4:26pm, 10 November 2023 Early years initial teacher training: 2024 to 2025 funding guidance Page summary:
Funding guidance for early years initial teacher training (EYITT) providers for 2024 to 2025. Change made:
‘Withdrawals and deferrals’ section updated to clarify that employers can keep a relevant portion of the employer incentive funding. Time updated:
4:28pm, 10 November 2023 Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges Page summary:
Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. Change made:
Updated to reflect DfE’s new offer of a second grant for senior mental health leads and with latest statistics on the uptake of the grant.
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Weekly update from the DfE 28 October 2023

 
Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Further education corporations and sixth-form college corporations: governance guide Page summary:
Legal and regulatory requirements and recommended practice that apply to further education (FE) and sixth-form college corporations. Change made:
Updated the section ‘Investments and trading’ following new Charity Commission guidance. Time updated:
12:57pm, 23 October 2023 Privacy information: education providers’ workforce, including teachers Page summary:
Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for education providers and teachers. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
3:46pm, 23 October 2023 T Level industry placements delivery guidance Page summary:
Guidance to help providers and employers deliver high-quality industry placements Change made:
Added ‘Recommended supplementary qualifications for students studying agricultural T Levels’. Time updated:
4:27pm, 23 October 2023 Education Secretary says parents can see sex education material Page summary:
Education Secretary’s letters make crystal clear that schools must share relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum material with parents. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
10:30pm, 23 October 2023 Finding an end-point assessment organisation Page summary:
How employers and training providers can find an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for their apprentice. Change made:
‘End-point assessment organisations on the apprenticeship provider and assessment register’ has been updated for September 2023. Time updated:
9:40am, 24 October 2023 Early years education recovery programme Page summary:
Information on new continuing professional development, qualifications, and support and guidance for the early years sector, funded by the Department for Education. Change made:
Updated information on early years child development training, including notification that Module 6 is now available and the title of Module 7 updated to ‘An effective curriculum’.Updated information on national professional qualification in early years leadership, including delivery partners, programme funding, and programme length (time spent per week). Time updated:
10:14am, 24 October 2023 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Updated ‘Appointments made: April 2023 to March 2024’ with the appointment of Gary Page as a board member for the Student Loans Company. Time updated:
10:25am, 24 October 2023 International qualified teacher status (iQTS) Page summary:
The government’s policy on international qualified teacher status (iQTS). Change made:
Removed ‘iQTS pilot phase’ and ‘iQTS wider roll out’ sections and added ‘providers approved to offer iQTS’ following the completion of the approvals process. Time updated:
12:00pm, 24 October 2023 Secretary of State letters to schools about sharing curriculum resources with parents Page summary:
Letters clarifying schools’ responsibilities to share teaching materials with parents, particularly relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) resources. Change made:
Added a new letter from Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP to schools about sharing curriculum resources. Time updated:
12:20pm, 24 October 2023 Child and family social worker workforce Page summary:
We’d like your views on proposals to introduce national rules on the use of agency child and family social workers in local authority children’s social care. Change made:
‘Child and family social worker workforce: consultation response’ and ‘Child and family social worker workforce: consultation analysis’ have been added. Time updated:
9:30am, 25 October 2023 Closed financial health notice to improve: Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Page summary:
A financial health notice to improve issued to Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Change made:
Added letter sent to Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College on 3 October 2023 to lift the financial notice to improve. Time updated:
12:46pm, 25 October 2023 Financial health notice to improve: Strode College Page summary:
A financial health notice to improve issued to Strode College by the Department for Education. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:47pm, 25 October 2023 Colleges and higher education institutions notices to improve Page summary:
Letters issued to general further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and higher education institutions with a notice to improve. Change made:
Moved ‘Financial health notice to improve: Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College’ to ‘Closed notices’. Added ‘Financial notice to improve: Strode College’ to ‘Open notices’. Time updated:
12:48pm, 25 October 2023 Expert apprenticeship training providers Page summary:
List of training providers taking part in the expert apprenticeship training provider pilot. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
1:00pm, 25 October 2023 Government continues children’s social care reform Page summary:
Funding for over 460 new children’s social worker apprenticeship opportunities across the country. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
3:31pm, 25 October 2023 Pupil premium Page summary:
Information on pupil premium funding, how school leaders can use it effectively and pupil premium strategy statements. Change made:
Updated the ‘Pupil premium strategy statement template’, ‘Example pupil premium strategy statement (primary)’, ‘Example pupil premium strategy statement (secondary)’ and ‘Example pupil premium strategy statement (special)’ to update the content in the Outcomes sections and reflect the information schools can publish about pupil outcomes in the 2022 to 2023 academic year. Time updated:
4:17pm, 25 October 2023 Participation measures in higher education: 2021 to 2022 Page summary:
Participation measures in higher education up to the academic year 2021 to 2022. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 13 October 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Participation measures in higher education Page summary:
Statistics relating to participation measures in higher education. Change made:
Added ‘Participation measures in higher education: 2021 to 2022’. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Elective home education guidance review Page summary:
We’re seeking views on proposed changes to the non-statutory elective home education guidance for local authorities and parents. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Children in need: 2022 to 2023 Page summary:
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children’s social services for the year ending 31 March 2023. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Statistics: children in need and child protection Page summary:
Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children’s social services. Change made:
Added ‘Children in need: 2022 to 2023’ statistics. Time updated:
9:30am, 26 October 2023 Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice Page summary:
Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic years. Change made:
Updated the ‘Initial teacher training: criteria and supporting advice 2023 to 2024’. Section C.2.3 School placements reintroduces the reference to suggested timings for placements in schools/education settings. This was in previous versions of the criteria and remains as suggested timing for 2023 to 2024. Time updated:
12:56pm, 26 October 2023 Disclosure of civil servant roles and salary information Page summary:
Information on roles and salaries for members of the Department for Education (DfE) and its arm’s length bodies (ALBs). Change made:
Added junior and senior staff data for September 2023. Time updated:
1:27pm, 26 October 2023 Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education Page summary:
The Department for Education’s (DfE) position on the use of generative AI in the education sector. Change made:
Updated the guidance on ‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) in education’ to include information on data privacy and intellectual property. Time updated:
4:27pm, 26 October 2023 Investment in childcare boosted by new resources and online tools Page summary:
More nursery and early years places and spaces to be delivered, with an online childcare eligibility checker to give information about new support. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:01am, 27 October 2023 Early years foundation stage (EYFS): regulatory changes Page summary:
We’re seeking views on proposed changes to requirements in the early years foundation stage (EYFS). Change made:
Added ‘Early years foundation stage (EYFS): regulatory changes – government consultation response’. Time updated:
9:30am, 27 October 2023 Early years foundation stage (EYFS) 2021 reforms: evaluation Page summary:
A report evaluating the statutory EYFS 2021 reforms, aimed at improving early years outcomes for all children. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 27 October 2023 Wraparound childcare: guidance for local authorities Page summary:
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they’ll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 27 October 2023 Early years foundation stage consultation: a survey of providers Page summary:
Research on how likely childcare providers are to implement proposed changes to the early years foundation stage. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 27 October 2023 DfE monthly workforce management information: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
‘DfE monthly workforce management information: September 2023’ added. Time updated:
9:51am, 27 October 2023 Termination warning notice to Bournville School Page summary:
Termination warning notice to the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust in relation to Bournville School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 11 September 2023 Termination warning notice to Grestone Academy Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to the Hamstead Hall Academy Trust in relation to Grestone Academy. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 11 September 2023 Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary:
DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. Change made:
Added termination warning notices to Bournville School and Grestone Academy. Time updated:
10:00am, 27 October 2023 International qualified teacher status (iQTS): inspection policy Page summary:
The Department for Education’s policy for the iQTS inspection regime. Change made:
Added new ‘International qualified teacher status (iQTS): pilot inspection framework’. Time updated:
10:30am, 27 October 2023 DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
Added ‘Department for Education and executive agency spend: August 2023’. Time updated:
12:00pm, 27 October 2023 Teachers’ pension scheme payments: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2023 to 2024 financial year. Change made:
Added ‘Teachers’ pension scheme payments: August 2023’. Time updated:
12:00pm, 27 October 2023 Senior mental health lead training Page summary:
Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. Change made:
Updated the list of DfE assured senior mental health lead training courses.
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Weekly update from the DfE 14 October

 
Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Exemptions from the EYFS for providers and individual children Page summary:
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS). Change made:
First published. Time updated:
10:00am, 9 October 2023 First ever hackathon in education to explore AI Page summary:
Hackathon to test how artificial intelligence could reduce workloads and drive up standards. Change made:
Correcting a typo Time updated:
11:14am, 9 October 2023 Early years foundation stage profile handbook Page summary:
Guidance on completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile assessment in the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Change made:
Updated the ‘early years foundation stage profile handbook’ for 2024. Time updated:
1:34pm, 9 October 2023 National Citizen Service (NCS): guidance for schools and colleges Page summary:
How to use NCS in a school or college to help develop students’ skills and confidence. Change made:
Replaced ‘National Citizen Service: guidance for schools and colleges’ with a new version reflecting the NCS strategy for 2023 to 2025. Time updated:
4:11pm, 9 October 2023 Children looked after return 2024 to 2025: technical specifications Page summary:
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2024 to 2025. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
4:22pm, 9 October 2023 Children looked after return 2024 to 2025: guide Page summary:
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2024 to 2025. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
4:24pm, 9 October 2023 Children looked after return: guide to submitting data Page summary:
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903). Change made:
The 2024 to 2025 return guide for local authorities and technical specification have been added. The 2023 to 2024 return dates have been added. Time updated:
4:29pm, 9 October 2023 School and college security Page summary:
Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations. Change made:
Updated the further guidance section of ‘School and college security’, and added a link to the Youth Endowment Fund toolkit. Time updated:
4:56pm, 9 October 2023 School census 2023 to 2024: technical information Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2023 to 2024 school census data. Change made:
Updated the ‘School census 2023 to 2024: business and technical specification’. Changes are listed in the version history under Annex H. Time updated:
5:18pm, 9 October 2023 £196 million to support new trainee teachers Page summary:
Teacher recruitment will see a huge boost this academic year with £196 million to attract more teachers across key subjects.  Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:01am, 10 October 2023 International relocation payments: guidance for ITT providers Page summary:
Information for ITT providers and schools about international relocation payments for trainee teachers and teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK. Change made:
Added information about the extension of the IRP pilot for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Time updated:
12:15am, 10 October 2023 Funding: initial teacher training (ITT) Page summary:
Funding guidance for schools and ITT providers including bursaries, scholarships and salaried route grants. Change made:
Added ‘Funding: initial teacher training (ITT), academic year 2024 to 2025’ Time updated:
12:15am, 10 October 2023 Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision Page summary:
A summary of the delivery of commitments in the transforming children and young people’s mental health provision green paper. Change made:
Added a report on the ‘Mental health support team school and college survey’. Time updated:
9:30am, 10 October 2023 Early years census: technical specification Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census 2024. Change made:
Updated the ‘Early years census 2024: business and technical specification’. Changes are listed in the version history. Time updated:
12:52pm, 10 October 2023 Children in need census 2024 to 2025: guide Page summary:
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2024 to 2025 returns. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
11:43am, 11 October 2023 Children in need census 2024 to 2025: COLLECT reports specifications Page summary:
Specifications of children in need census reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
11:43am, 11 October 2023 Children in need census: guide to submitting data Page summary:
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census. Change made:
2023 to 2024 census dates and 2024 to 2025 census guides have been added. Time updated:
11:43am, 11 October 2023 Help and support for colleges Page summary:
Information about the range of help and support available from the FE Commissioner, Department for Education and delivery partners. Change made:
Added ‘Effective practice in approaching cultural change in colleges’ guide to ‘Other helpful resources’ section. Time updated:
1:46pm, 11 October 2023 Access your school attendance data Page summary:
Guidance on how to use the view your education data service to access the monitor your school attendance tool. Change made:
Added links to the ‘View your education data’, ‘How to-register for an IDAMS account’ and ‘DfE Sign-in’ pages. Time updated:
2:17pm, 11 October 2023 Trust Capacity Fund (TCaF) award recipients Page summary:
Successful applicants who applied to the Trust Capacity Fund in the 2019 to 2025 funding rounds. Change made:
Updated ‘Trust Capacity Fund award recipients 2022 to 2023’ and added ‘Trust Capacity Fund award recipients 2023 to 2025’. Time updated:
3:03pm, 11 October 2023 Apply for the trust capacity fund Page summary:
Apply for funding to help multi-academy trusts develop their capacity and take on underperforming schools, particularly in education investment areas. Change made:
Added link to trust capacity fund award recipients for 2019 to 2023. Time updated:
3:03pm, 11 October 2023 Apply for the trust establishment and growth fund Page summary:
Apply for funding to support the creation of a new multi-academy trust (MAT) or to expand an existing MAT into a new area. Change made:
Added link to trust capacity fund award recipients for 2019 to 2023. Time updated:
3:03pm, 11 October 2023 Apprenticeships and traineeships: October 2023 Page summary:
Monthly apprenticeship starts in England from August 2022 to July 2023. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 29 September 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2023 Page summary:
Provisional information on the 2023 phonics screening check and assessments at key stage 1, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 Statistics: key stage 1 Page summary:
Statistics on national curriculum assessments at key stage 1 and phonics screening check results. Change made:
Added, ‘Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: England 2023’. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 Condition Data Collection 2 (CDC2) programme Page summary:
Find out about the CDC2 programme and when preliminary meetings and school site visits will take place. Change made:
Added ‘Confirmed tranche 7 and tranche 8 list: CDC2 programme’. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 Statistics: further education and skills Page summary:
Statistics on participation and learner outcomes in the further education and skills sector, including apprenticeships, reported from January 2014 to date. Change made:
Added ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships: October 2023’ to ‘Latest releases’. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 October 2023 More primary school pupils meet reading standards Page summary:
Primary school pupils show improvement in their reading ability as attainment in this year’s reading assessment increases since last year. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
11:53am, 12 October 2023 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Updated ‘Appointments made: April 2023 to March 2024’ with the appointment of Sir Martyn Oliver as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Time updated:
12:00pm, 12 October 2023 Sir Martyn Oliver confirmed as the next Ofsted chief inspector Page summary:
The privy council has confirmed today that they have approved Sir Martyn Oliver as the next HMCI for Ofsted. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:01pm, 12 October 2023 Apply to the APAR as an apprenticeship training provider Page summary:
How to apply to join the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR) to receive government funding to train apprentices. Change made:
We have updated the ‘ Request an invitation to apply to the APAR form’ and ‘Application route 1: gaps in provision’ section. Time updated:
12:51pm, 12 October 2023 Statistics at DfE Page summary:
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Change made:
Annoucement for foundation years ad hoc statistics released on 19 October 2023 at 9:30am has been added to ‘Upcoming ad hoc statistics and data releases ‘. Time updated:
1:40pm, 12 October 2023 Subject knowledge enhancement: an introduction Page summary:
Information about subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) support for initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment. Change made:
Updated for academic year 2023 to 2024. Time updated:
3:15pm, 12 October 2023 School-level annual school census: technical information Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules describing the requirements for the school-level annual school census (SLASC). Change made:
First published. Time updated:
4:45pm, 12 October 2023 Termination warning notice to Smith’s Wood Academy Page summary:
Termination warning notice to the Fairfax Multi Academy Trust in relation to Smith’s Wood Academy. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
10:00am, 11 September 2023 Termination warning notice to Meole Brace School Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to TrustEd CSAT Alliance in relation to Meole Brace School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 25 September 2023 Termination warning notice to St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School Page summary:
Termination warning notice to the Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust in relation to St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 22 September 2023 Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary:
DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. Change made:
Added termination warning notices to City of Peterborough Academy, Fir Vale School, Meole Brace School, Smith’s Wood Academy and St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School. Time updated:
10:00am, 13 October 2023 Free schools and UTCs: successful applications Page summary:
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage. Change made:
Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for October 2023. Time updated:
12:00pm, 13 October 2023 Skills Bootcamps funding and performance management Page summary:
Guidance for suppliers under wave 3 and Jaggaer projects funded by DfE, including who is eligible to learn, how to report data and how it is evaluated. Change made:
Updated ‘Skills Bootcamps funding and performance management guidance 2023 to 2024 (Jaggaer projects 7338 and 7698)’ to include individualised learner record (ILR) learning aims codes. Time updated:
12:52pm, 13 October 2023 Letter from Minister for Schools to unions about the NFF Page summary:
Nick Gibb, Minister of State for Schools writes to 4 unions about the republication of the national funding formula (NFF) for 2024 to 2025. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
4:06pm, 13 October 2023 National funding formula for schools and high needs Page summary:
Details of the funding system for schools and high needs. Change made:
Added link to a letter from Nick Gibb, Minister of State for Schools, to unions. Time updated:
4:07pm, 13 October 2023 School teachers’ pay and conditions Page summary:
Statutory guidance on pay and conditions for teachers in England. Change made:
Added ‘School teachers’ pay and conditions document 2023 and guidance on school teachers’ pay and conditions’. Time updated:
4:16pm, 13 October 2023 School teachers’ pay and conditions: guidance Page summary:
Guidance to help schools and governance boards develop their approach to teachers’ and school leaders’ pay. Change made:
Replaced ‘Implementing your school’s approach to pay’ document with 2023 updated version. Time updated:
4:16pm, 13 October 2023 FE funding: initial teacher education (ITE) bursaries 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Guidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Change made:
Updated to reflect that applications for the 2023 to 2024 academic year closed at 5pm on 13 October 2023.
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Weekly update from gov.uk for DfE 30 September 2023

 
Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Early-career payments for teachers Page summary:
Eligible chemistry, languages, mathematics and physics teachers can now apply for early-career payments. Change made:
The window to apply for early career payments is now open and eligible teachers can apply. Time updated:
10:00am, 25 September 2023 Teachers: claim back your student loan repayments Page summary:
Eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can now claim back student loan repayments. Change made:
The window to apply to claim back student loan repayments is now open and eligible teachers can apply. Time updated:
10:00am, 25 September 2023 Levelling up premium payments for teachers Page summary:
Eligible chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics teachers can now apply for levelling up premium payments. Change made:
The window to apply to claim a levelling up payment is now open and eligible teachers can apply. The ‘List of eligible and non-eligible schools for levelling up premium payment’ in the ‘School eligibility and payment amount’ section and the ‘higher education classification of subjects (HECoS) code’ file in the ‘Qualification’ section have also been updated. Time updated:
10:00am, 25 September 2023 Apply to join the social work early career framework Page summary:
How organisations can get involved with the early adopter programme to help develop a new early career framework for child and family social workers. Change made:
Updated with names of organisations that successfully applied to cohort 1. The guidance has also been updated to reflect that the application window is currently closed. Time updated:
12:00pm, 25 September 2023 PE and sport premium for primary schools Page summary:
How much PE and sport premium funding schools will receive for the academic year 2023 to 2024 and advice on how to spend it. Change made:
Updated the section on academies and free schools to remove mentions of city technology colleges. Clarified that the funding must not be used for capital expenditure except for goods within the de minimis value for purchases set by the school. Time updated:
12:00pm, 25 September 2023 Advisory board meetings schedule and preparation templates Page summary:
Schedule of advisory board meetings and meeting preparation templates. Change made:
Updated the dates for the south-east advisory board’s January and February meetings in ‘Schedule of advisory board meetings 2023 to 2024 academic year’. Time updated:
2:03pm, 25 September 2023 Finding an end-point assessment organisation Page summary:
How employers and training providers can find an end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for their apprentice. Change made:
Updated the ‘List of standards’ for September 2023. Time updated:
3:27pm, 25 September 2023 Apprenticeship provider and assessment register: conditions of acceptance Page summary:
Guidance for training providers and end-point assessment organisations on the conditions for the apprenticeship provider and assessment register (APAR). Change made:
Added a new condition for eligible costs for EPAOs as condition 14. Previous conditions from 14 on to 22 are renumbered as 15 to 23. Time updated:
9:31am, 26 September 2023 Further education initial teacher training reform Page summary:
We are seeking views on proposed reforms to initial teacher training (ITT) for the further education (FE) sector, including changes to public funding. Change made:
Changed consultation closing date from 6 November to 7 November 2023. Time updated:
9:40am, 26 September 2023 Share your daily school attendance data Page summary:
How schools can share daily attendance data. Change made:
Updated ‘How this data will be used’ section with the latest versions of the ‘privacy notice’, ‘data collection principles’ and ‘data protection impact assessment (DPIA)’. Time updated:
10:24am, 26 September 2023 Complaints procedure Page summary:
How we handle your complaints, and advice on how to complain about a school, an early years provider or a children’s social care service. Change made:
Added information on how to complain about a Skills Bootcamp course. Time updated:
9:50am, 27 September 2023 NCCIS management information requirement Page summary:
How local authorities should use the National Client Caseload Information System (NCCIS) to send data on young people’s post-16 activities. Change made:
Added ‘NCCIS management information requirement: 2023 to 2024’. Time updated:
11:38am, 27 September 2023 Get help with flexible working in schools Page summary:
Help to implement flexible working including a toolkit of resources, webinar training and support from flexible working ambassador multi-academy trusts and schools. Change made:
Added information about the flexible working toolkit, including a link to the toolkit and a list of the sector experts who helped develop it. Time updated:
3:20pm, 27 September 2023 16 to 18 qualifications, discount codes and point scores Page summary:
Approved 16 to 18 qualifications, discount codes and point scores for reporting in the 2018 to 2025 school and college performance measures. Change made:
Updated the 16 to 18 discounting guidance. Time updated:
3:48pm, 27 September 2023 Children’s social work workforce census: reports specifications Page summary:
Specifications of children’s social work workforce reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT. Change made:
Updated ‘Children’s social work workforce census 2022 to 2023 COLLECT report specifications’ to add an under 20 age category to ‘Data summary report’, add logic to ‘Continuity report’ and add ‘Continuity report staff details report’ section. Time updated:
4:26pm, 27 September 2023 Families first for children pathfinder: grant determination letter Page summary:
Letter outlining the grant provided to local authorities in England to support delivery of families first for children (FFC) pathfinder projects. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:00am, 16 August 2023 Early years stronger practice hubs Page summary:
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs. Change made:
Added names of 6 early years stronger practice hubs. Removed Adderley Nursery School from West Midlands Heart – Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub. Added Muddy Boots as a partner setting for Yorkshire and Humber Together Early Years Stronger Practice Hub. Added local authority names to the lead settings. Time updated:
5:23pm, 27 September 2023 Thousands more pupils to receive support to improve attendance Page summary:
Government announces four new attendance hubs, widening the support to a total of 400,000 pupils. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
12:15am, 28 September 2023 Employer skills survey: 2022 Page summary:
Official statistics on vacancies, skills gaps and training, from the employer skills survey 2022. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 28 September 2023 Statistics: local authority and school finance Page summary:
Statistics on local authority and school spending on education, including academies and children and young people’s services. Change made:
Added ‘Planned local authority and school expenditure: 2023 to 2024 financial year’. Time updated:
9:30am, 28 September 2023 Planned local authority and school expenditure: 2023 to 2024 financial year Page summary:
Local authority spending plans for education, children’s services and social care. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 28 September 2023 Period product scheme: management information Page summary:
A summary of management information collected on the Department for Education’s period product scheme. Change made:
Added ‘Period product scheme: management information 2022 to 2023 academic year’ and ‘Period product scheme: management information tables 2022 to 2023 academic year’ Time updated:
9:30am, 28 September 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 11 September 2023 to 15 September 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 28 September 2023 Apply for Department for Education (DfE) personal data Page summary:
How to apply for access to personal data from DfE and its executive agencies. Change made:
Updated the DfE data sharing service application form and guidance, and the individualised learner record, national pupil database and school workforce data tables. Updated the ‘Apply directly to ONS for other key datasets’ section with information about the further education workforce and pupil parent matched dataset. Time updated:
10:00am, 28 September 2023 Improvement notice issued to Hull city council Page summary:
An improvement notice issued due to poor performance in the council’s children’s social care services. Change made:
Updated to show the improvement notice has been lifted and added a link to the new Ofsted report. Time updated:
10:00am, 28 September 2023 Key stage 4 qualifications, discount codes and point scores Page summary:
Approved key stage 4 qualifications (GCSEs, Technical Awards, AS levels and graded music exams), discount codes and point scores for reporting in the 2014 to 2025 school and college performance tables. Change made:
Replaced 2022 version of ‘Key stage 4 discounting and early entry guidance’ with the 2023 version. Time updated:
3:12pm, 28 September 2023 DfE monthly workforce management information: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
‘DfE monthly workforce management information: August 2023’ was added. Time updated:
3:55pm, 28 September 2023 Apply for qualified teacher status (QTS) if you teach outside the UK Page summary:
Routes to QTS for those with non-UK teaching qualifications or experience and UK citizens with teaching experience who live overseas. Change made:
Updated to remove links to withdrawn pages. Time updated:
4:09pm, 28 September 2023 Awarding qualified teacher status to overseas teachers Page summary:
The Department for Education (DfE) has changed the way we award qualified teacher status (QTS) to teachers from overseas. Change made:
Updated to replace a withdrawn link and clarify the location requirements for teaching experience. Time updated:
4:10pm, 28 September 2023 Free courses for jobs: provider list Page summary:
Details of the colleges and training providers that are making free level 3 qualifications available to eligible adults. Change made:
Updated ‘Free courses for jobs: list of providers’ and removed Education and Training Skills from the south-west. Time updated:
5:01pm, 28 September 2023 Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8) Page summary:
Information for schools about secondary school accountability measures, including Progress 8 and Attainment 8. Change made:
Updated ‘Secondary accountability measures: 2022 guidance’, to provide information about key stage 4 performance measures for 2023 to 2024 and plans for the headline EBacc attainment measure. Time updated:
5:36pm, 28 September 2023 Strengthening families, protecting children programme Page summary:
Local authorities’ funding for the children’s social care strengthening families, protecting children (SFPC) programme. Change made:
Added ‘Strengthening families, protecting children programme: section 31 grant determination letter (September 2023)’. Time updated:
9:30am, 29 September 2023 Apply to open a special free school Page summary:
Sets out the process to apply to set up a new special free school. Change made:
Updated ‘Local authority specifications’ to change the age range to 4 to 16 for Wiltshire. Time updated:
9:39am, 29 September 2023 Establishing a new academy: free school presumption Page summary:
Guidance on establishing new schools through the free school presumption route, and the qualities new school proposers must demonstrate. Change made:
Replaced the ‘Free school presumption guidance’ and Annexes A, B, C and D with updated versions. Time updated:
9:59am, 29 September 2023 Minister Halfon’s speech at the Council of Europe Page summary:
In a speech at the Council of Europe standing conference of ministers of education, Minister Halfon discussed the the renewal of the civic mission of education. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
10:14am, 29 September 2023 Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary:
DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. Change made:
Added termination warning notices to Akaal Primary School, Allestree Woodlands School, Barrow Hill Primary Academy, Castle View Primary School, Haven High Academy, Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, New Whittington Community Primary School, Ormiston Denes Academy, Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, and Weston Favell Academy. Time updated:
10:41am, 29 September 2023 Early education entitlements and funding Page summary:
Information about the 2023 Spring Budget announcement on early years entitlements and associated funding. Change made:
Added ‘Childminder start-up grants scheme update: September 2023’. Time updated:
1:42pm, 29 September 2023 Teachers’ pension scheme payments: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Teachers’ pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2023 to 2024 financial year. Change made:
Added ‘Teachers’ pension scheme payments: July 2023’. Time updated:
2:17pm, 29 September 2023 DfE and executive agency spend over £25,000: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Spending over £25,000 by the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies during the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
Added ‘Department for Education and executive agency spend: July 2023’. Time updated:
2:18pm, 29 September 2023 Senior mental health lead training Page summary:
Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access DfE quality assured training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
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The latest updates from the DfE

Read the latest weekly news update from the Department for Education on 2 September here.

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education The risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools Page summary:
How public sector schools can join the risk protection arrangement (RPA) – an alternative to commercial insurance that may save time and money. Change made:
Replaced ‘Academy trusts: RPA membership rules’ and ‘Church academies: RPA membership rules’ with updated versions that will come into effect on 1 September 2023.Updated the 2023 to 2024 cost information, removed the ‘Statutory inspections’ section, and included links to the ‘Get help buying for schools’ service in the ‘Additional cover and buying help’ section. Time updated:
9:02am, 29 August 2023 School registers and national thresholds for legal intervention Page summary:
We are seeking views on new regulations for keeping school registers and draft thresholds for legal interventions to improve consistency across England. Change made:
Added the government consultation response: ‘Modernising school attendance and admission registers and setting national thresholds for legal intervention’. Time updated:
9:30am, 29 August 2023 School buying: performance of initiatives Page summary:
A report on the 2020 schools’ buying strategy and how it has performed. Change made:
‘Schools commercial: performance of initiatives’ has been updated to include figures for the 2022 to 2023 financial year. References to the ‘2017 schools’ buying strategy’ have been updated to the ‘ 2020 schools’ buying strategy’. Time updated:
11:26am, 29 August 2023 Full-time enrolment of 14 to 16-year-olds in further education and sixth-form colleges Page summary:
Information for further education and sixth-form colleges directly enrolling 14 to 16-year-olds for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Change made:
Added Sir George Monoux College to the list of colleges intending to enrol 14 to 16-year-olds. Time updated:
12:40pm, 29 August 2023 Common basic data set (CBDS): database Page summary:
The latest common basic data set (CBDS) and version control log for use by software suppliers developing management information systems. Change made:
Updated the common basic data set (CBDS) database. The changes are listed in the version history tab. Time updated:
1:42pm, 29 August 2023 Buying for schools Page summary:
Resources for buying goods and services, and finding DfE-recommended suppliers. Change made:
ICT and computer hardware – Added link to Microsoft Shape the Future initiative. Time updated:
4:57pm, 29 August 2023 DfE monthly workforce management information: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2023 to 2024. Change made:
‘DfE monthly workforce management information: July 2023’ added. Time updated:
9:16am, 30 August 2023 Senior mental health lead training Page summary:
Find out how your school or college can apply for a grant and access DfE quality assured training to help develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. Change made:
Updated the list of DfE assured senior mental health lead training courses. Time updated:
10:26am, 30 August 2023 Independent special schools and colleges Page summary:
Independent schools for pupils with special educational needs, including those approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act. Change made:
Updated ‘Special schools and colleges approved under section 41 in England and Wales’. Time updated:
9:30am, 31 August 2023 Further education workforce in England Page summary:
Statistics on the size and characteristics of the further education workforce in England. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 31 August 2023 Financial health notice to improve: The SMB Group Page summary:
A financial health notice to improve issued to The SMB Group. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 31 August 2023 Colleges and higher education institutions notices to improve Page summary:
Letters issued to general further education colleges, sixth-form colleges and higher education institutions with a notice to improve. Change made:
Added ‘Financial health notice to improve: The SMB Group’ to ‘Open notices’. Time updated:
9:30am, 31 August 2023 Funding and eligibility for ECF-based training Page summary:
How DfE funding for training based on the early career framework (ECF) works, and which schools, early career teachers and mentors are eligible for funding. Change made:
Added funding information for early career teachers from the pre-September 2021 cohort. Time updated:
10:00am, 31 August 2023 How to set up training for early career teachers Page summary:
Guidance for school leaders and induction tutors on setting up training based on the early career framework. Change made:
Added information on how schools should nominate their first induction tutor to access the Manage training for early career teachers service. Removed out-of-date information on the 2023 summer term. Time updated:
10:00am, 31 August 2023 Changes to statutory induction for early career teachers (ECTs) Page summary:
Information on the 2-year ECT induction and how it replaces the old 1-year newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction, including the early roll out of the reforms. Change made:
Added more information about early career teachers from the pre-September 2021 cohort, including their eligibility for funded training, mentoring and support. Time updated:
10:00am, 31 August 2023 Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): management information Page summary:
Management information on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in education settings. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
2:30pm, 31 August 2023 Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: identification guidance Page summary:
Identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in your education setting and inform the Department for Education (DfE) immediately via the DfE Capital Portal. Change made:
Replaced ‘Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): estates guidance’ with ‘Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC): identification guidance’, and updated on-page text accordingly. Time updated:
2:30pm, 31 August 2023 Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in education settings Page summary:
Information on how to identify reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and what responsible bodies and education settings must do if it is confirmed in their buildings. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
2:30pm, 31 August 2023 Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete: guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed RAAC Page summary:
Guidance for responsible bodies and education settings with confirmed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their buildings. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
2:36pm, 31 August 2023 New guidance for schools impacted by RAAC Page summary:
New guidance for education settings advises that any space or area with confirmed RAAC should no longer be open without mitigations in place Change made:
First published. Time updated:
3:37pm, 31 August 2023 DfE and executive agency ePCS spend over £500: 2022 to 2023 Page summary:
Spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS) over £500 in the 2022 to 2023 financial year. Change made:
Added Department for Education and executive agency spend over £500 by ePCS January to March 2023. Time updated:
4:19pm, 31 August 2023 Department for Education non-executive appointments Page summary:
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies. Change made:
Updated ‘Appointments made: April 2023 to March 2024’ with the appointment of Phil Cook, Nigel Duncan and Becky Lazzarato Edwards as Deputy FE Commissioners. The current commissioners have had their terms of appointment extended until 31 December 2023. Time updated:
4:31pm, 31 August 2023 Childcare settings receive cash boost as funding rates increase Page summary:
Nurseries and childminders across the country will be paid more from today for every government-funded hour they provide to parents. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:12am, 1 September 2023 Initial teacher training (ITT): accredited ITT provider closure and withdrawal of ITT accreditation Page summary:
Information on the process for providers wishing to close ITT provision and the withdrawal of ITT accreditation. Change made:
Updated ‘Initial teacher training (ITT): accredited ITT provider closure and withdrawal of ITT accreditations’ to make the wording consistent with the main criteria. Changed from PDF to HTML. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 National leaders of further education programme: current national leaders Page summary:
The national leaders of further education programme is a source of support to improve quality in further education colleges. Change made:
Removed Paul Phillips (Weston College) and Kate Roe (Darlington College), as they have stepped down from their role. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 Initial teacher training (ITT): criteria and supporting advice Page summary:
Mandatory guidance on the criteria that organisations must meet to provide initial teacher training in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic years. Change made:
Updated ‘Initial teacher training: criteria and supporting advice – 2023 to 2024’ for the academic year. Made changes across criteria to make them clearer. Added C1.4 ITT recruitment practices. Renamed C2.3, from ‘Training in schools’ to ‘School placements’. Moved separate sections C1.4 Professional skills tests, C4.1 Employment, C4.2 Admissions, and C4.3 Teaching into relevant parts of the criteria. Added ‘Initial teacher training: criteria and supporting advice – 2024 to 2025’. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 Assessment only route to QTS: criteria and supporting advice Page summary:
Criteria and supporting advice for accredited providers wishing to offer the assessment only route to qualified teacher status (QTS). Change made:
Published updated criteria and supporting advice for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 Early years ITT requirements and supporting advice Page summary:
Advice for providers looking to offer early years initial teacher training (ITT). Change made:
Updated ‘Early years initial teacher training (EYITT): criteria and supporting advice’ for the 2023 to 2024 academic year, including updates to ITT accreditation and recruitment practices. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 Early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Guidance for local authorities on the early years supplementary grant for 2023 to 2024. Change made:
We have added the early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024: conditions of grant, which provides further information for local authorities.We have confirmed that allocations for this grant are expected to be released in late September 2023.We have updated the early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024: methodology in the following sections:- Section 6: Initial allocations – we have included additional information on early years entitlements and how indicative early years supplementary grant allocations will be calculated.- Section 8: Local authority funding to providers – we have included additional information on the key points of guidance of the early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024: conditions of grant Time updated:
9:30am, 1 September 2023 Keeping children safe in education Page summary:
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment. Change made:
The September 2023 version of the keeping children safe in education guidance is now in force, replacing previous versions. We initially published this for information in June. We have since made meaningful amendments to paragraphs 142, about the appropriateness of filtering and monitoring systems online, and 150, about guidance and resources on inspection. Annex F has a table of substantive changes from the September 2022 guidance. Time updated:
9:59am, 1 September 2023 School suspensions and permanent exclusions Page summary:
Guidance on the suspension and permanent exclusion of pupils from local-authority-maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units. Change made:
The updated guidance on ‘Suspension and permanent exclusion from maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units in England, including pupil movement’ comes into effect from 1 September 2023. Time updated:
10:00am, 1 September 2023 Buying for schools Page summary:
Resources to help you buy goods and services for your school, get better value and be compliant with procurement regulations. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
11:00am, 1 September 2023 Buying for schools: get free help from procurement specialists Page summary:
The impartial help and advice from Department for Education (DfE) procurement specialists for all state-funded schools in England. Change made:
Updated to include the latest information on the impartial help and advice available from Department for Education (DfE) procurement specialists for all state-funded schools in England. Time updated:
11:00am, 1 September 2023 Buying for schools: find an approved framework agreement Page summary:
Use a Department for Education (DfE) approved framework agreement to help you buy goods and services for your school. Change made:
Updated with latest information on how to use a framework agreement to help you buy goods and services for your school. Time updated:
11:00am, 1 September 2023 16 to 19 tuition fund: implementation and process evaluation report Page summary:
Findings from the evaluation of the 16 to 19 tuition fund, academic year 2021 to 2022. Change made:
Added ‘Evaluation of the 16 to 19 tuition fund – technical appendix’. Time updated:
12:42pm, 1 September 2023 School preference data collections: technical specification Page summary:
The requirements local authorities should meet when submitting data for the 2024 school preference data collections. Change made:
‘ School preference (child level) data collection 2024: business and technical specification’ replaced the version for 2023. Time updated:
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The latest updates from the DfE

Weekly update from GOV.​UK for: Department for Education Schools causing concern Page summary:
Statutory guidance on local authorities’ and regional directors’ responsibilities relating to schools and PRUs causing concern. Change made:
The guidance has been updated to reflect changes to Ofsted’s inspection process in relation to a school judged inadequate solely due to ineffective safeguarding. Changes have also been made to bring text on trust-level intervention (formerly financial intervention in academies) into line with the updated academy trust handbook. Time updated:
9:30am, 10 July 2023 Early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Guidance for local authorities on the early years supplementary grant for 2023 to 2024. Change made:
Friday 7 July 2023: we made minor corrections in the Early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024: methodology document as follows:- Section 4.1: ‘3 and 4-year-old entitlements’: corrections were made in the ‘Formula factor’ table, ‘EYSG supplementary hourly factor’ column, within rows ‘Free schools meals (FSM)’ and ‘Disability living allowance (DLA)’- Section 4.2: ‘2 year-old entitlement funding’: a correction was made to the increased base rate in paragraph 3. Time updated:
12:10pm, 10 July 2023 School census 2023 to 2024: technical information Page summary:
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2023 to 2024 school census data. Change made:
Added ‘School census 2023 to 2024: business and technical specification v1.3’ and ‘School census 2023 to 2024: annexes’. Time updated:
2:50pm, 10 July 2023 Key stage 2 attainment 2023: national headlines Page summary:
Provisional national headline results for the 2023 national curriculum assessments at key stage 2. Change made:
First published. Time updated:
9:30am, 11 July 2023 The reading framework Page summary:
Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading. Change made:
Updated to include pupils up to year 9. Added guidance: developing fluency (section 4), pupils who need the most support (section 5), what skilled readers can do (section 6), organising and promoting books (section 7), developing a reading for pleasure culture (section 8), reading across the curriculum (section 9), teaching reading in the English lesson (section 10), national assessments (section 11), leadership and management of reading (section 12) and supporting pupils’ reading in key stage 3 (section 13). Time updated:
9:30am, 11 July 2023 Statistics: key stage 2 Page summary:
National curriculum assessments and review outcomes at key stage 2, including measures of progress between key stages 1 and 2. Change made:
Added ‘Key stage 2 attainment 2023: national headlines’. Time updated:
9:30am, 11 July 2023 16 to 19 study programmes: guide for providers Page summary:
Information for education and training providers on the planning and delivery of study programmes. Change made:
Updated guidance for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Time updated:
10:57am, 11 July 2023 Monthly statistics on initial teacher training recruitment: 2023 to 2024 Page summary:
Numbers of candidates and applications for initial teacher training (ITT) for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. Change made:
Added data for June 2023. Time updated:
3:49pm, 11 July 2023 Expected post-16 level 3 qualifications for 2025 Page summary:
A summary of the number and type of qualifications which awarding organisations intend to submit for approval from 2025. Change made:
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4:40pm, 11 July 2023 Attainment in maths and writing SATs increases compared to 2022 Page summary:
Key Stage 2 results show an improvement in the majority of subjects as pupils continue to catch up from the pandemic. Change made:
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4:53pm, 11 July 2023 Childcare regulatory changes 2023: equality impact assessment Page summary:
Equality analysis of how childcare regulatory changes may affect groups with protected characteristics. Change made:
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9:30am, 12 July 2023 Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework Page summary:
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5. Change made:
Added new version of ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ which applies from 4 September 2023. The following 3 changes will apply: the current statutory minimum staff:child ratios in England for 2-year-olds changes from 1:4 to 1:5; childminders can care for more than the specified maximum of three young children if they are caring for siblings of children they already care for, or if the childminder is caring for their own child; clarifying that ‘adequate supervision’ while children are eating means that children must be within sight and hearing of an adult. Time updated:
9:30am, 12 July 2023 ITT core content framework and early career framework: call for evidence Page summary:
We are seeking high-quality, relevant research that may inform amendments to the core content framework and the early career framework. Change made:
Added ‘Updating the evidence base of the ITT core content framework and the early career framework: government response to call for evidence’. Time updated:
10:00am, 12 July 2023 New school proposals Page summary:
Lists of local authorities seeking academy and free school proposers, and of all academies and free schools already set up. Change made:
Updated ‘Details of local authorities seeking proposers’ to include a new Lancashire primary special school in Firbank, Lancaster. Time updated:
10:56am, 12 July 2023 National professional qualifications frameworks Page summary:
Description of the national professional qualifications (NPQs) available to teachers and school leaders for providers to use when designing their courses. Change made:
Added the ‘Leading primary mathematics NPQ framework’ and updated the page to reflect that the reformed NPQs are no longer new. Time updated:
11:00am, 12 July 2023 National professional qualifications (NPQs) Page summary:
Fully funded professional development for school teachers and leaders. Change made:
Added information about the leading primary mathematics NPQ. Time updated:
11:10am, 12 July 2023 School closures during the 2023 teacher strikes Page summary:
A summary of the closures of state-funded schools in England during the 2023 teacher strikes. Change made:
Added ‘Ad-hoc notice: school closure during the 5 July and 7 July 2023 teacher strikes’. Time updated:
1:29pm, 12 July 2023 Early years stronger practice hubs Page summary:
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs. Change made:
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2:18pm, 12 July 2023 Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners Page summary:
Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers. Change made:
Added link to our consultation on a new version of the ‘Information sharing advice for safeguarding practitioners’. Time updated:
4:16pm, 12 July 2023 How to register and use the apprenticeship service as an employer Page summary:
Guidance on how to use the apprenticeship service to access funds to pay for apprenticeship training. Change made:
The way users sign in to their apprenticeship service account has changed. We have updated the ‘Before setting up your apprenticeship service account’ section to reflect this. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels: proposed subject content Page summary:
We’re seeking your views on changes to the current subject content of Chinese and Japanese AS and A levels to allow the use of English where it is reasonable. Change made:
Published the consultation outcome. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 Pupil attendance in schools Page summary:
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. Change made:
‘Pupil attendance in schools’ statistics updated to include data covering the period 12 September 2022 to 30 June 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 Statistics: widening participation in higher education Page summary:
Annual statistics on young people’s participation in higher education, including their background characteristics. Change made:
‘Widening participation in higher education: 2023’ was added. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 Primary school accountability Page summary:
Technical guidance on primary school accountability measures. Change made:
Updated the ‘Primary school accountability in 2022: technical guide’ to include further information for primary performance measures for 2022 to 2023, 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 GCE AS and A level languages with smaller cohorts Page summary:
Subject content for modern foreign language (smaller cohorts) GCE AS and A levels for teaching in schools from 2018. Change made:
Replaced ‘GCE AS and A level subject content for languages with smaller cohorts’ with an updated version that includes an additional annex to show the exceptions to the subject for AS and A level qualifications in Japanese. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 GCE AS and A level modern foreign languages Page summary:
Subject content for modern foreign language GCE AS and A levels for teaching in schools from 2016. Change made:
Replaced ‘GCE AS and A level subject content for modern foreign languages’ with an updated version with an additional annex to show the exceptions to the subject for AS and A level qualifications in Chinese. Time updated:
9:30am, 13 July 2023 Widening participation in higher education: 2023 Page summary:
Annual statistics on young people’s participation in higher education, including their background characteristics. Change made:
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9:59am, 13 July 2023 FE Funding and Accountability Reform: Equality impact assessment Page summary:
Equality analysis of how proposals to reform the further education (FE) funding and accountability systems may affect groups with particular protected characteristics. Change made:
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10:00am, 13 July 2023 Implementing a new FE funding and accountability system: response summary Page summary:
A summary of the formal government response to our consultation: reforming the further education (FE) funding and accountability systems. Change made:
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10:00am, 13 July 2023 Implementing a new FE funding and accountability system Page summary:
We are seeking views on our proposals for reforming the further education (FE) funding and accountability system. Change made:
The ‘Skills for jobs: implementing a new further education funding and accountability system’ formal consultation response has been added. Time updated:
10:00am, 13 July 2023 T Level foundation year: framework for delivery Page summary:
Guidance on delivering the T Level foundation year. Change made:
A link has been added to the national technical outcomes for the T Levels transition programme. Time updated:
11:09am, 13 July 2023 T Level foundation year: national technical outcomes Page summary:
The national technical outcomes (NTOs) set out what students are expected to be able to do by the end of their T Level foundation year. Change made:
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11:10am, 13 July 2023 Awarding qualified teacher status to overseas teachers Page summary:
The Department for Education (DfE) is changing the way we award qualified teacher status (QTS) to teachers from overseas. Change made:
Qualified teachers from Guernsey and Jersey can now use the ‘apply for qualified teacher status in England’ service to check they meet the requirements and apply. Guernsey and Jersey are also mentioned in the ‘English language proficiency’ section. Time updated:
11:46am, 13 July 2023 Apply for qualified teacher status (QTS) if you teach outside the UK Page summary:
Routes to qualified teacher status (QTS) for non-UK and UK teachers and those with teaching experience living and working outside the UK. Change made:
Qualified teachers from Guernsey and Jersey can now use the ‘apply for qualified teacher status in England’ service to check they meet the requirements and apply. Time updated:
11:47am, 13 July 2023 Qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England Page summary:
Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England. Change made:
Minor update to reflect that since February 2023 teachers who trained in Scotland or Northern Ireland have been able to us the ‘Apply for QTS in England’ service to check they meet the requirements and apply. Time updated:
11:48am, 13 July 2023 Joint Statement on Teachers’ Pay: 13 July 2023 Page summary:
The Prime Minister, the Education Secretary, the General Secretaries of the four education unions and General Secretary Elect of NEU made a joint statement on Teachers’ pay. Change made:
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12:52pm, 13 July 2023 School Teachers’ Review Body 33rd report: 2023 Page summary:
Recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body on teachers’ and school leaders’ pay. Change made:
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1:47pm, 13 July 2023 Calculate teacher pay Page summary:
School teachers and leaders in England can use this service to see how their salary could change following the 2023 pay award. Change made:
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2:00pm, 13 July 2023 Termination warning notice to Co-op Academy Grange Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to the Co-operative Academies Trust in relation to Co-op Academy Grange. Change made:
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9:00am, 30 June 2023 Letters to academy trusts about poor performance Page summary:
DfE letters to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management. Change made:
Added termination warning notice to Co-op Academy Grange to ‘Warning notices’. Time updated:
10:00am, 14 July 2023 All systems are go for new space degree apprenticeship Page summary:
Government launches new opportunity to launch an exciting career in space engineering Change made:
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10:45am, 14 July 2023 Free schools and UTCs: successful applications Page summary:
Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage. Change made:
Updated the list of free schools and UTCs in the pre-opening stage for July 2023. Time updated:
12:00pm, 14 July 2023 Higher education short courses: information for learners Page summary:
Higher education short courses currently available for learners across England. Change made:
‘Courses available in the higher education short courses trial’ list updated: Teesside University course details now available through the link to their website. Time updated:
1:20pm, 14 July 2023 Statistics at DfE Page summary:
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Change made:
Added ‘Schools’ finances during the Covid-19 pandemic’ to the list of upcoming ad hoc statistics and data releases. Time updated:
2:50pm, 14 July 2023 Disadvantaged students to benefit from government’s Turing Scheme Page summary:
Over 40,000 people across the UK will get the transformational opportunity to study or work abroad in over 160 destinations across the world.