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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’ with new network chair and email address details for Birmingham Association of School Business Management, HASBM (Hertfordshire Association of School Business Management) and Gloucestershire Association of School Business Managers. Time updated:
10:40am, 30 May 2023 Further education: initial teacher education Page summary:
Information for providers of initial teacher education (ITE) for the further education (FE) sector. Change made:
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10:42am, 30 May 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:
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12:01am, 31 May 2023 Higher education graduate outcomes survey UK: 2020 to 2021 Page summary:
Details the activities of graduates who obtained qualifications during the 2020 to 2021 academic year. Change made:
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9:30am, 31 May 2023 Financial notice to improve: Hull College Page summary:
A revised financial health notice to improve issued to Hull College by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Change made:
A revised financial health notice to improve has been issued to Hull College. Time updated:
10:00am, 31 May 2023 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:
Added an email address for North East London Teaching School Hub and updated the email address for NELT Teaching School Hub. Time updated:
2:40pm, 31 May 2023 Terms of reference for review panel on RSHE Page summary:
Terms of reference for the independent panel which will advise the Secretary of State for Education on the relationships, sex and health education review. Change made:
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3:11pm, 31 May 2023 Education investment area (EIA) trust development statements (TDS) Page summary:
Statements and data summarising the educational context and priorities for developing a system led by trusts in EIAs. Change made:
Updated references to ‘preventable exclusions’ in the trust development statements. Time updated:
3:12pm, 31 May 2023 Next steps taken to ensure age-appropriate Relationships, Sex and Health Education Page summary:
Leading experts in child safeguarding, health, teaching, curriculum development and equalities to contribute to review of the statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education Change made:
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3:37pm, 31 May 2023 Elective home education and children missing education: submit your data Page summary:
How local authorities can share aggregate data on children who receive elective home education (EHE) and those children missing education (CME). Change made:
‘EHE and CME data collection guide’ has been updated. The changes are described in the version history in the document. Time updated:
3:58pm, 31 May 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 19 May 2023. Time updated:
9:30am, 1 June 2023 University Freedom of Speech Bill becomes law Page summary:
Landmark legislation will ensure universities protect and promote freedom of speech on campus, fulfilling a manifesto promise to bolster academic freedom. Change made:
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11:03am, 1 June 2023 Statistics at DfE Page summary:
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children. Change made:
Removed ‘Education, children’s social care and offending: local authority level dashboard’ from the ‘Upcoming ad hoc statistics and data releases’ table as this has now been published. Time updated:
11:46am, 1 June 2023 National Tutoring Programme funding Page summary:
Information for state-funded schools and independent special schools on funding allocations, how to use the funding and how to report on tutoring. Change made:
Added new group ‘Managing your funding 2023 to 2024’ to collection. Time updated:
4:26pm, 1 June 2023 Direction: Brian Richard Martin barred from managing independent schools Page summary:
A decision from the Secretary of State to direct that Brian Richard Martin should be prohibited from the management of independent schools. Change made:
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9:03am, 2 June 2023 Individuals prohibited from managing or governing schools Page summary:
These individuals must not manage independent schools, academies and free schools or be a governor at a local-authority-maintained school. Change made:
Added ‘Direction: Brian Richard Martin barred from managing independent schools’ to the collection. Time updated:
9:03am, 2 June 2023 Termination warning notice to St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to the Blessed Peter Snow Catholic Academy Trust in relation to St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy. Change made:
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12:00am, 17 March 2023 Termination warning notice to Minehead Middle School Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to the Beacon Education MAT in relation to Minehead Middle School. Change made:
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12:00am, 3 May 2023 Termination warning notice to Trinity Catholic School Page summary:
Termination warning notice issued to Our Lady of the Magnificat Multi Academy Company in relation to Trinity Catholic School. Change made:
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10:00am, 23 May 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:
Termination warning notices for St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Minehead Middle School and Trinity Catholic School added to ‘Warning notices’. Time updated:
10:00am, 2 June 2023 School uniforms: guidance for schools Page summary:
Sets out how schools should develop their school uniform policy. Change made:
Added a link to the Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance on ‘Preventing hair discrimination in schools’. Time updated:
2:49pm, 2 June 2023 Academy trust notices to improve Page summary:
Letters issued by Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to academy trusts with a notice to improve. Change made:
The page has been updated to move The Khalsa Academies Trust Limited to the closed notices. Time updated: