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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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.