Guidance and regulation

Guidance for headteachers, chief executives and teachers during the pre-election period for local elections and general elections.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 April 2022

• Pre-election guidance for schools and multi-academy trusts

  Promotion of political views in teaching The law prohibits the promotion…

Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 May 2024

Information that academies – including any educational setting with academy arrangements – and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 May 2024

Statutory guidance that schools must follow when carrying out duties relating to school admissions.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 March 2022

Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 March 2024

Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 May 2024

How schools and colleges can meet IT service and digital equipment standards.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 May 2024

Apply for a grant to train a senior mental health lead to develop your school or college's approach to mental health and wellbeing.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 May 2024

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Guidance on how to use the view your education data service to access the monitor your school attendance tool.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 October 2023

Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 8 May 2024

Statutory guidance on how schools should organise and run their pupil admission appeals.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 20 January 2023

How schools can share daily attendance data.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 17 May 2024

An explanation of the education staff wellbeing charter and the benefits of using it.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 May 2024

How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 29 April 2024

Guidance to help schools understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the act.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 June 2018

Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 17 July 2023

The policies and processes schools and multi-academy trusts need to protect personal data and respond effectively to a personal data breach.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 April 2024

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 January 2024

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

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 7 February 2023