Policy papers and consultations

Seeking views on the introduction of new national standards and a quality assurance framework for unregistered alternative provision.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 9 May 2024

We're seeking your views on our draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges about children questioning their gender.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 19 December 2023

We are seeking views on our revisions to the Working together to safeguard children statutory guidance.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2023

• Working together to safeguard children: guide to consultation for children and young people

  Introduction We’re asking for the public’s views on planned changes to…

Government policy on information sharing and the use of a consistent child identifier.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 August 2023

We are seeking evidence to improve the way children missing education are identified and supported.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 May 2023

We're seeking views on proposed regulations and guidance for supported accommodation for looked after children (LAC) and care leavers aged 16 and 17.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 March 2023

We're seeking the views of looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17 on the proposed new rules for their supported accommodation.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 March 2023

Sets out our plans to change the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision system in England.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 March 2023

We’re seeking to understand how reasonable force, restraint and restrictive practices are used in schools, to inform revisions to guidance.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 16 February 2023

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the behaviour in schools guidance and the suspension and permanent exclusion guidance for England.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 July 2022

Analysis of the potential impact of proposals, set out in the period products scheme, on specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 June 2022

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance Keeping children safe in education 2021 with a view to making changes for September 2022.

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

We're seeking views on proposals to improve the consistency of school attendance support and management.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 May 2022

We are seeking views on a local authority registration system for children who do not attend state-funded or registered independent schools.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 February 2022

We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education' with a view to making changes for September 2021.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 6 July 2021

We're seeking to understand how schools utilise their behaviour strategies to manage common behavioural challenges.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 29 June 2021

Find out about the request for feedback and the Department for Education's response to users' feedback.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 March 2021

We're seeking views on possible new guidance on the use of restraint and restrictive intervention in a range of mainstream settings and alternative provision.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 June 2019

A call for evidence on school exclusions.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 11 June 2019

The chair of the Character Advisory Group, Ian Bauckham, is seeking views on the development of character and resilience in young people.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 May 2019