School planning

Timelines for academies, free schools, independent schools, sixth form colleges, maintained and non-maintained schools, pupil referral units.

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Guidance and regulation

• Emergency planning and response for education, childcare, and children’s social care settings
  • Guidance
  • 10 May 2023
  • Department for Education
• School reports on pupil performance: guide for headteachers
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 May 2024
  • Department for Education and Standards and Testing Agency
• Protective security and preparedness for education settings
  • Guidance
  • 29 April 2024
  • Department for Education
• Providing remote education: guidance for schools
  • Guidance
  • 19 August 2024
  • Department for Education
• Tutoring in education settings
  • Guidance
  • 16 May 2024
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• Building a school system that works for everyone
  • 12 September 2016
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• I'll give every child a chance: article by Theresa May
  • 10 September 2016
  • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Department for Education
  • Authored article
• Britain, the great meritocracy: Prime Minister's speech
  • 9 September 2016
  • Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Department for Education
  • Speech
• University technical college applications: deadline set
  • 22 March 2016
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Free schools drive social justice: Nicky Morgan
  • 22 May 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• School and trust business professional practice – making a difference
  • 28 November 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Subject excellence clusters: evaluation
  • 23 February 2017
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Reducing teacher workload: Data Management Review Group report
  • 26 March 2016
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Reducing teacher workload: Planning and Resources Group report
  • 26 March 2016
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Free school applications: assessing the need for more schools
  • 15 December 2023
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Teaching time lost due to severe weather conditions
  • 16 September 2013
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Standards & Testing Agency