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Final list of post-16 level 3 qualifications that have had their funding approval extended or removed from 1 August 2025.
Arrange support and tailored advice for schools, academy trusts and local authorities through the SRMA programme.
Guidance for higher education providers to recognise, prevent and report foreign interference and protect people, research and academic freedom.
Information about the qualifications available under the statutory digital entitlement.
How we regulate and intervene in independent schools, and details of when we take legal action against unregistered schools.
Statutory guidance for proposers and decision makers about opening, closing or making organisation changes to local-authority-maintained schools.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Information to help academy trusts submit their budget forecast return (BFR).
Support for maintained school governing bodies, academy trust boards, leaders and governance professionals (clerks) in developing sustainable and effective governance.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for the free breakfast clubs programme rolled out from April 2026.
A course to help teachers learn how to effectively teach and promote literacy across the whole school, year group, key stage or phase.
Statutory guidance on the planning, commissioning and delivery of health services for looked-after children.
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
Planning and prioritising maintenance works to ensure the learning environment is safe, warm and weatherproof.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on their duties relating to the participation of young people in education, employment or training.
Information on validating your data, resolving errors and checking any funding reports that use your school census return.
Guidance for schools and local authorities on funding for free breakfast clubs for primary schools from September 2025 to March 2026.
Principles and processes we use to approve qualifications for funding in England.
Information on how the Department for Education (DfE) and its executive agencies share personal data.
Details of the funding system used for apprenticeship frameworks and standards from 1 May 2017.
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