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Suggested privacy notices for schools and local authorities to issue to staff, parents and pupils about the collection of data.
Technical specification and validation rules for submitting 2025 to 2026 school census data.
Free support materials to help all staff in schools and colleges use generative AI (artificial intelligence) safely and effectively.
Which forms you need to complete when submitting a school land transaction proposal and when you need to involve the Secretary of State for Education.
Find out about the CDC2 programme and when preliminary meetings and school site visits will take place.
Information on the scope of, and business rationale for, the school workforce census 2025.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts and local authorities on using the monitor your school attendance tool.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Guidance for managing staff and employment issues.
Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations.
Guide for schools and local authorities on unique pupil numbers (UPNs) and a tool for generating them.
Find out about the programme to upgrade wifi networks in schools and who can take part.
Find out the requirements for the registration of independent schools, also known as private schools.
Guidance to help schools set out their policies on charging for school activities and visits.
How to object to admission arrangements and how admission authorities can apply for an in-year variation or appeal against a direction to admit a child.
This Building Bulletin provides guidance on ventilation, thermal comfort and indoor air quality in schools
The latest common basic data set (CBDS) and version control log for use by software suppliers developing management information systems.
Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely.
Guidance for school governing bodies on their role in creating their school's behaviour policy.
Guidance on the standards for planning and providing food in schools.
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