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Join an attendance hub to get support and resources to improve your approach to managing attendance and significantly reduce absence in your school.
The process you need to follow to apply to set up a new special free school.
How schools can get value for money, avoid fees and find local agencies who complete thorough background and safeguarding checks.
Guidance to help schools and colleges manage their security effectively so they can meet their obligations.
How we regulate and intervene in independent schools, and details of when we take legal action against unregistered schools.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Advice on when a school employee with a car driving licence may drive a minibus and when a section 19 permit might be required.
Building Bulletin 93 (BB93) explains minimum performance standards for the acoustics of school buildings.
Explains schools’ legal duties on political impartiality to help school leaders, teachers and other staff consider these in teaching and extra-curricular activities.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Get support with teacher training and professional development from school-led centres of excellence.
Information on the framework used to procure school and public building construction works.
An appropriate MIS can have a clear impact on pupil outcomes and staff workload.
How maintained schools can apply to convert to academy status.
Guidance for school governing bodies on their role in creating their school's behaviour policy.
How all state-funded schools in England can get impartial help and advice from Department for Education (DfE) procurement specialists.
Information for schools and universities on sharing expertise and resources through collaboration.
How local authorities, local-authority-maintained schools, and academies should collect and submit data for the school workforce census.
Request a material change to an independent school (also known as a private school) registered with the Department for Education.
How to prepare for your school's application to convert to an academy.
Statutory guidance on local authorities' and regional directors' responsibilities relating to schools and PRUs causing concern.
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