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Notice: Notice to improve: Northern Ambition Academies Trust

A notice to improve issued to Northern Ambition Academies Trust by the Department for Education.

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Guidance: Further education corporations and sixth form college corporations: governance guide

Legal and regulatory requirements and recommended practice that apply to further education (FE) and sixth-form college corporations.

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Research: National Careers Service satisfaction and progression surveys 2023 to 2024

Research looking at National Careers Service users’ satisfaction and progression after their telephone call, meeting with an adviser or visit to the website.

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Transparency data: Free schools and UTCs: successful applications

Details of successful applications for free schools and university technical colleges (UTCs) in the pre-opening stage.

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Guidance: Access support from school hubs

How school leaders can get support from other schools in their locality to improve a specific area of teaching or leadership.

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Guidance: School food standards: resources for schools

Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools.

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Press release: More red tape slashed to reduce apprenticeship bureaucracy

Reforms to apprenticeship training provider payment system and End Point Assessments will cut bureaucracy and enable focus on high quality training.

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Policy paper: International qualified teacher status (iQTS)

The government's policy on international qualified teacher status (iQTS).

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Transparency data: Measuring the net present value of further education in England

Estimates of the economic return from further education qualifications started in academic year 2021 to 2022.

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Guidance: School food standards: resources for schools

Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools.

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Transparency data: DfE monthly workforce management information: 2024 to 2025

Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

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Guidance: 16 to 18 accountability headline measures

Guide for schools, colleges and local authorities on how the 16 to 18 performance measures are calculated.

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Accredited official statistics: 16 to 18 school and college performance data in England: 2023 to 2024

The attainment of students at the end of their 16 to 18 study in England.

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Accredited official statistics: A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2024 (revised)

The attainment of students at the end of their 16 to 18 study in England.

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Guidance: Department for Education non executive appointments

Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies.

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Transparency data: DfE monthly workforce management information: 2024 to 2025

Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

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Guidance: Regional Prevent education coordinators

How regional Prevent education coordinators (RPECs) can help education providers with the Prevent duty.

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Guidance: Regional Prevent education coordinators

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How regional Prevent education coordinators (RPECs) can help education providers with the Prevent duty.

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Guidance: School business professionals: training and development

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Sources of training and development for school business professionals (SBPs) in schools and trusts.

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Guidance: Establishing school based nursery provision

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Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.

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Guidance: School level annual school census: guide to submitting data

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How independent schools must collect and submit data for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).

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Guidance: Childminder agencies: list of agencies

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Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.

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Press release: 10,000 more apprentices as Government slashes red tape to boost growth? 

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Shorter and flexible apprenticeships and new English and maths requirements to boost skills and support employers? 

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Press release: 10,000 more apprentices as Government slashes red tape to boost growth? 

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Shorter and flexible apprenticeships and new English and maths requirements to boost skills and support employers? 

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Guidance: Department for Education non executive appointments

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Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies.

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Statutory guidance: Children Act 1989: transition to adulthood for care leavers

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Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.

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Statutory guidance: Local offer guidance

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Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.

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Decision: Revised direction issued to Stoke on Trent City Council (revoked February 2025)

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Revised statutory direction issued in to Stoke-on-Trent City Council due to poor performance in children's social care services.

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Independent report: Reports on children’s services in Stoke on Trent City Council

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Reports on children’s services in Stoke-on-Trent from the children’s services commissioner and the children's services improvement adviser.

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Guidance: Apply for a national professional qualification (NPQ)

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Steps to start an NPQ or the early headship coaching offer.

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Guidance: Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)

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Funding for courses and educational settings to help teachers and leaders take NPQs for their professional development.

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Statutory guidance: Early years qualification requirements and standards

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The qualifications that staff must hold to be included in the specified staff:child ratios at levels 2, 3 and 6 of the early years foundation stage (EYFS).

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Guidance: Multiply local allocations: quarterly progress report

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Quarterly reporting guidance and form for local areas using Multiply funding to improve adult numeracy skills.

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Transparency data: Independent schools: warning notices and enforcement letters

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Schools currently failing to meet the independent school standards.

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Guidance: Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE): course directory

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An overview and directory of subject knowledge enhancement courses for lead schools and initial teacher training (ITT) providers.

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Transparency data: DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2024

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Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.

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Guidance: Flexi job apprenticeships using an approved agency

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Information about flexi-job apprenticeships using approved agencies, in occupations that often use short-term contracts or other non-standard employment models.

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Press release: Sir Ian Bauckham named as permanent Chief Regulator of Ofqual

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The Privy Council has confirmed the appointment of Sir Ian Bauckham CBE as Chief Regulator of Ofqual.

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Transparency data: National Careers Service: course directory

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The course directory contains information on courses offered by learning providers who are publicly funded to deliver courses in England.

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Decision: Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council: March 2023

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Statutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services.

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Decision: Revised direction issued to Herefordshire Council: February 2025

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Statutory direction issued to Herefordshire Council in relation to children's services.

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Transparency data: School land: decisions about the disposal of playing field land

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A register of decisions about the disposal of school playing field land.

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Press release: Sir Ian Bauckham named as permanent Chief Regulator of Ofqual

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Sir Ian Bauckham CBE is appointed Chief Regulator of Ofqual by the Education Secretary.

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Research: Education for wellbeing programme findings

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Findings from evaluation of mental health interventions in schools.

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Decision: Direction issued to Halton Borough Council: August 2024

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Statutory direction issued to Halton Borough Council due to its children's social care services provision.

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The Department for Education is responsible for education and children’s services in England. We work to achieve a highly educated society in which opportunity is equal for children and young people, no matter what their background or family circumstances.


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