Changes and challenges in education
- Artificial intelligence (AI) in schools: staff factsheetGet your head around the basics of generative AI, including ChatGPT and Google Gemini, and what it means for your school/trust. Share this information with your staff, and governors or trustees, to get everyone on the same page.
- Budget planning resource hubUse our guidance and resources to help you through the whole process of planning your budget and getting it approved by governors.
- Curriculum and assessment review: summary of the government's plansGet up to speed on the planned changes to curriculum and assessment, including a reformed National Curriculum from 2028, removing EBacc performance measures and a new statutory reading test in year 8.
- DfE consultation on 16-19 performance measures: summaryRead our summary of the changes being proposed to 16-19 performance measures, and find out how to have your say which you'll need to do by 21 July.
- Education estates strategy: what you need to knowFind out about the government’s plans for helping you manage your estates and improving the condition of your school buildings. Plus, what you need to do if you're responsible for a school estate.
- 'Freedom from violence and abuse' strategy: summaryGet to grips with the government’s plans to tackle violence against women and girls, and what this will mean for schools over the next 4 years.
- Inclusion bases in schools: summaryGet to grips with what a school-based inclusion base is, who it's for and how to set one up successfully, based on the DfE's non-statutory inclusion base guidance. Download our specification template and audit tool to help you set up and review your provision.
- Industrial action: FAQsGet answers to your questions about strike action. Find out about your rights and responsibilities, and how to respond to industrial action.
- Industrial action: risk assessment and arrangements for staying openUnderstand your requirements and options for keeping your school safely open during staff strikes. Download and adapt our risk assessment to help you decide if you need to close.
- Ready, set, September! Start strong with a head start from usLighten your load for the term ahead with our resource hub. Find handpicked support and training to shorten your to-do list, help meet your statutory requirements, and tackle your September tasks with confidence.
- SEND and AP improvement plan: summaryDig into the SEND and alternative provision (AP) improvement plan details. Understand how the government intends to reform the SEND and AP system, see what’s being done and get an idea of timelines.
- Sustainability and climate change: summary of the DfE's strategyThe government's sustainability strategy aims to improve the education sector’s response to climate change by 2030. Find out what it's planning to introduce and when, and how your school will be affected.