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Make sure you and your team are clear on what’s new for 2025/26.
Get up to speed on the key changes to government guidance that are likely to affect your school this academic year, and find resources to help you take action.
KCSIE has been published for the 2025/26 academic year. Understand the changes and what your next steps should be.
Understand the new requirements for primary and secondary schools, which will be statutory from September 2026. Find out what you're expected to cover and what you need to share with parents/carers.
It sets out a 4% pay increase, and says part-time teachers' TLR1 and TLR2 payments can be calculated according to how much responsibility they take on.
Get up to speed with the updated EYFS framework, effective from 1 September 2025, so you can prepare to implement the changes in your setting.
Get to grips with Ofsted's proposed changes to the inspection process, so you can give informed and effective feedback to the inspectorate.
Be ready to respond to any start-of-year staffing queries, and refresh your team’s knowledge of safeguarding essentials to help keep your pupils safe.
Use our tips and checklist to plan effective staff induction so that all new colleagues buy into your school's culture and settle into their role well.
Read about your requirements and responsibilities for the 2-year induction period for early career teachers (ECTs). The induction period is statutory in maintained schools.
Download and adapt our model staff code of conduct, developed with NAHT and approved by a law firm. See examples of codes of conduct from primary, secondary and special schools, and from trusts.
Understand the safeguarding risks that may have occurred over the Easter break and know the signs to look out for when pupils return to school.
Read the key points in KCSIE 2025 and know where to look for information on specific areas of safeguarding in the statutory guidance.
Save time and stay compliant by using our single central record (SCR) template. Find a summary of what must be recorded and which staff the document must cover, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
Get a rundown on how to make sure filtering and monitoring in your school is top notch. Download our templates and resources to support you to review what you have, and to make sure any new providers are up to scratch.
Review and update your policies and documents in line with the latest guidance. Some of our most popular policies are listed below to help you get started, or look at our full statutory policy list.
Download our list of the policies and documents your school or trust must have, so you're clear on any changes and can make sure you’re compliant.
Download and adapt our model attendance policy, or if you prefer to write or review your own, use our checklist setting out requirements and good practice. Share your policy highlights with parents and carers using our handy summary letter.
Download and adapt our model behaviour policy, or if you prefer to write or review your own, use our checklist to make sure you're following requirements and good practice.
Make sure your child protection policy reflects Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. If you previously adapted our model, use our summary of what's changed and why to help you decide what changes to make. If you have your own policy, use our checklist to make sure it covers everything it needs to.
All schools must have a health and safety policy. Use our model policy for your school or trust, which includes an accident report form, to stay compliant.
Download and adapt our model online safety policy, which includes acceptable use agreements for pupils, parents/carers and staff. See examples of policies from primary, secondary and special schools.
Download one of our school improvement plan (SIP) templates and use our checklist to help you evaluate your own SIP. Learn how you can monitor implementation of your SIP.
Use our guidance and resources to help you stay compliant with key areas of school leadership.
Plan ahead for the upcoming year, using our checklists, checklists and calendars.
Keep on top of your regular and unique tasks for this autumn term with our downloadable checklist.
Use our checklists to make sure you're staying on top of your SBM tasks for the 2026/27 academic year. Find checklists for maintained schools and academies, and deadlines for yearly, termly and monthly tasks.
Download our checklist to help you plan ahead and keep on top of your termly tasks. It covers curriculum planning, subject monitoring and setting your subject vision.
Download our checklist to help you keep on top of your termly tasks. It includes tasks to help with preparing for exams, managing staff, and monitoring your subject.
Get organised with our annual planner for special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs). You'll find strategic aims for the autumn, spring and summer terms to help you plan your diary, and a list of operational tasks to schedule in throughout the year.
Use our editable, printable 2026/27 planners to keep up with important dates and deadlines for your primary, secondary or all-through school. They include statutory deadlines, religious holidays, and national and international initiatives.
Get your assembly topics sorted with our downloadable planner. Adapt our weekly schedule and share it with staff to remind them what’s coming up.
Keep up with significant dates and events with our online calendar for school leaders. Learn how to subscribe to the calendar through Outlook, Google Calendar and some mobile devices.
During the last academic year, the use of AI has increased exponentially in education, and more generally. Make sure you and your team are informed about the opportunities this can bring – and aware of the potential safeguarding risks.
Download our AI model policy and adapt it to suit your context. It's designed to help your school/trust use AI and to harness the potential that AI tools offer to enhance teaching and learning, and to reduce workload, in a responsible and secure way.
Get 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.
Take a look at our tips to make sure you stay compliant with data protection around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Share them with your team to make sure everyone is on the same page.
Get to grips with what Ofsted may look at when it comes to AI policies and usage, and how you can make sure you’re staying compliant.
Whether you prefer to run dedicated half-termly sessions, or share insights and updates more frequently, or perhaps have another system that works for you – we’ve got you covered.
Use your Whole School or Leaders+ GovernorHub membership to support your clerk, chair and governors or trustees.
Sign up for our latest practical live leadership courses. Exclusively available to Whole School members.
Share our essential on-demand training with every member of staff who needs it, to help you meet your statutory requirements. Exclusively available to Whole School members.
Whether you’re completely new to headship or have just started at a new school, use our resources and join our brand new practical leadership courses to get the support, guidance and training you need.
Hit the ground running with our resources and advice to help you in your new role as a headteacher.
Keep on top of your regular and unique tasks for this autumn term with our downloadable checklist.
Whether you’re new to the job, or just want to know you’re up to date with requirements, download our poster to find the information you need to follow the latest guidance and best practice for headteachers.
Whether you’re growing your trust or tackling your budget, feel confident that you have the resources to support your trust and schools this autumn.
The changes, in effect from 1 September 2025, are minimal, mainly offering clarity around requirements, including new guidance on financial support and oversight. Other changes include a ban on paying cyber ransom demands and stronger expectations for meeting technology targets.
Get an overview of how the new Procurement Act 2023 changes the way you buy some high-value goods and services. Download and share this QuickRead with colleagues so they're up to speed with the changes.
Use our template policy to make sure risk management is part of your trust's business planning and decision-making processes. You can also see examples of risk management policies from trusts of different sizes.
Adapt our model complaints procedure to your school's context, and use our checklists to make sure you stay compliant.
Find out what academies need to publish online, and if you’re in a multi-academy trust, what your trust website needs to include. Use our checklists to help you comply.
Download and use our budget checklist to track tasks by month across the financial year, and get advice on the main things you need to consider.
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