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.
New legislation has passed that aims to better protect children and raise standards in education. Get to grips with some of the new expectations coming up for schools.
The draft guidance on the use of reasonable force in schools includes a new requirement to record and report every 'significant incident' in which a member of staff uses force on a pupil. Find out how to respond to the consultation, which you'll need to do by Tuesday 29 April.
The guidance, which includes a new legal duty to record and report incidents involving restrictive interventions to parents/carers, comes into effect on 1 April 2026.
Updated guidance includes new expectations for work experience activities for years 7 to 9 and more detailed definitions of 'meaningful' workplace experiences and employer encounters. It comes into force in September 2025.
The changes, effective from 1 September, mostly cover safeguarding, attendance and staffing ratios. Find out what's changing and the action you need to take to stay compliant.
The DfE has updated the governance guides for maintained schools and academy trusts. Here are the main changes you need to be aware of, which came into effect on 25 June 2025.
It will be statutory from September 2026. New topics include positive male role models and AI-generated sexual imagery, along with new guidance on LGBTQ+ content. Age limits for certain topics won’t go ahead.
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.
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