- Calculating primary progress scores
Understand how primary progress measures are calculated, where you can access your progress scores and what they mean. Be clear on how the publication of this data continues to be affected by the pandemic.
- Termly tasks for primary subject leaders: checklist
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.
- Website requirements: academies and academy trusts
Find out what individual academies need to publish online, and if you’re a multi-academy trust, what your trust website needs to include. Use our checklists to help you comply.
- Website requirements: maintained schools
Use our checklist to find out what information you need to publish on your school's website and how to keep your website compliant. Understand what data to publish for nurseries, pupil referral units, schools with small cohorts and special schools.
- SEN support plans: guidance and templates
What you include in a pupil's SEN support plan will depend on the purpose of the plan. Get help deciding what you need to cover and use our templates to help you develop a school-based plan.
- Pupils with SEND: lesson planning audit
Use our audit tool to identify where teachers are confident differentiating their lesson plans for pupils with SEND, and where they might need more support. Find further resources to help you monitor SEND provision.
- Emergency or critical incident plan: guidance and examples
Prepare for emergencies by making sure your school has an emergency or critical incident plan detailing how you'll respond to various significant incidents.
- Publishing information: requirements for independent schools
Find out which information you're required to make available to parents and what to publish on your website. Use our checklist to help you stay compliant.
- Staff induction: your step-by-step guide
Use our tips and checklist to plan effective staff induction so that new employees buy into your school's culture and settle into their role well.
- Accounting officer: role and responsibilities
Understand the accounting officer's responsibilities, what happens if they're absent and where to access training for this role.
- SEN information report: model and examples
Download and adapt our model SEN information report, or use our checklist to save yourself some time and help make sure you're compliant.
- Funds and freebies: monthly highlights
Find a selection of the grants available to schools across a range of areas, and details of freebies you can access. Also learn about cost-of-living support available for your school and community.
- Year 4 multiplication tables check: requirements and guidance
You're required to administer the multiplication tables check (MTC) between 3 and 21 June 2024. Find out what you need to do, including how to log in to the online system and how pupils can access practice tests.
- Top-up funding for pupils with high needs
Find out about top-up funding for pupils with high needs, including how you can access it and what you can spend it on.
- Classroom provision for pupils with SEND: checklist
Download our checklist to determine whether your classrooms are suitable learning environments for pupils with SEND, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, dyslexia, physical needs and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD).
- Alternative approaches to teaching reading
Learn what approaches you can use alongside phonics, and who might need that extra support. Get ideas from a special school that offers a range of methods to help its pupils access the curriculum.
- Ofsted pre-inspection checklist and reminders
You've received the call from Ofsted that you’re going to be inspected. Download our checklist for headteachers to see what to prepare before they arrive, and share reminders and support with the rest of your staff.
- Out-of-school clubs: getting started
The government wants to make sure parents/carers of primary age pupils can access term-time wraparound childcare. Find out what's expected of your school and how to assess demand, and get to grips with how to set up wraparound provision.
- How to make your provision more inclusive
Does your provision cater to the needs of all of your pupils? Find out with our range of audits and checklists to help you identify any areas for improvement.
- How to manage complaints: checklist and guidance
Complaints can be a big worry for all involved. Be clear on how to investigate complaints about your school and download our checklist to help you carry out a formal investigation.