Compliance

Find the latest statutory guidance and understand how it affects your school, from updates to key DfE documents to brand-new legislation

Wednesday

3rd Nov 2021

Minister’s race complaint against nursery is upheld
Nursery was accused of rejecting application for daughter of Scottish health secretary in favour of children with ‘white-sounding names’

Tuesday

19th Oct 2021

The key changes to independent school inspections
The Everyone’s Invited school sex abuse scandals have led to a shift in focus at the Independent Schools Inspectorate

Monday

11th Oct 2021

Why it’s time to define the role of academy CEOs
A new consultation aimed at defining the role of academy trust CEOs could give this growing sector clarity for the years ahead

Saturday

9th Oct 2021

‘Not enough black headteachers’ says Zahawi
Head calls on education secretary to ‘remove barriers’ to increasing diversity in school leadership

Tuesday

5th Oct 2021

Zahawi wants Ofsted to help raise school attendance
Education secretary asks DfE to do a ‘deep dive into absenteeism’ as new figures show more than one in 10 pupils was off last week

Monday

4th Oct 2021

School census and catch-up funding: the key details
As the October census deadline looms, Michael Tidd explains the new reporting requirements on catch-up spending to clear up any confusion

Thursday

30th Sep 2021

SQA resignations demanded over equality failings
Politicians call for senior SQA figures to step down after intervention from Equality and Human Rights Commission

Friday

10th Sep 2021

Law to make academies give careers advice backed by MPs
Conservative MP brings bill to ensure that careers advice is offered to all students throughout secondary school

Thursday

9th Sep 2021

Covid: Schools’ legal position on non-attendance
A lawyer outlines the legal situation for schools if a parent refuses to send their child in citing Covid safety concerns

Tuesday

7th Sep 2021

Most secondary teachers want to keep masks in corridors
But face coverings in autumn term are less popular with younger staff and primary teachers, survey shows
Heads and teachers less confident on new Covid rules
Teaching staff across the board are less certain of their understanding of government guidelines than they were last year, survey shows

Monday

6th Sep 2021

Covid: School attendance fines ‘could be unlawful’
Schools to be asked to help protect medically vulnerable families as government faces legal challenge over attendance fines