We’re seeking views on our proposals to provide greater support to small, remote schools through the national funding formula’s sparsity factor in 2022 to 2023.
Guidance: Safe working in education, childcare and children’s social care
Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak.
Guidance: Special schools and other specialist settings: coronavirus (COVID-19)
What all special schools and other specialist settings will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Speech: Education Secretary speech to FED National Education Summit
Gavin Williamson addresses the Foundation for Education Development (FED) on education and building forward together
Correspondence: School governance update
Important news and communications from the Department for Education (DfE) relating to governance in maintained schools and academy trusts in England.
Guidance: National Reference Test 2021 – updated information for schools
Information provided by NFER to schools taking part in the 2021 National Reference Test. This supersedes previous guidance published in October 2020.
Guidance: Special schools and other specialist settings: coronavirus (COVID-19)
What all special schools and other specialist settings will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Policy paper: Early career framework reforms: overview
Details on the offer available to early career teachers and how this will be developed for national roll-out.
Guidance: Face coverings in education
Guidance on the use of face coverings for schools and other education institutions that teach people in years 7 and above in England.
Guidance: Department for Education non-executive appointments
Information about non-executive appointments to the Department for Education’s public bodies.


