Compliance

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

Yesterday

4th Sep 2026

Revealed: How pupil premium plugs the gaps of ‘state failures’
A Tes investigation exposes the extent to which schools rely on funding for disadvantaged pupils to support children’s most basic needs and fund core staffing
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Thursday

3rd Sep 2026

Tightened guidance to stop schools ‘dodging’ new uniform law
Prime minister announces crackdown on schools that ‘pressure’ parents into buying branded school uniform
School uniform

Wednesday

26th Aug 2026

Call for schools to ban packed lunches
Schools already have to follow healthier food standards from September, but ‘more draconian’ rules are needed, says Dame Prue Leith
Ban lunch boxes

Tuesday

11th Aug 2026

What new safeguarding rules mean for parent volunteers in schools
From next month, new safeguarding guidance will make it more difficult for people to volunteer in schools to support reading, among other things. Shezleen Salaam explains the impact of the changes
Parents putting their hands up

Wednesday

15th Jul 2026

Most primary schools post pictures of pupils on social media 
However, over a quarter of primaries and one in five secondaries plan to change their picture-sharing policies in the near future, with fears raised over AI deepfakes and extortion
Posting images of pupils
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Thursday

9th Jul 2026

KCSIE criticised for ‘watered down’ advice on online searches
Legal experts challenge the DfE’s decision not to mandate social media checks when schools are recruiting staff, in its updated Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance
Social media

Friday

3rd Jul 2026

Safeguarding: is your school’s DSL getting the support they need?
The remit of the DSL has grown exponentially in recent years but the staffing, training and authority given to the role have barely changed, writes experienced safeguarding leader David Strange
Montage of person over worked

Thursday

2nd Jul 2026

Exam board rebuked for ‘serious’ and ‘avoidable’ A-level maths failures
Pearson Edexcel accepted that during last year’s exam series, its questions were ‘unreasonably similar’ to 2022 A-level maths exams after it repurposed previous contingency papers
Exam board rebuked by Ofqual

Monday

29th Jun 2026

DfE urged to correct ‘misleading’ energy claims
Schools will be pushed into unsuitable contracts after DfE encourages them to sign up to its Maximising Value for Pupils programme, say energy experts
DfE urged to correct ‘misleading’ energy claims
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Wednesday

24th Jun 2026

A data litigation wave is hitting schools - here’s how to respond
People’s growing awareness of their data rights, coupled with the increasing use of AI to launch complaints against schools, poses a legal risk that leaders need to get to grips with, say these experts
Finger on a touchscreen

Friday

19th Jun 2026

Have schools been put into an attendance trap?
New guidance on communicating with parents about absence leaves schools with the ‘all but impossible’ task of improving attendance without being able to hold families to account, warn leaders
Mixed messaging
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Friday

12th Jun 2026

£60m framework to supply phone pouches for schools
Lockable pouches that prevent students from accessing their devices during the school day are central to the DfE’s plans for ‘phone‑free’ schools
Phones locked away