Compliance

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

Today

15th Jul 2026

Most primary schools post pictures of pupils on social media 
As new National Crime Agency guidance warns parents against posting images of their children online, Teacher Tapp research reveals most schools show pictures of pupils on public platforms
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
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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
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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
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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

Monday

8th Jun 2026

Government to review screen time in schools
Consultation will result in guidance on children’s screen time in and out of school, and the government is also planning safety certification for AI products for schools
Government to review screen time in schools

Friday

5th Jun 2026

Ofqual ‘closely monitoring’ A-level maths paper that sparked petition
Around 23,000 people have signed a petition calling for ‘unusally difficult’ exam to be reviewed, but Pearson Edexcel says the paper was ‘rigorously checked’
Petition launched for review of paper
Experts at Hand guidance calls for ‘innovative’ staff deployment
DfE advice seeks to allay fears that severe shortages of staff such as educational psychologists will put the brakes on its Experts at Hand service, on same day as it reveals members of key SEND panel
Experts at Hand

Tuesday

2nd Jun 2026

Employment Rights Act changes: what schools need to do
With measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 set to become statutory in the next school year, Tes asks legal experts how schools should be preparing
Scales of justice