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Partnership Staff - Government Documents

DFE SAFEGUARDING AND WELFARE

ISSUES

For more information and advice on Safeguarding Issues click here

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges

Part 1: Information for all School and College Staff

Part 2: Safeguarding Guidance

Working Together to Safeguard Children

A Guide to to interagency working to promote the safeguarding and welfare of children

Use of Reasonable Force

Advice for Headteachers, staff and Governing Bodies

The Prevent Duty

Departmental Advice for Schools and childcare providers

DFE Guidance and templates for Children With Medical Needs

Mental Health and Behaviour in schools

Departmental Advice for school staff

DFE Statutory Guidance on Children Missing Education

DFE Statutory Guidance for Children in Care

Promoting the education of looked after children and previously looked after children

Elective Home Education (Home Schooling)

Guidance for Schools, LAs and Parents on Elective Home Education

DFE EXCLUSIONS

For more information and advice on Exclusion Issues click here

Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and Pupil Referral Units in England

Statutory Guidance for those with legal responsibilities in relation to exclusions

Behaviour in Schools - Advice to Headteachers amd school staff 2022

Link to the main guidance and associated documentation

DFE ON EDUCATION SETTINGS OTHER THAN SCHOOLS

For more information and advice on Alternative Provision Issues click here

Alternative Provision

Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities

Guidance to LAs on tackling Unregistered schools

Collaborative working between DFE, Oftsed and LAs

Creating Opportunity for All

The Government's Vision for alternative education.  A very useful document that supports our thinking

Unregistered School Inspection Handbook

Ofsted have the power to Inspect APs if they have evidence that they are operating as unregistered schools

DFE AND PSHE

For more information and advice on PSHE Issues click here

Personal, Social and Health Education Guidance 2020

Updated advice a guidance for schools and colleges

Relationship and Sex Education Guidance

RSE and Health Education Guidance

Careers 

Updated advice a guidance for schools and colleges

DFE ICT AND REMOTE LEARNING

For more information on using ICT in t&l  click here

Providing Remote Eductaion Guidance

Published in 2022 and revised in 2023 for pupils who cannot access educ taion at school

DFE and ATTENDANCE

Working Together to Improve Attendance

Guidance and assocaited regulations and advice for parents

CME Local Authority Guidance

What are the responsibilities of schools and the LA for children who are missing education?

DFE BEHAVIOUR IN SCHOOLS

Behaviour In Schools

2022 Guidance on Behaviour in Schools advises "zero tolerance" for poor behaviour but well planned provision to identify and meet needs of those pupils who struggle to behave.

Further Guidance and Resources

A series of links to DFE and other resources to support schools in improving their behaviour management strategies

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