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
Exclusion from maintained schools, academies and Pupil Referral Units in England
Statutory Guidance for those with legal responsibilities in relation to exclusions
DFE ON EDUCATION SETTINGS OTHER THAN SCHOOLS
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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
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
The October 20 Guidance on Remote Education has now been withdrawn.
More general guidance has now been published focussed on reviewing provision
DFE and ATTENDANCE
School Attendance Guidance
What schools must do to admit and record attendance including advice about the use of attendance codes
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