Official Statistics: Multiplication tables check attainment: 2027
Information on the 2026 multiplication tables check, including breakdowns by pupil characteristics, at national and local authority level.
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Accredited official statistics: Apprenticeships: November 2027
Apprenticeships statistics covering the full 2026 to 2027 academic year in England, with additional official statistics relevant to the apprenticeship service.
Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills: November 2027
Statistics covering further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed non-apprenticeship adult further education, in England for the 2026 to 2027 academic year.
Accredited official statistics: Suspensions and permanent exclusions: Autumn 2026/27
Levels of suspensions and permanent exclusions by school type in autumn 2026/27, including information on reasons for suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Accredited official statistics: 16 to 19 performance: 2027 (provisional)
Performance data by age 16-19 in England. Includes qualification type, characteristic, geographic, provider, and subject breakdowns.
Official Statistics: Further education outcomes: 2024 to 2025
Statistics on the employment, earnings and learning outcomes of further education learners.
Accredited official statistics: Education and training statistics for the UK: 2027
Data on schools, attainment, qualifications gained, education expenditure, further education and higher education in the UK.
Price of school dinners to go up for a second year in a row
Pupils eligible for free school meals will not be affected
Row over DUP bid to veto Irish education bill
Sinn Féin accuses the DUP of "sectarianism" but the DUP says its move is in response to Drumcree.
Strengthened guidance to take the next leap to phone-free schools
Children will benefit from distraction-free learning under strengthened mobile phone guidance.
Transparency data: RISE programme: lists of advisers and targeted schools
Schools currently receiving targeted intervention through the regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme and the list of RISE advisers.
Guidance: RISE: West Midlands
The regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) programme for the West Midlands, including the regional plan and available support.
Official Statistics: Children's social work workforce, year ending 30 September 2026
Annual statistics on children and family social workers including agency children and family social workers in England.
‘Double amputees run marathons,’ says Badenoch as she proposes £36bn cuts to disability and other benefits – UK politics live
Conservative leader launches Welfare That Works policy document Here are pictures of some of the ministers arriving for cabinet this morning. Lucy Powell was giving interviews this morning in part to publicise an announcement from the Department for Education beefing up guidance on mobile phones in schools in England. As the BBC reports, schools are already supposed to be phone-free, but in many places this just…
Guidance: High needs funding arrangements: 2027 to 2028
Information for local authorities, schools and colleges about high needs funding arrangements for the 2027 to 2028 financial and academic year.
Introducing an EdTech and AI product safety certification scheme
We are seeking views on plans to introduce a certification scheme to assure the safety of education technology and artificial intelligence products in England.
Guidance: Area SEND inspections: information about ongoing inspections
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Further education and skills inspections and outcomes: management information from September 2026 to August 2027
Management information for further education and skills, showing in-year inspection outcomes.
Official Statistics: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2026
Provisional data for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 August 2026 and revised data for the period 10 November 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Official Statistics: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2026
Provisional data for the period 1 April 2026 to 31 August 2026 and revised data for the period 10 November 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Holiday hunger bill to face final Stormont hurdle
The new law would would help poorer families with food costs during school holidays.
Sydney private school accused of sexual abuse should be banned from enrolling new students, inquiry says
Inquiry recommends NSW police investigate allegations of sexual assault and other abuse at Redeemer Baptist school A probe into a private religious school accused of sexual, physical, psychological, spiritual and financial abuse has recommended it be barred from enrolling new students. Former students and teachers of western Sydney’s Redeemer Baptist school told a NSW parliamentary inquiry about a string of…
Headteachers consider leaving jobs earlier than planned after new Ofsted inspection
Almost two-thirds of school leaders polled say new regime is much more intense than previous framework More than half of headteachers in England who were polled after their schools were inspected under Ofsted’s new regime are considering cutting short their careers as a result of the experience. In response to the question “Has the inspection affected how long you intend to stay in your role?”, 52% of those who…
Research: Parent, pupil and learner voice: omnibus surveys for 2025 to 2026
Findings from regular surveys of primary and secondary school pupils’ parents or carers, secondary school pupils and 16 to 18 learners.
Headteachers say families will struggle after another rise in school dinner prices
The price of a school dinner in a primary school will have risen from £2.60 to £3.40 since the start of 2026.
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Phones to be banned from pupils' bags or pockets under stricter rules for schools in England
The government says it is strengthening its guidance for schools in England, which came into force in June.
Accredited official statistics: Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships statistics covering the full 2025 to 2026 academic year in England, with additional official statistics relevant to the apprenticeship service. DfE data is transitioning to a new platform. This release has therefore been scheduled for 10 December, allowing additional time for data processing and quality assurance while new processes are embedded.
Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills
Statistics covering further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed non-apprenticeship adult further education, in England for the 2025 to 2026 academic year. DfE data is transitioning to a new platform. This release has therefore been scheduled for 10 December, allowing additional time for data processing and quality assurance while new processes are embedded.
Accredited official statistics: Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships statistics covering the full 2025 to 2026 academic year in England, with additional official statistics relevant to the apprenticeship service.
Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills
Statistics covering further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed non-apprenticeship adult further education, in England for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.