For action
Action for all education settings: Get support to take climate and nature action
By the end of 2025, all education settings will be expected to have nominated a sustainability lead and developed a climate action plan. As part of Climate and Nature Action in Education, get free help to develop your plan by:
Help us inspire others by sharing your action with your communities and colleagues using our free Climate and Nature Action in Education graphics.
Action for schools and further education settings: Access SEND continuing professional development (CPD) resources from the Universal SEND Services programme
The Department for Education’s Universal SEND Services programme can help you to identify and meet the needs of children with SEND in your school or further education setting earlier and more effectively, helping you to deliver an even more inclusive mainstream system and improved preparation for adulthood.
A number of exciting SEND CPD opportunities are available, including a series of 19 online SEND CPD units exploring some of the most commonly observed barriers to learning regardless of age, label or area of need.
Unit topics include behaviour, speech, language and communication needs, and sensory differences. Each unit takes under an hour to complete and provides clear guidance on adaptations to help meet the needs of all learners. There is no need to study the units in order, and each can be completed across a number of sessions.
Action for schools: Submit your year-end statement for the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) by Thursday 26 September
This article will be of interest to school business professionals.
The deadline for submitting your National Tutoring Programme (NTP) year-end statement is 5pm on Thursday 26 September 2024.
All organisations that received the NTP grant for the 2023 to 2024 academic year, must submit a year-end statement to report all tutoring delivered from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024. It is important to complete the form, even if you did not use any of your NTP funding.
To avoid your full funding allocation being recovered:
For any other NTP queries, email tutoring.support@service.education.gov.uk.
News and developments
Information for all settings: Introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024, commonly referred to as Martyn’s Law, was introduced on Thursday 12 September 2024 to ensure that certain premises and events, including education settings, are better prepared and ready to respond to a terrorist attack.
Settings will have time prior to the bill’s implementation, to understand new obligations, and to plan and prepare. The Home Office factsheets provide more detail.
Guidance is available for education settings to help review and develop plans to respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Information for all settings: Outreach support available for children and young people following a homicide
The Ministry of Justice would like to remind you that the National Homicide Service offers short-term outreach support to children and young people in the community in the immediate aftermath of a homicide.
Group and one to one emotional and practical support is available free of charge.
If the children in your setting need support following the homicide of, for example, a fellow pupil or a teacher, contact Homicide Service - Victim Support.
Information for schools and local authorities: Net Capacity Assessment (NCA) programme
From 2023 to 2025, the Net Capacity Assessment programme will ensure data on the pupil capacity of secondary and special schools in England is accurate and up-to-date.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) have visited almost 2,000 schools, collecting data on pupil capacity. They will be contacting all remaining schools in scope over the next 12 months.
Find out about the NCA programme and when school site visits will take place.
Please email dfe.ncaprogramme@education.gov.uk with any queries.
Information for schools: Reminder of allergy guidance and resources
Under section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014, schools have a legal duty to plan for supporting pupils with medical conditions, including allergies. Governing bodies must follow the accompanying statutory guidance when carrying out their section 100 duty.
Please read our Allergy guidance for schools for more practical advice and resources to help schools manage allergy risks.
Information for schools: Opportunities to join the DfE Star Chamber Scrutiny Board
The Star Chamber Scrutiny Board currently has membership vacancies for suitably qualified and experienced individuals based in schools, including academies and school trusts.
The Star Chamber is a panel of external partners and helps review all departmental data collections relating to children’s services, schools and families.
For more details on the specification, responsibilities and how to apply please take a look at the application for membership details. The closing date for applications is Sunday 6 October 2024.
Information for early years settings: New online SEND training, assessment guidance and resources available now
A new module focused on supporting children with individual differences and needs has been added to the Department for Education’s Early years child development training.
The free online training aims to provide greater understanding of child development, giving practical advice for supporting children in early years settings.
The training can be paused and restarted at any time and a certificate of achievement is awarded on completion of each module.
We have also published new Department for Education’s Early Years SEND assessment guidance and resources on the Help for early years providers platform.
They support a child-centred, strengths-based approach to assessing children’s needs and sharing a child’s progress with parents, carers, and professionals.
There is practical advice, as well as tools and downloadable resources for assessing children with SEND, capturing their voice, and setting targets for progress.
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