Compliance

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

Wednesday

4th Nov 2026

Cyberattack leads to online leak of schools’ data
Theft of 320,000 files from a council network in Bristol directly affects dozens of local schools but full picture has still to emerge
Cyberattack led to online leak of school data, council warns

Tuesday

3rd Nov 2026

What QTS changes mean for your school’s recruitment
From September 2027, all schools – including academies – must ensure teachers have QTS. Hannah Senel-Walp sets out the implications of this change
Teaching assistant

Thursday

29th Oct 2026

School meal uptake falls in trial of tightened food standards
Some pupils skipped lunch altogether when the food standards were trialled, according to DfE research that reveals the challenges of implementing stricter rules on school meals
School food standards

Friday

23rd Oct 2026

Late KCSIE changes leave schools’ safeguarding policies ‘out of date’
Concerns over last-minute updates to safeguarding guidance come amid wider calls for the government to pause the ‘ever-expanding’ requirements it makes of schools
Broken umbrella

Wednesday

21st Oct 2026

Experienced teachers lose right to annual pay reviews
DfE also presses ahead with allowing one-off bonuses for teachers and leaders, despite union warnings about pay inequality
Turning off tap

Tuesday

13th Oct 2026

Experts warn of health crisis linked to school screen time
More than 150 health professionals write to the government warning that a lack of health scrutiny of edtech in schools is a ‘serious safeguarding concern’
Pupil on phone

Monday

5th Oct 2026

Reducing the climate impact of school trips
International school leaders in Malaysia and an eco non-profit founder explain how they have empowered students to help reduce carbon impact and why more schools should take up this challenge
Plane with chem trails

Thursday

1st Oct 2026

Heads warn of major threat to government’s work experience plans
School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes
Heads warn of major threat to government's work experience plans

Wednesday

30th Sep 2026

DfE faces legal threat over schools’ energy scheme
Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers
Solicitors wig
Exclusive

Tuesday

29th Sep 2026

MAT executive pay to be linked to Ofsted ratings
DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work
DfE executive pay framework

Friday

18th Sep 2026

Allergy safety: how to ensure your school complies with the law
This summer, the DfE released new statutory guidance about keeping children with allergies safe. Here, two lawyers explain how to make sure your policies and practices are up to date
School child reaching for an Epi pen

Tuesday

15th Sep 2026

Secondaries gain ‘flexibility’ on school food standards
Government sets out healthy food plans after consultation received mixed views on a range of proposed restrictions
Child looking through cheese slice