Compliance

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

Wednesday

25th Aug 2021

Upskirting set to be ‘relevant offence’ in teacher bans
Revenge porn and stalking also added to draft list of offences that can lead to teachers being struck off

Friday

20th Aug 2021

KCSIE update: Key allegation changes schools must know
The new KCSIE guidance has updated its advice for dealing with allegations. Here is everything you need to know from the latest documentation

Wednesday

28th Jul 2021

How DfE can ban ‘unsuitable’ school leaders
New DfE guidance sets out how misconduct, criminal offences or failing to uphold British values could see school leaders barred

Monday

19th Jul 2021

Euro 2020 fallout shows why schools must act on racism
The racial abuse suffered by several England players after the Euro 2020 final defeat is a reminder that all of society must do more to tackle the scourge of racism – including education

Wednesday

7th Jul 2021

Tougher safeguarding rules: All teachers need to know
‘Strengthened’ DfE safeguarding guidance covers sexual violence and harassment, peer-on-peer abuse and nude images

Tuesday

29th Jun 2021

Banned: Teacher who asked pupil to be his girlfriend
The teacher claimed that there was a pause between the words ‘girl’ and ‘friend’

Monday

28th Jun 2021

Sex harassment: How Ofsted inspections will change
Schools will be judged ‘ineffective’ where they do not have adequate processes to deal with sexual harassment

Thursday

24th Jun 2021

Many schools at risk of ‘critical data loss’
Nearly one in five schools do not retain offline backups of critical data, or are unable to say whether they do, study finds

Monday

21st Jun 2021

Is the DfE deliberately ignoring pupils with SEND?
The experiences of pupils with special educational needs and disability are consistently overlooked – there’s no greater disadvantage than being ignored, says Christopher Rossiter

Monday

14th Jun 2021

Everyone’s Invited: Does shaming schools help anyone?
No one can deny the impact of Everyone’s Invited – but shame isn’t a good driver for constructive change, says Anki Deo

Saturday

12th Jun 2021

TikTok: the new frontier for safeguarding issues
Is it a fun site to share silly dances, or place where children are putting themselves at risk? Joshua Lowe explores...

Friday

11th Jun 2021

‘Sex abuse in schools is an issue that shames us all’
Sexual harassment is a feature of every school and every college – but we can’t fix the problem alone, says Geoff Barton