tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-04-01T14:34:23+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/academy-trust-chair-suitability-checks 2025-04-01T14:34:23+01:00 Academy trust chair: Apply for a suitability check Information and forms for academy trust chairs of trustees to apply for a suitability check, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/school-organisation-maintained-schools 2025-03-03T09:30:04+00:00 School organisation: local-authority-maintained schools Statutory guidance for proposers and decision makers about opening, closing or making organisation changes to local-authority-maintained schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/sen-and-disability-duties-guidance-for-school-governing-boards 2025-02-03T14:27:50+00:00 SEN and disability duties: guidance for school governing boards Guidance for school governing boards on the board’s role and responsibilities supporting pupils with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/making-significant-changes-to-an-existing-academy 2024-11-14T09:07:01+00:00 Academies: making significant changes or closure by agreement Guidance for academy trusts planning to make organisational changes or close an academy by mutual agreement with the Secretary of State. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/schools-causing-concern--2 2024-11-01T09:30:04+00:00 Support and intervention in schools Statutory guidance on local authorities' and regional directors' responsibilities relating to schools and PRUs which require support or intervention. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/what-academies-free-schools-and-colleges-should-publish-online 2024-10-24T13:22:46+01:00 What academies and further education colleges must or should publish online Information that academies � including any educational setting with academy arrangements � and further education (FE) colleges must or should publish on their website. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/what-maintained-schools-must-publish-online 2024-10-24T13:22:43+01:00 What maintained schools must or should publish online Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/get-school-to-school-support-from-system-leaders 2023-11-06T15:24:13+00:00 Get school-to-school support from system leaders Get help and support from system leaders to improve your school. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/dealing-with-issues-relating-to-parental-responsibility 2023-08-24T09:30:08+01:00 Parental responsibility: guide for schools and local authorities Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/governance-in-federations 2022-09-27T15:36:24+01:00 Federations: guidance on the governance processes Guidance on how to create, run and dissolve a federation. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/residential-special-schools-national-minimum-standards 2022-09-05T09:26:38+01:00 Residential special schools: national minimum standards Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/barring-unsuitable-individuals-from-managing-independent-schools 2022-06-08T14:54:08+01:00 Barring unsuitable individuals from managing independent schools Prohibiting unsuitable people from managing independent schools, academies and free schools or governing a local-authority-maintained school. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/external-reviews-of-governance-whats-involved 2021-12-21T13:34:43+00:00 External reviews of governance: guide for schools and academy trusts How to arrange an effective external review of governance for your school or academy trust, and improve the performance of your board. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/school-complaints-procedures 2021-01-15T13:59:52+00:00 School complaints procedures: guidance for maintained schools How local authority-maintained schools and maintained nurseries can set up or review their complaints procedures. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/licensees-professional-development-for-school-governors 2020-05-01T09:29:01+01:00 Providers: governance leadership and clerking development Contact details for organisations contracted to offer governance leadership and clerking development opportunities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/governance-professional-development-and-recruitment-services 2019-09-18T16:12:41+01:00 Governance professional development and recruitment services Where to find out more about funded professional development in governance leadership and clerking, and support for recruiting governors and trustees. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/equality-act-2010-advice-for-schools 2018-06-28T11:41:40+01:00 Equality Act 2010: advice for schools Guidance to help schools understand how the Equality Act affects them and how to fulfil their duties under the act. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/gender-separation-in-mixed-schools 2018-06-28T11:40:50+01:00 Gender separation in mixed schools What mixed schools must consider when separating classes by gender. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/constitution-of-governing-bodies-of-maintained-schools 2017-08-29T15:56:38+01:00 Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools Statutory guidance setting out the arrangements for the constitution of governing bodies of all local-authority-maintained schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/behaviour-and-discipline-in-schools-guidance-for-governing-bodies 2015-09-24T16:42:48+01:00 Behaviour and discipline in schools: guide for governing bodies Guidance for school governing bodies on their role in creating their school's behaviour policy.