We're seeking views to :
Amend inspection cycles for children’s homes
Manage inspections for children’s social care provision from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
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We're seeking views from care experienced young people on proposed standards for unregulated accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 & 17.
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This consultation seeks views on our vision and operating framework for flexi-job apprenticeship schemes as a means to increase the use of apprenticeships in certain sectors and professions.
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We’re seeking views on proposals to attach conditions to the payment made to local authorities of the school improvement monitoring and brokering grant.
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The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on how we propose to provide greater support to small, remote schools through changes to the national funding formula's (NFF) sparsity factor in 2022-23.
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We're seeking views on proposed initial changes to the High Needs National Funding Formula (NFF) as part of a longer term review of the NFF.
We have also published a step-by-step calculation of the updated historic spend factor amounts shown in table 2 in annex B of the consultation...More
We're seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’ 2020, with a view to making changes for September 2021.
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We are seeking views on our proposal to extend or amend a limited number of flexibilities within the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No'.2) Regulations 2020, in relation to Medical Reports, Virtual Visits and Ofsted Inspections.
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The Department for Education is consulting on revised standards for boarding schools and residential special schools in England. These standards are proposed to be published under section 87C of the Children Act 1989 as statements of national minimum standards, and will replace the current...More
This consultation was withdrawn on 7 May 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and was relaunched on 13 October 2020.
If you have already responded to this consultation, your feedback will still be considered and you do not need to resubmit your response. The consultation will...More
We are looking for schools and MATs with exemplary behaviour cultures to join the behaviour hubs programme to support schools and spread good practice.
How to apply
To apply to become a lead school or MAT, you must first read our application guidance document which...More
Children in care and care leavers are some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society. Every child and young person should have access to a stable and secure placement in accommodation that can meet their needs and, most importantly, keep them safe. We need to work together to...More
This consultation has been withdrawn permanently
We want schools and colleges to be able to focus their efforts on responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore the 2020 Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) consultation which was suspended on 31 March 2020 has been withdrawn...More
In light of the latest public health measures and current pressures schools are facing, we have decided to introduce a second opportunity to apply to become a lead school or MAT for the behaviour hubs programme later in the year.
Applications submitted in this current window (closing 30...More
We are seeking views from providers who have an interest in subcontracted delivery to inform our thinking about reforms to subcontracting arrangements.
This consultation is now closed but providers can still submit a response to the consultation by emailing ...More