Statutory Guidance
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Changes to Keeping children safe in education
Department for Education has published an updated version of the statutory guidance, Keeping children safe in education. This revises and rep...
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Government plans to address challenges in the adoption system
Adoption: a vision for change by the Department for Education sets out the government’s plans for the adoption system over the next four ye...
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Enhanced DBS checks for governors
Government amended legislation has been published that makes enhanced DBS checks mandatory for governors in maintained schools. The new rules come int...
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Young people in transition: new NICE guidance
Updated guidance has been published by NICE on improving support for young people as they move from children’s to adults’ health and care service...
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Government sets out vision for children’s social care
Outlines for the government’s reform programme for children’s social care services in England over the next five years has been published (January...
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Special guardianship regulations updated
Special guardianship regulations have been updated to strengthen social worker assessments of guardianship arrangements. They came into force at the e...
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Children’s social care reform: a vision for change
British government has outlined it's reform programme for children’s social care services in England over the next five years. The document outline...
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Guidance for schools on bomb alerts
Following bomb threats to schools in January 2016, the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) has sent out guidance to schools on reviewi...
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