Key documents and links

Documents from DfE:

• The Governance handbook (link)
• Keeping children safe in education 2025 (pdf)
• Working together to safeguard children: an illustrated guide for children, young people and their families (pdf)
• Ofsted school inspection handbook – updated September 2025 (link)
• Education inspection framework – updated September 2025 (link)
• Working together to safeguard children 2023: statutory guidance (pdf)
• Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education (link)
• Changes to statutory guidance: working together to safeguard children government consultation response (pdf)
• Schools: statutory guidance from the DfE (link)
• The Statutory policies for schools and academies (link)
• The national curriculum in England (pdf)
• What maintained schools must publish online (link)
• Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) (link)
• SEND code of practice (link)
• Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems (link)
• School estate management standards (link)

Documents from other sources:

• Keeping children safe in education 2025 summary by NGA (link)
• Keeping children safe in education 2022-2025 summary by NSPCC (pdf)
• Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive summary (docx)
• Vulnerability of children not in school (DCC) (pdf)
• A Glossary of Abbreviations used in Education (docx)
• Effective School Groups: Inclusion and Attainment Metrics tool (link)
• SIAMS Framework 2023 (pdf)
• Growing Faith: resource pack for churches and schools 2022 (Diocese of Derby) (link)

DDSCP Briefing Notes:
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• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 1st November 2024 (PDF document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 19th December 2024 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding National Update 19th December 2024 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 17th February 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 7th March 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 8th April 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 6th May 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 9th July 2025 (PDF document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 27th August 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 10th October 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 31st October 2025 (Word document)
• DDSCP Safeguarding Update 21st November 2025 (Word document)

Tools and statistics:

• DfE statistics and data
• Schools financial benchmarking
• Local authority interactive tool (LAIT)
• Local Authority School Places Scorecards (Derbyshire)
• Compare the performance of schools and colleges in England
• Information about Schools
• DfE Pupil Attendance reports
• International comparisons of education
• Institute for Government Performance Tracker