Correspondence: DfE Update - 7 October 2026

07-10-2026 14:30 via gov.uk

Correspondence: DfE Update - 7 October 2026

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

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Guidance: Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE)

Guidance: Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE)

Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills: November 2026

Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills: November 2026

Guidance: Estimating pupil numbers: how to complete your return for 2027 to 2028

Guidance: Estimating pupil numbers: how to complete your return for 2027 to 2028

Academies funded on estimates

Academies funded on estimates

Three friends on their student debt: One paid off, one chipping away and one creeping up

Three friends on their student debt: One paid off, one chipping away and one creeping up

'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation

'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation

Decision: Direction: Zafar Ali barred from managing independent schools

Decision: Direction: Zafar Ali barred from managing independent schools

Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England

Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England

Mark Zuckerberg has an image problem - so why is Meta's business booming?

Mark Zuckerberg has an image problem - so why is Meta's business booming?

Teenagers back vocational reforms and defy outdated stigma

Teenagers back vocational reforms and defy outdated stigma

Everything you need to know about university costs

Everything you need to know about university costs

Official Statistics: Phonics screening check attainment: England 2026

Official Statistics: Phonics screening check attainment: England 2026

Correspondence: Revised financial health notice to improve: Mary Ward Settlement

Correspondence: Revised financial health notice to improve: Mary Ward Settlement

Guidance: High needs funding arrangements: 2027 to 2028

Guidance: High needs funding arrangements: 2027 to 2028