Change at the DfE
At the very end of last term, Lucy Powell was appointed secretary of state for education, as part of new prime minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet annou...
7th Sep 2026
Devon Association of Governance
Updates to DfE guidance for governance
The Department for Education has just updated their guidance for local authority maintained schools and academies.
Both sets of guidance now includes ‘SEN and disability duties: guidance for school governing boards’ within the ‘Safeguarding, SEND and pupil wellbeing’ section. The guidance provides a list of links and documents to explain the policies that all schools must follow by law. See the following for further information:
Local authority maintained schools governance guidance
Academy trusts: governance guidance