This section contains information and guidance on all aspects of pastoral care, ranging from health and well-being to career guidance.
Pastoral care
Universal Credit and free school meals (FSM)
The criteria for children in England to be eligible to receive free school meals.
Multi-page article 18 April 2013
Q&A on reports of horsemeat being found in school meals
Questions and answers for schools and academies following reports of the discovery of horsemeat in some school meals.
FAQ 15 February 2013
Managing medicines in schools
Information about managing medicines in schools, with specific attention to treatments for anaphylaxis, asthma, diabetes, eczema and epilepsy.
Multi-page article 07 January 2013
Schools and health reform
Information about the role of schools in the new health and wellbeing boards.
General article 26 October 2012
Drug advice for schools
Non-statutory advice produced to help answer some of the most common questions raised by school staff on drug-related issues.
Departmental advice 04 February 2013
Support for Service children
Details of the the support that the Department offers to Service children: Personnel serving in the armed forces of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
General article 29 August 2012
Principles of e-safety
What is e-safety? How can schools help pupils to remain safe online?
Multi-page article 26 April 2012
Safer recruitment training for school staff
Details on safer recruitment training, which became mandatory on 1 January 2010, and the online training package for school staff involved in recruitment.
General article 26 April 2012
Smoking, drinking and drug use – 2009 survey
Information about ‘Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2009’, an annual report commissioned by the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, the Home Office and the Department.
General article 26 April 2012
Findings from the 2009-10 British Crime Survey
Information about the annual Home Office National Statistics Bulletin, which examines the trends in illicit drug use among 16- to 59-year-olds in England and Wales.
General article 26 April 2012
