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The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
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Archive of legacy DfE notices to academy trusts about poor or inadequate performance or weaknesses in safeguarding, governance or financial management.
This white paper demonstrates how our education system can deliver on the government’s priority to level up across the country. The economic benefits of meeting the white paper’s ambitions, and the case for a fully trust led system, are also...
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
We're seeking views on a revised version of the Building Bulletin 100 design guide for fire safety in schools.
Technical specification and validation rules describing the requirements for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
New research shows government’s flagship scheme for overseas study strengthened partnerships all over the world - not just those in Europe.
Tips from school leaders, teachers and sector experts to help schools reduce workload.
Gender pay gap information for the Department for Education (DfE) as of 31 March 2023.
This research evaluates the implementation and impact of the Social Pedagogy Pilot programme and evaluates a social pedagogic approach.
Analysis of the impact of geographical mobility on the earnings returns to higher education by different background characteristics.
Children, young people and families’ experiences of education, health and care (EHC) assessment and plans in 4 local areas.
Revised statistics on the achievements of young people at the end of key stage 4 in the 2010 to 2011 academic year.
Participation measures in higher education between the academic years 2006 to 2007 and 2019 to 2020.
GCE AS and A level subject content for ancient languages for teaching in schools from 2016.
Research providing additional analysis of England's results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018.
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