Recent Publications

Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy

Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy (Published April 2008)
This consultation sets out Government's proposals on play, structured around the priorities identified by research and through consultation with parents, play experts, and children.
Promoting achievement, valuing success: a strategy for 14–19 qualifications (Published March 2008)
Proposed curriculum and qualification reform to education provision for 14-19 year olds.
The Government's response to coroners' recommendations following the inquests of Gareth Myatt and Adam Rickwood
An action plan responding to the coroners’ recommendation by demonstrating ongoing under-18 child protection work.
Raising Expectations: enabling the system to deliver (Published March 2008)
Outlines wide-ranging reforms to the provision of skills and training to young people and adults, including details of both the Skills Funding Agency and the National Apprenticeship Service.
Updated Child Health Promotion Programme: Pregnancy and the first five years of life
(Published March 2008)
The new, updated Child Health Promotion Programme: Pregnancy and the first five years of life builds on the Children's National Service Framework published in 2004.
The Dance Review and other related documents (Published March 2008)
The Dance Review, the Government Response to the Dance Review and the Audit of Dance Provision in English Schools 2006/07.
Young people: leading change (Published February 2008)
A document outlining the Government's commitment to promoting and unlocking the talents of young leaders in diverse communities.
Duty to provide information, advice and assistance: guidance for local authorities (Published 9 February 2008)
Guidance on local authorities’ duty to provide information, advice and assistance to parents, and prospective parents, of children and young people up to age 20.
Staying Safe Action Plan (Published February 2008)
Staying Safe is the first cross-departmental strategy which looks to improve the safety of children and young people.

Publications from the Department for Children, Schools and Families

Departmental Reports

The Department produces a report every year explaining what we do, how we spend public money and what we have achieved. Details of how we are organised, our partners and people we work with; our aim and objectives.

Departmental Documents

The Department produces a number of green papers, white papers and strategy documents. If you would like to read or download our departmental information, visit the Departmental Documents.

Every Child Matters

A library of documents and key publications supporting the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme are available. Online access to guidance, research, emerging practice, case studies and tools.

Publications for Schools

Visit the publications section on TeacherNet to read or browse the latest documents sent to schools or order publications that are of interest to schools.

Information for Local Authorities

This site provides a one-stop portal for Local Authorities to get quick and easy access to publications from central government departments, agencies and public bodies.

Research Publications

This page gives you a list of research publications which you can download. You can also join a mailing list for the latest news.

Statistical Publications

The Research and Statistics Gateway gives you access to a wide set of statistical material including the most recent publications plus an overview of what is due to be published soon.

Guidance on the Law

The following documents were published between 1996 and 2001 by DfEE (Department for Education and Employment). For current guidance on the Law and related documents for schools please see Teachernet.