The Department for Education opened a consultation on draft statutory guidance for the information sharing duty introduced by the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.
The Department for Education announced more than £8 million a year for early years safeguarding, including 3,000 additional unannounced Ofsted nursery visits, stronger checks and… Read More »DfE Announced 3,000 Additional Surprise Ofsted Nursery Visits (United Kingdom, June 2026)
The Welsh Government announced that it will issue statutory guidance to schools on restricting mobile phone use during the school day.
The Scottish Government published updated national guidance encouraging schools to restrict mobile phone use during teaching and learning time at a minimum, ahead of planned… Read More »Scotland Published Updated Guidance for Phone-Free Learning Before Planned Legislation (United Kingdom, June 2026)
Northern Ireland’s Education Minister announced a review of behaviour policy and practice across schools, with independent advice to inform updated policy and guidance.
MEXT instructed education boards and schools to strengthen prevention work before and after long school holidays. The notice calls for early identification, staff coordination, family… Read More »Schools Directed to Strengthen Student Suicide Prevention Measures (Japan, July 2026)
The Department of Basic Education launched National Implementation Guidelines for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools. The guidelines give schools step-by-step direction on water, sanitation,… Read More »DBE Launches National WASH Implementation Guidelines for Schools (South Africa, June 2026)
The Ministry of Education opened a call for schools to seek recognition as health-promoting schools under the Choosing Healthy program for the 2025/2026 school year.… Read More »Health-Promoting School Recognition Call Opened Under Choosing Healthy Program (Israel, June 2026)
After constitutional review, four provisions of the Escuelas Protegidas bill were declared unconstitutional. The decision narrowed the bill before its final legal implementation.
MŠMT published a new study standard for specialized activity in risk behavior prevention. The standard applies from 1 July 2026 for accreditation applications considered by… Read More »MŠMT Publishes New Study Standard for Risk Behavior Prevention Specialists (Czechia, June 2026)