These Regulations amend the existing Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2010 by increasing the statutory time limit for an employee to present a complaint to an Employment Tribunal regarding an employer’s failure, or threat to fail, to allow accompaniment during a meeting about study or training, extending this period from three months to six months, with the change applying only to failures occurring on or after October 1st, 2026.

These Regulations formally transfer specific adult education functions, originally held by the Secretary of State under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, to Warwickshire County Council concerning its local area, with effect from April 22, 2026, primarily for academic years starting after August 1, 2026, while explicitly excluding functions related to apprenticeship training and services for adults in detention, and subject the Council's new responsibilities to ongoing directions and guidance from the Secretary of State.

This Order, made by the Office for Students under powers granted by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, formally revokes the 2022 Order and the 2025 Amendment Order that previously granted degree-awarding powers to Spurgeon's College, because the college is no longer a registered higher education provider in England.

These Regulations, made under the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, establish a framework for quality assurance over Initial Teacher Training for Further Education (ITT(FE)) courses in England.

The rules mandate that educational institutions offering specified ITT(FE) courses must register with the Secretary of State, adhere to published guidance on course delivery and curriculum content, and provide regular, detailed information regarding their courses, students, and graduates, culminating in an annual public report by the Secretary of State summarizing sector compliance.

This Statutory Instrument, made by His Majesty in Council on March 10, 2026, officially appoints the individuals listed in the Schedule as His Majesty's Inspectors of Education, Children's Services and Skills, taking legal effect on March 11, 2026, under the powers granted by the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

This 2026 Order establishes the Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance as the new trustee for the endowment previously associated with St Bede's Church of England Junior School in Surrey after its premises ceased use for that purpose, authorizing the immediate transfer of assets and the subsequent consolidation of this endowment with the Diocese of Guildford Consolidated Educational Endowments Fund, where the capital and income will be managed under uniform statutory trusts for the benefit of current Church of England schools within the Diocese.

This document issues a formal correction to The Coasting Schools (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/1120), specifically addressing a grammatical error on page 2, regulation 3.

It substitutes the text: 'The entry condition in this paragraph is...' with the plural form: 'The entry conditions in this paragraph are...' within the substituted regulation 4(3), ensuring accurate legal clarity regarding the conditions required for coasting schools.

This Order, made by the Secretary of State under powers in the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, specifically brings Section 246 of that Act into force across England starting on April 1st, 2026; this action inserts a new requirement into the Education and Inspections Act 2006, obligating governing bodies of schools in England to establish procedures for recording and reporting significant incidents where staff use force against pupils to the relevant parents, unless doing so would risk harm to the pupil.