Please see message below from the DfE
Dear all,
We are sure you will have been following the post-election news closely. It was confirmed on Friday 5th July that Bridget Phillipson has been appointed as Secretary of State for Education.
Our new Secretary of State for Education wrote to all those working in early years, children’s services, schools, further and higher education. If this letter has not yet reached you via your DCS, you can read it in full here. You are also invited to join the live event taking place on Tuesday 16th July at 4pm with the new Secretary of State where she will share her vision for education, children's services and skills, and through a live chat function you will be able to share your views too.
The Department for Education (DfE) have made changes to the safeguarding requirements of the EYFS that are statutory from 1st September 2025. There are two updated statutory requirements, one specific to childminders and one specific to group based early years settings. In alignment with this, the Early Years Team have developed two Safeguarding Self-Assessment and Evaluation Audit… Continue reading Early Years: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms 2025
From 1 September 2025, the updated (EYFS) Safeguarding Reforms will become statutory for all registered Early Years providers. To support this transition, providers are expected to use the ‘Safeguarding Self-Evaluation Tool 2025′. This tool helps embed the 2025 safeguarding reforms into daily practice, supports leadership and management self-evaluation, and aligns with the new Ofsted inspection framework. We invite all… Continue reading EY: Early Years Safeguarding Reforms 2025: Using the ‘H&F Self-Evaluation Tool’
