Back to school webinar for Academies & Maintained Schools
With September fast approaching, now is the perfect time to ensure your academy or maintained school is fully prepared for the year ahead. This focused and practical session is designed to give school leaders a clear picture of the key legal and regulatory changes coming into effect, as well as a forward look at what the Government has in store over the coming year.
What will this session cover?
This session will walk you through everything you need to know ahead of your September INSET, covering both the changes already confirmed and those on the horizon.
Topics will include:
- KCSIE 2026 and safeguarding priorities for the year ahead.
- The latest guidance on gender questioning children.
- The new Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) guidance and what schools need to do to prepare for implementation.
- Developments relating to the mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuse.
- New requirements under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act, including:
- Mobile phone restrictions and behaviour expectations
- School uniform requirements
- New statutory guidance on allergy safety in schools
- Updated guidance on restrictive interventions, including the use of reasonable force and the new recording and reporting duty
- Updated guidance on suspensions and permanent exclusions
- CO guidance on artificial intelligence and subject access requests
- Other key legal and regulatory developments schools should be aware of during the 2026/27 academic year.
Who should attend?
This session is designed for leaders and governance professionals across academies and maintained schools. It is particularly relevant for:
- CEOs, Principals and Headteachers
- CFOs and Business Managers
- Senior Leadership Teams and Compliance leads
- Governors, Trustees and their Clerks.
