Guidance for schools during the transition period and after 1 January 2021

Information to help schools prepare for the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.

Visit the transition section of GOV.UK to get a personalised list of actions for you and your business.

Recruiting and managing teachers and school staff

• Recruit teachers from overseas
  • 14 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Recruit trainee teachers from overseas: accredited ITT providers
  • 6 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Applying for qualified teacher status (QTS) from 1 January 2021
  • 2 October 2020
  • Guidance
• Check someone’s immigration status
  • 21 November 2019
• Criminal records checks for overseas applicants
  • 19 August 2020
  • Guidance

School places

• Schools admissions: applications for overseas children
  • 24 February 2020
  • Guidance

Running your school

• Data protection for education providers
  • 31 January 2020
  • Guidance
• Standards for school food in England
  • 26 March 2019
  • Guidance
• School food standards: resources for schools
  • 18 October 2019
  • Guidance

School trips and exchanges

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) all schools should continue to follow the guidance for educational vists.

• Visit Europe from 1 January 2021
  • 11 April 2019
• Foreign travel advice
  • 10 March 2020
• Collective (group) passports
  • 16 November 2015
• Health and safety on educational visits
  • 26 November 2018
  • Guidance

EU Settlement Scheme

• Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)
  • 31 August 2018
• Stay in the UK (‘settled status’): step by step
  • 31 January 2020

Published 15 October 2020 Contents