Government Education Village

Visit the Sustainability Support programme stand to discover the free DfE-funded support available to help your setting cut energy costs, develop and deliver climate action plans, strengthen sustainability leadership, and take action for nature. Explore the Sustainability Support for Education platform, connect with Climate Ambassadors, and find out how to get involved in the National Education Nature Park.

Erasmus+ is a grant funding programme for schools, FE colleges, HE providers, youth and sport organisations. The programme provides funding for international placements for learners, apprentices, young people and staff, and for partnerships between organisations. The Erasmus+ team can provide information about Erasmus+ and how to apply.

Come and speak to us about HMRC Tax Facts, the schools education programme introducing the basics of tax. Designed for young people from ages 8-18, the resources provide a useful introduction to tax - what it is, why we pay it and how to become tax confident in the future. Tax is an important topic under 'financial education' and will be included in the new citizenship curriculum from 2028.

The Department for Education's Maximising Value for Pupils programme supports schools and trusts to get better value from their budgets, ensuring more funding reaches the frontline to improve outcomes for children. Working in partnership with the education sector, the programme tackles key cost pressures across four areas: commercial deals, financial and physical assets, workforce planning, and building capability, including digital and technology. The team will be available to discuss how the programme can support your school or trust. Come and speak to us about making savings that benefit your pupils.

Come and speak to us about guidance available to schools on cyber resilience.

The DfE Counter Fraud & Prevention Team works to protect the education sector and the public purse by preventing, detecting, and responding to fraud, bribery, and corruption. We focus on strengthening fraud prevention, improving risk identification, and raising awareness of emerging threats across schools and trusts.

Talk with us to learn about current risks and register to receive our fraud alerts and counter fraud news. We can also signpost you to guidance on how to spot, prevent, and report fraud.

The Education Record is a new Department for Education (DfE) service that lets pupils securely access their education information through a mobile app. It gives pupils a trusted, verified record they can use in post‑16 transitions, apprenticeships, employment and future learning. The app has been designed to help pupils prove their achievements and personal details by providing consistent, secure information directly from DfE-held data. Speak to us today to find out more.

The Monitor your school attendance tools can help schools, trusts and local authorities to identify attendance trends, identify pupils who may need support and save time building attendance reports. It also includes your similar schools comparison report on attendance. It is proposed that the new ‘data spine’ will create a secure, privacy-respecting and streamlined way to connect and share information across different systems in education. It will ensure a steady stream of connected information that empowers school staff, provides more immediate insight about the effectiveness of interventions (including AI and tech) and simplifies experiences for parents and carers. Visit us today to find out more.

DfE is exploring how a School Account can help schools and trusts stay on top of DfE requirements, opportunities and deadlines. By bringing together relevant information, services and actions in one personalised place, we're aiming to make it easier to understand what applies to your organisation and what you need to do next. Come and talk to us, see what we're working on, and sign up to take part in user research and help shape the future service.

We work with The Gatsby Charitable Foundation to provide information about T Levels and education providers with delivering them for the first time. Come speak to us to find out more.

Educate Against Hate is a Department for Education website which provides classroom resources, teacher guidance and advice to help protect young people from extremism and radicalisation. Our team can help signpost to best practice to help educators fulfil the Prevent Duty, challenge divisive narratives and promote Fundamental British Values, visit our stand to find out more.

Come and speak to us about the statutory guidance, Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE), which all schools and colleges in England must have regard to. Visit our stand to discuss safeguarding policy, updates to guidance, and more.