Remote education information: what to publish on your school website
What pupils get if they can't come to school, and how you'll teach them remotely.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies and maintained schools
- School stage
- All stages, from early years to sixth form
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
Publish your remote education plans on the curriculum or parents page on your website, with links to trusted education websites and advice on keeping children safe online.
What it must contain
4 parts- Keeps the safeguarding policy up to date to reflect the need for remote educationShould: Recommended in official guidance, such as the DfE's. Not a legal requirement in itself.
- Shares up-to-date remote education procedures and plans with parents, carers and pupilsGood practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.
- Gives remote education guidance and links to trusted external education websitesGood practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.
- Gives parents and carers information on keeping their children safe onlineGood practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.
What the official sources say
Set out in 3 official sources:
What maintained schools must publish online
Schools should publish information about their remote education provision .
Should: Recommended in official guidance, such as the DfE's. Not a legal requirement in itself.§ Remote education > What schools should publish
What academies must publish online
Academies should publish information about their remote education provision .
Should: Recommended in official guidance, such as the DfE's. Not a legal requirement in itself.§ Remote education > What academies should publish
Providing remote education: guidance for schools
Schools are likely to have established remote education plans in place already that have worked well for them when attendance in school has not been possible. If schools choose to use established remote education plans, these should be kept up to date so they remain relevant to the school’s current context.
Should: Recommended in official guidance, such as the DfE's. Not a legal requirement in itself.§ Good practice
Schools should ensure their safeguarding and child protection policies are up to date and reflect: – the potential need for remote online education provision – the fact that pupils might be learning both online and in the classroom
Should: Recommended in official guidance, such as the DfE's. Not a legal requirement in itself.§ Delivering remote education safely
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Schools should consider sharing any up-to-date procedures and plans in place with parents, carers and pupils in order to provide ongoing clarity and transparency about what to expect from remote education if it is required.
Good practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.§ Providing information about remote education
Some schools continue to maintain pages on their websites providing information and guidance about remote education provision and links to any trusted external education websites. This is not a requirement, but it can be helpful for parents or carers and pupils to access if required.
Good practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.§ Providing information about remote education
The guidance includes a collection of resources which includes support for: – safe remote education – virtual lessons – live streaming – information to share with parents and carers to support them in keeping their children safe online
Good practice: Recommended as good practice. Not required.§ Delivering remote education safely
Questions schools ask
Do schools have to publish remote education information?
For academies and maintained schools, it's recommended in official guidance, but isn't a legal requirement in itself.
What does remote education information need to include?
Keeps the safeguarding policy up to date to reflect the need for remote education; Shares up-to-date remote education procedures and plans with parents, carers and pupils; remote education guidance and links to trusted external education websites; parents and carers information on keeping their children safe online.
When do we need to update our remote education information?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the remote education information come from?
It is set out in What maintained schools must publish online, What academies must publish online and Providing remote education: guidance for schools.
Recent changes to the official guidance
Updates to the official sources that affect this requirement, newest first.
23 January 2023 · Providing remote education: guidance for schools
'Providing remote education: non-statutory guidance for schools' has been updated.
29 March 2022 · Providing remote education: guidance for schools
The DfE published its remote education guidance for schools.
12 February 2021 · What maintained schools must publish online
Added a section on remote education - linked to the guidance on remote education provision expectations and the optional template to help schools publish information.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official wording that does not apply to schools (2)
It is up to schools to decide how they share remote education information with parents, carers and pupils. Some schools continue to maintain pages on their websites providing information and guidance about remote education provision and links to any trusted external education websites. This is not a requirement, but it can be helpful for parents or carers and pupils to access if required.
This is non-statutory guidance from the Department for Education on providing high- quality remote education in cases where it is not possible, or is contrary to government guidance, for some or all pupils to attend school.
Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4