What's new in National Guidance? September 2026

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In September the National Guidance team updated 5 documents, with three revised changes and two minor changes.

Revised changes mean that some or all of the document has been updated, either to reflect a change in guidance or to add new guidance.

Revised changes have been made to the following documents:

• 4.1c Emergencies and Critical Incidents – Guidance for Leaders – Guidance now says that leaders can access emergency procedures (offline) on mobile devices.

• 4.5d Seat belts and child restraints – The guidance now summarises how the law applies to buses, minibuses, coaches and cars.

• 4.1g Model Emergency Procedures for Visit Leaders – revised the first aid section and added the possibility of emergency procedures being on leaders’ phones.

Minor changes are made to improve the readability, clarity and consistency of a guidance document.

Minor wording amendments were made to the following documents:

• 2.1a Outdoor Learning and Offsite Visits - Outcomes for Children and Young People

• 2.3a National Curriculum and Learning Outside the Classroom

For a full list of new and updated guidance, and details of the changes visit https://oeapng.info/ng-documents-updated/

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