{"product_id":"october-2026-leadership-pack","title":"October 2026 Leadership Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctober brings the autumn census, appraisal reports and the first monitoring cycle of the year. This pack puts the month's work in one place and includes a runbook to help your office get the census right first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated 23 September 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e with the latest DfE and Ofsted changes: the free school meals expansion and how it shows up in the census, KCSIE 2026 and the information sharing duty from 30 September, Ofsted's September toolkit changes, the teacher pay award position and the October employment law dates. The census runbook now covers the new kinship care, managed moves and free breakfast club attendance fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOctober Leadership Pack 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 11 pages): the fixed dates for the month, then twelve sections covering the autumn census, the statutory website audit, appraisal reports and pay determinations, the section 175 safeguarding audit, curriculum and monitoring, assessment, the half-year budget, next year's staffing and employment law dates, admissions, premises, families, and what can wait. Each section is a table with columns for Now, Delegate or later, an owner and a tick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn census runbook, 1 October 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 8 pages): who does what, the fortnight of checks beforehand (roll, free school meals, SEN, attendance and early years hours), census day itself, reconciling before the 28 October return, a headline figures record comparing this autumn with last, and a sign-off page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e00 How to use this pack\u003c\/strong\u003e: a short guide to getting started.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e three editable Word documents in one zip file, delivered as a digital download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart of the HeadteacherChat community library.\u003c\/strong\u003e Members get this pack, every other pack and every update when guidance changes, alongside live sessions and more than 1,400 fellow school leaders. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/headteacher-chat.link\/SHOP-Leadership\"\u003eJoin the community\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HeadteacherChat","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download","offer_id":56951971742082,"sku":"PACK-MONTH-2026-10","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7573\/8412\/files\/ygy8anwnumtzf6t1m9xs1f3ujevz.png?v=1790686895","url":"https:\/\/www.schoolleaders.shop\/products\/october-2026-leadership-pack","provider":"School Leaders Shop by HeadteacherChat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}