Boarding Schools: Guardianship
Commons · Question 58295 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the provision of (a) clear and (b) consistent statutory guidance on educational guardianship.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 16 Jun 2025
All independent and state boarding schools must have regard to the ‘Keeping children safe in education’ guidance and must meet the national minimum standards for boarding schools. Section 22 of those standards sets out the requirements of schools in relat...