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Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
Guidance for schools, academy trusts, governing bodies and local authorities on maintaining high levels of school attendance, including roles and responsibilities.
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare
Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
Schools set school uniform policy and must make their uniform policy. You should talk to the school if you think your child is being discriminated against.
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
How to find a postgraduate teacher training course for primary, secondary and further eduction, including qualifications you'll need.
The national curriculum for England to be taught in all local-authority-maintained schools.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
The rules employers and training providers must follow to get funding for training and assessing apprentices in England.
Find apprenticeship training courses for existing or future staff.
Guidance for local authorities and schools about children educated at home.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
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