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Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local…
Academies receive funding directly from the government and are run by an…
City technology colleges and ‘ the city college for the technology of the…
State boarding schools provide free education but charge fees for…
Private schools (also known as ‘independent schools’) charge fees to…
Find out what help you can get to develop a whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing.
The information that schools maintained by their local authorities must or should publish on their websites.
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
Information that academies, including free schools, colleges and any educational institution with academy arrangements, must or should publish on their websites.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
Sixth form, further education (like college), higher education (like university), apprenticeships and skills based training available.
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
The incentive is backed by £200 million investment to support schools and colleges attract and retain the excellent teachers they need in vital subjects.
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form and gives guidance on interpreting the data.
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Robert Halfon, delivered a speech to the Times Education Summit.
What Do We Know from India That Can Help Us Think Forward in the COVID-19 Crisis?
How to request and manage school-led initial teacher training (ITT) places for School Direct.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
An explanation of the education staff wellbeing charter and the benefits of using it.
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