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  • Get a replacement exam certificate

    Request a replacement exam certificate or a certified statement of results if you've lost your original - check the list of old exam boards if your board no longer exists

  • The national curriculum

    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

  • Master's Loan

    Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.

  • Educating your child at home

    Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.

  • School leaving age

    The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

  • School admissions

    Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.

  • Apply for a primary school place

    Apply for a state primary school place through your local council

  • Funding for postgraduate study

    Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.

  • Advanced Learner Loan

    Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments

  • Complain about a school

    Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.

  • Check if your university or college can award a degree

    Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees

  • Early years foundation stage

    The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5

  • Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

    Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan

  • Childcare Grant

    Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility

  • Find an Ofsted inspection report

    Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services

  • Grants and bursaries for adult learners

    Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs

  • Types of school

    Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.

  • Apply for a secondary school place

    Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council

  • Extra money to pay for university

    Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.

  • What qualification levels mean

    Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.