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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
How schools can prohibit the use of mobile phones throughout the school day.
The national curriculum for England to be taught in all local-authority-maintained schools.
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
Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
How to find a postgraduate teacher training course for primary, secondary and further eduction, including qualifications you'll need.
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The national curriculum primary programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1 and 2.
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
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
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
These standards set the minimum requirements for teachers’ practice and conduct.
Schools will receive new guidance on prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day.
Data on confirmed evidence of RAAC and the mitigations in place in state-funded education settings.
Find out how to obtain qualified teacher status (QTS) to teach in a maintained school or non-maintained special school in England.
Guidance and forms for claiming or renewing tax credits. Including childcare costs, payment dates, leaving or coming to the UK, overpayments and reporting changes.
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