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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Model form and letter to help providers of early years education identify which children are eligible for the early years pupil premium.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
This toolkit explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Collective (group) passports - who they're for, how to apply and how to get a collective passport changed
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invites UK school students to write about big economic challenges by 28 June 2024.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
The Secretary of State’s letter to the School Teachers’ Review Body asking for recommendations on teachers’ pay and conditions for 2024.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
List of warning notice letters sent by DfE to local-authority-maintained schools about poor pupil performance, governance, or school safety.
Letters the Department for Education sent to successful free school applicants in the 13th round (wave 13) of the free schools programme.
Letter templates for head teachers and parents on the meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) programme in schools.
Letters the Department for Education sent to successful free school applicants in the twelfth round (wave 12) of the free schools programme.
Complain to the Department for Education (DfE) about a school or how DfE handled your complaint if you’ve made one.
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