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How to object to admission arrangements and how admission authorities can apply for an in-year variation or appeal against a direction to admit a child.
Information about academy admissions and the role of the Department for Education (DfE).
The information that schools maintained by their local authorities must or should publish on their websites.
Information that academies, including free schools, colleges and any educational institution with academy arrangements, must or should publish on their websites.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
A letter written to higher education admissions officers to ensure they are fully aware of grading arrangements for the qualifications that Ofqual regulates for the 2023 to 2024 admissions cycle.
How local authorities should collect and submit admission appeals data from all community and voluntary-controlled schools in their area.
Guidance for boards on how to meet their legal and regulatory responsibilities with regards to compliance.
Statistics on appeals against admission decisions in primary and secondary schools.
Guidance and templates to help free schools write their admission and referral policies.
Applying for a school place, home schooling and travel costs
Statutory guidance that schools must follow when carrying out duties relating to school admissions.
The process and criteria for recommendation for admission to the Home Secretary’s register “the register” of forensic pathologists.
Find out which admission charges to cultural exhibitions and events are exempt from VAT.
Guidance about using the pupil premium, service premium or early years pupil premium oversubscription criteria in school admissions.
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