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Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
The school census gathers details on, for example, pupil gender, year group, religion, ethnicity, special educational needs, etc. Schools are classified according to type, or management type, to allow analysis of various sectors to take place. Geographical analysis is also...
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.
An accreditation process to identify high quality language, literacy and communication apps, for children in the early years (0 to 5 years).
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
This study we uses Young Lives data to analyse whether attending pre-school affects cognitive abilities at age 5 years
Research into the long-term effect of pre-school on children’s education and development throughout compulsory schooling.
Information for early years providers, childminders and nurseries including guidance on the early years foundation stage (EYFS), funding and training.
Information for healthcare professionals on pertussis (whooping cough).
Childcare arrangements for all ages and early years provision for children who are 5 years of age or younger.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
This paper examines the evolution of gender gaps in multiple cognitive skills from 5 to 19 years old
Product recall for AILE Toddler Wooden Peg Puzzle presenting a serious risk of choking.
O-Class was designed as a preschool year for 6-year-old children to prepare them to enter Grade 1
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