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Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
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
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Download Student Finance England application forms and guidance notes - including forms PN1, PR1 and DSA1.
Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
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
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
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
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
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