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Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
How to confirm your income and support a student's application for loans or grants - when to submit, which tax year, and change your details.
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
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Download Student Finance England application forms and guidance notes - including forms PN1, PR1 and DSA1.
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
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
Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.
Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services
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
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Get a postgraduate doctoral loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
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