We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Request a replacement exam certificate or a certified statement of results if you've lost your original - check the list of old exam boards if your board no longer exists
Disabled Students' Allowance is extra money for higher education students - DSA1 forms, eligibility, how to apply, needs assessment.
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
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Download Student Finance England application forms and guidance notes - including forms PN1, PR1, PFF2, CYI and DSA1.
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Schools set school uniform policy and must make their uniform policy. You should talk to the school if you think your child is being discriminated against.
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
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
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).