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Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
Find out what vocational or academic courses and qualifications are available at schools, colleges and sixth forms in your area
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
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.
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Find the discounts and concessions that are available in your area for travel to school sixth form or college through your local council website
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Included are the DSA1 and the DSASL application forms, the Claim DSA Expenses form, the Disability Evidence form and guidance notes to help complete these forms.
Where to find internships and work placements.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
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