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Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
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
Contact your local council to find a registered childminder - Family Information Service, early years education, childcare and family support in your area
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
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