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Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
Search for a job in teaching or education in England, including jobs in leadership, education support and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Get extra funding for your early years childcare provider so they can provide better care for your child - early years pupil premium, disability access fund.
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Where to find internships and work placements.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
How to report a teacher - what counts as serious misconduct, what information to include in your report, when you may need to attend a teacher misconduct hearing.
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
What happens if your child cannot go to school for health reasons - responsibilities of the local council and school and how medical needs are handled at school
Complain to the Department for Education (DfE) about a school or how DfE handled your complaint if you’ve made one.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Travel grants for students including medical and dental students - travel costs, Erasmus placements, how to apply, eligibility, travel expenses forms.
Find and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
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