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Find out if there's a family hub in your local area. Family hubs are a single place to get support for children, young people and families. This can include baby groups and parent classes, counselling services and financ…
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
Get in touch with the Department for Education (DfE).
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Where to find internships and work placements.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
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.
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Travel grants for students including medical and dental students - travel costs, Erasmus placements, how to apply, eligibility, travel expenses forms.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
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
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Complain to the Department for Education (DfE) about a school or how DfE handled your complaint if you’ve made one.
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