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The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
Travel grants for students including medical and dental students - travel costs, Erasmus placements, how to apply, eligibility, travel expenses forms.
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
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 and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.
Get in touch with the Department for Education (DfE).
Search for a job in teaching or education in England, including jobs in leadership, education support and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Learner Support - funding for students aged over 19 in further education and financial hardship
Care to Learn helps pay for childcare while you're studying - how to apply, money you get, courses that qualify, eligibility
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
If your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transport
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