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This agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship.
Use the online service to express your interest in joining phase 1 of the national rollout, from April 2026.
Dance and Drama Awards (DaDAs) help talented students with the cost of performing arts training - how much you'll get, how to apply.
Complain about a further education college, business providing apprenticeships or other adult education institution - complaints process, when to complain to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
Volunteer to help make decisions as part of the board of a school or multi-academy trust.
Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip
Financial help with sending your child to a specialist school for young musicians and dancers
Professional and Career Development Loans are low interest loans to pay for courses and training that help with your career - eligibility, and repayments and interest, helpline
Form for foster carers to prove they meet the required training, support and development (TSD) standards.
Information and advice about what career choices are available for teenagers and young adults in England - National Careers Service
Model form that schools can use to determine which children are eligible for free school meals and the pupil premium.
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
Model funding agreements for schools or groups establishing a new multi-academy trust and single or multi-academy trusts establishing new academies and free schools.
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
Template documents with standard articles of association for different types of academy trust.
Guide and form for academy trusts considering and seeking approval for special severance payments.
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of school fees for the child of an employee
Application form, proprietor details form and submission checklist to register an independent school in England.
If you do not get a place on your chosen university course, you can apply for other courses through the UCAS system of Clearing
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
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