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Complain about a childminder, daycare provider, nanny, nursery or playgroup - complaints process, when to complain to Ofsted or the Department for Education
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of school fees for the child of an employee
How your council encourages attendance at school - truancy, unauthorised absences, education welfare officer
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
Model form that schools can use to determine which children are eligible for free school meals and the pupil premium.
Financial help with sending your child to a specialist school for young musicians and dancers
Form for foster carers to prove they meet the required training, support and development (TSD) standards.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Complain to the Department for Education (DfE) about a school or how DfE handled your complaint if you’ve made one.
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council.
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
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.
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
Use these forms to submit estimated costs and final claims for exceptional learning support.
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip
Volunteer to help make decisions as part of the board of a school or multi-academy trust.
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Find activities and support from your local authority to help your child with communication, language and literacy skills.
Template documents with standard articles of association for different types of academy trust.
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