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Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Find the difficulty level of a qualification and compare qualifications across different countries.
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
Get a postgraduate doctoral loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Find out what vocational or academic courses and qualifications are available at schools, colleges and sixth forms in your area
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Included is the PN1 application form and guidance notes and the UK passport details form.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.
Travel grants for students including medical and dental students - travel costs, Erasmus placements, how to apply, eligibility, travel expenses forms.
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Where to find internships and work placements.
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