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Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
Find the discounts and concessions that are available in your area for travel to school sixth form or college through your local council website
How to check if the organisation giving you an award is registered and accredited by the exams regulator
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
Adult Dependants' Grant for full-time students who financially support an adult - funding, how to apply, eligibility.
DSA Disability evidence form for students who are applying for Disabled Students' Allowance.
If your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transport
What to do if you disagree with a decision about an EHC plan: how to appeal to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal.
How to report a teacher - what counts as serious misconduct, what information to include in your report, when you may need to attend a teacher misconduct hearing.
Schools set school uniform policy and must make their uniform policy. You should talk to the school if you think your child is being discriminated against.
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
Learner Support - funding for students aged over 19 in further education and financial hardship
Application for Dependants' Grants form for both academic years 2025 to 2026 and 2024 to 2025.
Rights for interns and students in the workplace; work experience; work placements; rights to the National Minimum Wage.
Employee reference template for use by early years providers.
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
Care to Learn helps pay for childcare while you're studying - how to apply, money you get, courses that qualify, eligibility
Included is the PR1 application form and guidance notes to help complete the form.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
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