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Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
You must make sure your child gets a full-time education that meets their…
If you’re having trouble getting your child to go to school, the school…
Local councils and schools can use various legal powers if your child is…
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
How your council encourages attendance at school - truancy, unauthorised absences, education welfare officer
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
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
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.
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip
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