Services

Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website

School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.

The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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

Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it

Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs

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.

Complain about a teacher - who can complain, how to complain, report teacher misconduct, attend a teacher misconduct hearing

How your council encourages attendance at school - truancy, unauthorised absences, education welfare officer

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

Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip