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Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
The English national curriculum means children in different schools (at primary and secondary level) study the same subjects to similar standards - it's split into key stages with tests
The ‘basic’ school curriculum includes the ‘national curriculum’, as well…
Compulsory national curriculum subjects at primary school are: English…
Key stage 3 Compulsory national curriculum subjects are: English maths…
Children also need to study relationships, sex and health education, and…
Information about moving to, living or retiring in the USA – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Information that schools maintained by a local authority must or should publish on their website.
Information to help school leaders plan, develop and implement the new statutory curriculum.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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