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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…
Schools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school trip
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) - support your child can get at school and how to apply for an education, health and care (EHC) plan
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can affect a child or…
Your child will get SEN support at their school or college. Your child may…
An education, health and care (EHC) plan is for children and young people…
Your child will move to an education, health and care (EHC) plan. This…
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
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