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Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Part-time work Children can work part-time from the age of 14. In some…
Children under 16 School-aged children are not entitled to the National…
A child may need a licence if they’re under school leaving age and taking…
There are several restrictions on when and where children are allowed to…
Most local councils say that businesses intending to employ school-aged…
Data on the levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools.
The information that schools must provide to the Department for Education (DfE).
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
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
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
Check if VAT is due on payments linked to private school fees and find out what you can reclaim VAT on.
How independent schools must collect and submit data for the school-level annual school census (SLASC).
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
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