tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/servicesServices2025-02-03T11:55:55+00:00HM Governmenttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/national-curriculum2025-02-03T11:55:55+00:00The national curriculumThe 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 teststag:www.gov.uk,2005:/schools-admissions2025-01-08T15:38:56+00:00School admissionsGet a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/check-school-closure2020-03-20T19:24:28+00:00School closuresSchool closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/help-home-school-transport2019-04-09T11:43:51+01:00Help with home to school transport Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transporttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/apply-for-secondary-school-place2018-11-26T11:01:56+00:00Apply for a secondary school placeApply for a state secondary school place through your local counciltag:www.gov.uk,2005:/apply-for-primary-school-place2018-11-26T11:01:50+00:00Apply for a primary school placeApply for a state primary school place through your local council tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/apply-school-transport-for-child-with-special-educational-needs-sen2016-06-24T10:05:54+01:00Apply for school transport for a child with special educational needs and disabilitiesIf your child cannot walk to school because of their special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) your local council must provide transporttag:www.gov.uk,2005:/free-school-transport2016-06-24T10:05:23+01:00Free school transportFree transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to applytag:www.gov.uk,2005:/types-of-school2016-01-05T17:24:38+00:00Types of schoolTypes of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/school-attendance-absence2015-12-11T17:04:47+00:00School attendance and absenceYou 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 attendancetag:www.gov.uk,2005:/home-education2015-12-02T08:28:54+00:00Educating your child at homeEducating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/school-uniform2015-10-16T17:35:04+01:00School uniformSchools 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.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/school-term-holiday-dates2015-10-02T16:13:44+01:00School term and holiday datesFind your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's websitetag:www.gov.uk,2005:/apply-free-school-meals2015-09-21T12:40:20+01:00Apply for free school mealsCheck if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/health-safety-school-children2015-07-17T14:16:56+01:00Health and safety for school childrenSchools are responsible for your child's safety while they're at school or on a school triptag:www.gov.uk,2005:/school-behaviour-exclusions2015-05-26T15:48:40+01:00Behaviour in schools: sanctions and exclusionsSchools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugstag:www.gov.uk,2005:/bullying-at-school2015-05-26T15:44:16+01:00Bullying at schoolBullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report ittag:www.gov.uk,2005:/subsidised-college-transport-16-192015-05-19T14:26:24+01:00Subsidised transport for 16 to 19 year olds in educationFind the discounts and concessions that are available in your area for travel to school sixth form or college through your local council websitetag:www.gov.uk,2005:/illness-child-education2015-03-19T16:04:59+00:00Illness and your child's educationWhat 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 schooltag:www.gov.uk,2005:/find-ofsted-inspection-report2014-12-17T10:35:47+00:00Find an Ofsted inspection reportSearch for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services