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Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Get in touch with the Department for Education (DfE).
Your responsibilities with your local council if you want to educate your child at home - sometimes called home schooling
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
Find out what vocational or academic courses and qualifications are available at schools, colleges and sixth forms in your area
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Search for a job in teaching or education in England, including jobs in leadership, education support and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Where to find internships and work placements.
Get extra funding for your early years childcare provider so they can provide better care for your child - early years pupil premium, disability access fund
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
Find and apply for a further or adult education course and work out what financial help you can get
Find and apply for a college or university course - full time, part time, post graduate, UCAS, Unistats, National Careers Service, Open University, CUKAS
Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
How to report a teacher - what counts as serious misconduct, what information to include in your report, when you may need to attend a teacher misconduct hearing.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
Find out if there's a family hub in your local area. Family hubs are a single place to get support for children, young people and families. This can include baby groups and parent classes, counselling services and financ…
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
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