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How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
How to find a teacher training course for primary, secondary and further eduction, including qualifications you'll need.
Find training courses for your apprentices.
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
Contact your local council to find a registered childminder - Family Information Service, early years education, childcare and family support in your area
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
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
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
Postgraduate funding for overseas students studying in the UK: types of scholarship, eligibility, how to apply
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
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Teacher training - funding for full or part-time teacher training courses including Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) if you're studying in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
Free transport from your local council - eligibility, rules for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), how to apply
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
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