Pupil wellbeing, behaviour and attendance

Safeguarding pupils. First aid, bullying, exclusions, alternative provision and pupil referral units.

Services

  • The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

  • School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.

  • Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it

  • What 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 school

  • Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases