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How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents, income, change an application.
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
Advanced Learner Loan and the Bursary Fund help with college or training course costs - funding, how to apply, application forms, repayments
Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Download Student Finance England application forms and guidance notes - including forms PN1, PR1, PFF2, CYI and DSA1.
How to confirm your income and support a student's application for loans or grants - when to submit, which tax year, and change your details.
Postgraduate funding - find grants, loans, studentships and scholarships.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
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
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Recognised bodies, listed bodies, recognised universities, accredited higher learning institutions, bogus degrees
Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.
Bursaries and scholarships from universities or colleges including hardship funds.
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
Find out if your child is eligible for help with the cost of home to school transport
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
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