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Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
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Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
Find out how to apply to become a child's special guardian.
Apply for British citizenship if you were born in the UK - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
Sir Martyn Oliver, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, spoke to Parentkind on the role of parents in education.
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