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Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Parents

Parents

Choosing a school

Apply for a school place online

Applying for a place at a state school? You don't need to get a form sent to you by your local authority - you can now make an application for your child online.

A guide to choosing a school

An at-a-glance guide to choosing and applying for a school

Apply for a school place

Apply for school places online and on paper, and find key deadlines

Finding a school to suit your child

Sources of information available to help you when looking for a school

Test results and Ofsted reports

Find out about researching school performance

Admissions criteria

Find out how schools allocate places if they are over-subscribed

Appealing against a decision

What to do if you don't get the school of your choice

Types of school

The range of schools including state, specialist and independent schools

Educating your child at home

Your responsibilities if you choose to educate your child at home

See also...

Additional links

Next Generation Learning

Learning technologies - Next Generation Learning

The campaign to encourage parents, teachers and schools to make good use of technology for learning

Do it online

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