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Starting primary school
Starting primary school is daunting – both for children and their families. It marks a big change in family life, especially if it’s the eldest or youngest child who is going.
Moving to secondary school – Supporting your child through the change to secondary school
It may seem like yesterday that your child started primary school, but now secondary is looming. You may worry about choosing the right school, how you can help your child prepare and how to help them get the most out of secondary
Education
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Next steps after exams
Choosing next steps after exams
School truancy
Advice on truancy, the law and support
School avoidance and anxiety
How to support your child’s school anxiety
Teens and homework
Supporting your child with their homework
Teens and exam results
Advice on supporting your child during exam results
Choosing school subjects
Support your teen’s career aspirations
Exam stress
Supporting your teen during exam season
Helping your teen get ready for university
Advice if your teen is going to uni
Career choices for teens
Helping your teen make career choices
Support at school
Find out how to best support your child at school
Starting secondary school
Supporting your child as they start secondary school
Starting primary school
Helping your child’s transition into primary school
Sex education
Find out about sex and relationship education
Appeal a school offer – Part four
Read our the final part of our appeals advice
Appeal a school offer – Part three
Read part three of our appeals advice
Keeping your child safe
Tips to help keep your child safe
Appeal a school offer – Part two
Read part two of our appeals advice
Appeal a school offer – Part one
Read our appeals advice – part one
Issues at school
Supporting your child if there are issues at school
School routine
A positive school routine can minimise stress
Violence in schools
Understanding the impact of school violence
School readiness
Tips and advice to help your child be ready for school
Reading with toddlers and pre-schoolers
Sharing stories and encouraging imagination
Speech and language development
A journey to developing speech and language
Racist bullying
Understanding how to deal with racist bullying
Homophobic bullying
Read our advice about homophobic bullying
Verbal bullying
What steps you can take if you are being bullied
Social bullying
Understanding the impact of social bullying
Private and independent schools
Read our advice if the bullying is in a private or independent school
Bullying at academies
What parents need to know about bullying at academies
What to do if the school doesn’t resolve the bullying
Find out what your next steps are if the bullying hasn’t stopped
Bullying in sports clubs
Spotting the signs of bullying in sports clubs
Spotting the signs your child is being bullied
Spotting the signs of bullying in children
Taking time off school because of bullying
Supporting your child if they have taken time away from school
Moving school
Supporting your child if they want to change schools
Bullied by a teacher
How to tackle bullying from teaching staff
Asking to see your child’s school record
How to approach the school to request a copy of school records
Anti Bullying Policy
Understanding what is an anti bullying policy
Making a complaint to school
Read our guidance on making a complaint to the school about the bullying
Contacting your child’s school about bullying
Read our advice on contacting the school about bullying
If your child is being bullied
How to help your child if they are being bullied
Bullying out of school hours
How to support a child who is being bullied outside of school