School life: extra information

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Your child's welfare at school

• Pupil health and safety (external link): First aid, medical needs and security in schools
• School discipline and exclusions (external link): Your rights and what to expect if your child breaks the rules or is excluded from school
• Truancy and your child (external link): Your responsibilities and the steps you can take to prevent your child from truanting
• Protecting your child from abuse at school (external link): The role of the school in child protection and how suspected cases of abuse are handled
• Making a complaint about your child's school (external link)l: Dealing with concerns, contacting the school and the complaints procedure
• Dealing with bullying (external link): Bullying can make your child's life a misery, but there are ways you can help stop it

School life

Use the School Life (external link) section of the DirectGov website to find out about:

• School transport (external link): Getting to school, free transport and walking and cycling to school
• School uniform (external link): School uniform policy, costs and breaching the dress code
• Nutrition and school meals (external link): Eligibility for school lunches and milk, with information on nutritional standards for school lunches
• Term dates and school holidays (external link): Term dates and advice on taking holidays during term time
• Getting involved (external link): Getting involved with your child's education including parent-teacher associations, governors, and home-school agreements

Helping your child to learn

The DirectGov website also has useful information to help you find out about:

• Helping your 11 to 14 year old learn (external link): Suggestions for getting involved and supporting your child's education
• Helping your 14 to 19 year old learn (external link): Helping your child with homework, coursework and revision
• Maths skills for 5 to 11 year olds (external link): Ways to use everyday activities to develop maths skills
• Reading, writing and spelling for 5 to 11 year olds (external link): Hints and tips to help develop your child's literacy skills
• Supporting gifted and talented children (external link): Where to get help if your child has high academic, sporting or artistic ability
• Exams, tests and the national curriculum (external link): An overview of the National Curriculum, Key Stages, GCSEs and A Levels

Study support activities provide out-of-school-hours learning opportunities for children aged seven to 16 and include arts, music and sports. They can help with literacy and numeracy, and improve learning. The activities include homework and breakfast clubs as well as after-school clubs. For more information see:

• Study support (external link): After-school activities that can help with your child's learning
• Breakfast and homework clubs (external link): The benefits of breakfast and homework clubs and where to find them
• Sports clubs (external link) : After-school sports clubs, facilities, coaching and holiday sports camps in your area
• Music clubs (external link): Where your child can learn music and how to get help with the costs

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