Advice for Parents

Advice for parents with children of all ages.

The short address for this page is: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/parents

For more information advising parents on schools go to the Directgov website.

For parents of children starting school or transferring to secondary school; young people over 16 or children and young people with special educational needs please click on the related pages links on this page.

For information about schools: term dates, find-a-school, school website links, what to do if you want to complain about a school and more please click on the 'About schools' link on this page.

The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Parent Centre website has more information about the schools system and the curriculum. Follow the link on this page.

	Bullying How do you know if your child is being bullied and where can you go for help or advice?		Road Safety in Schools Road Safety is part of the Environment Directorate of Gloucestershire County Council.
	Parent Partnership Service A service for parents/carers who have a child or young person with special educational needs (SEN)		School attendance and the Education Welfare Service Parents have a legal responsibility to make sure that their school-registered child attends school regularly. The Education Welfare Officers work with parents and schools to support regular school attendance.
	Learning to play music As well as being great fun government and independent studies have shown that those children who learn a musical instrument perform better in all subjects at school.		Exclusion from school Exclusion can be a worrying, upsetting and difficult time for you and your child.
	Learning with your children Opportunities for families to learn together		Education in hospital We will provide a flexible and balanced curriculum which meets the need of each child while they are out of school as well as assisting in a smooth transition back to school.
	A guide to child employment Advise for children, their parents and employers about the rules concerning child employment. This section includes applicaton forms for permits and the rules about children in entertainment.		Parents Online More than ever the concern about how children use the Internet is upper most in our minds.
	National Curriculum		School meals nutrition and school lunches
	Financial support and benefits schools meals, travel to school, school uniform grants, Educational Maintenance Allowance		Transport to school Home to school transport for primary, secondary pupils and students aged 16 to 19. Advice on whether children and young people qualify for subsidised bus travel, application forms and provision for those with learning difficulties or disabilities.