Absent from school

Missing school

When children can and can't miss school

When children can and can't miss school and what happens if you take your child out of school for a holiday

Pay a school absence fine

If you get a fine, called a fixed penalty notice, because your child missed school you can pay it online.

What happens if your child is excluded from school

How you'll find out if your child is taken out of school for breaking school rules and what you need to do

Tell us if a child is not getting an education

Let us know if a child is not going to school or getting an education at home so we can help them.

Children in work

Child employment rules

Employers have to follow rules that say when children can work and the type of work they can do

Apply for permission to employ a child

Get permission so that a child of school age can work for you

Children in entertainment

Apply for a child performance licence

You may need a performance licence or an exemption letter if you're putting on a performance or producing a show.

Apply to become a child chaperone

Children who perform need to be looked after by a chaperone. This can be a parent, carer or a registered chaperone.

Contact us

Contact children and learning

Get in touch with one of our teams for help and information.