Home education
Find out about home education and how you can teach your child at home well.
Children not in school
Support for parents, carers and schools to ensure that all children in the city get the education they need.
Education for children not in school
Hospital Teaching Service
The Hospital Teaching Service provides education for children of school age while they are in hospital.
Home tuition for children unable to go to school
We support children who are unable to go to school due to illness, recovery from an operation or pregnancy and motherhood.
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 who perform
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
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.
Miss School Miss Out
Why it's important your child goes to school and what difference it makes to their learning.
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
Contact us
Contact children and learning
Get in touch with one of our teams for help and information.