In England and Wales, children start school the September after their fourth birthday.
Applications for September 2024 are open for school places in England from September 2023 until 15 January 2024, and in Wales between 13 November and 8 January.
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Father jailed after threatening family court judge
A father who threatened a family court judge has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of court. Read the full article in
Covid inquiry unearths more school pandemic ‘chaos’
The government lacked “leadership and determination” to get children back to school as lockdowns were lifted, Baroness Anne Longfield, the former children’s commissioner, has told the Covid inquiry.
20% increase in ‘draconian’ Deprivation of Liberty orders over the last 12 months
Deprivation of Liberty orders vastly outnumber applications to place children in registered secure accommodation as a severe shortage of secure children’s homes bites say The
