Schools and education

Information and guidance on entitlement and criteria

Learn new skills and develop new interests

Support for local children, young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities.

Our legal duty to children of compulsory school age

Access to free early education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds

Guidance when educating your children at home

Policy, bus services, pre-paid vouchers, passes, timetables and prices

Lessons for children and young people to learn to play a musical instrument or sing

Information on school admissions including appeals

Attendance guidance including unauthorised absence and discretionary leave

Where to find information on school closures

There are over 10 school crossing patrols operating throughout the borough

Guidance on exclusions from school

Guidance on the recruitment of school governors

Standard school terms and holiday patterns for community and controlled schools

Lists of nursery, primary, secondary and special schools within Blackburn with Darwen

Uniform policy and where to find financial support

Tools and resources, to deliver these fun and interactive lessons

Agendas, papers and minutes from the school forum

How to access the range of services and courses on offer from Blackburn with Darwen

Support for children and young people, aged 0 - 25

Advice on collective worship and religious education in community schools

Our duty to promote the educational achievement of children in care, with a social worker and previously looked after children

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