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Schools and school life (5-16 years)

This section is designed to help parents and carers understand the learning process in Hertfordshire schools.

The links on this page contain information about all aspects of school life, ranging from the subjects being taught to bullying and exclusions. There is also a link to the Hertfordshire Grid for Learning (HGfL) website, which contains useful information for, and about, schools and in Hertfordshire.

Information about national education initiatives and regulations can be found on the Department for Educaction and Skills (DfES) website.

Hertfordshire Outdoors
Behaviour at school (including bullying and exclusions)
How we help you discipline your child and information on bullying
Counselling in Schools
What is counselling in schools, and how can it help some children?
Emergency school closures
Arrangements for closing schools due to severe weather or other critical incidents
Examinations, assessments, Key Stage tests and Performance Tables
How we measure your child's learning. Includes Performance Tables and Key Stage Tests.
Gifted and talented children
Helping your child learn if they are gifted or talented
Home-school agreements
Setting a good working relationship between parent, pupil and school
Learning outside school
Extracurricular learning, teaching your child at home, Hertfordshire Music Service, and Hospital and Home Education.
National curriculum - what is your child learning?
Which subjects are taught in Hertfordshire schools?
Rules about employing school-aged children
Rules for when your child has a job whilst at school age. Includes performance licences and work permits.
School meals
School meal provision, nutritional information, how much the meals cost, and information about free school meals
School term dates
Current, previous and future term dates and how they're set.
Starting School leaflets 2008
A range of advice leaflets for parents of children starting primary school in September 2008