Schools and Colleges

Find information, advice and assistance ranging from your child's first day at school to starting university. For further information click on the links below:

Getting started - helpful information around your child starting school.

• School admissions
• Free school meals in Bury
• Your child's first day at school
• Free educational websites

Older Children

• School and College Transport
• British Dyslexia Association Helpline
• Special Educational Needs - see Bury's SEND Local Offer
• Connexions
• How to survive exams
• Mental Health Support for Children and Young People
• Bullying - The Facts
• Department for Education
• School attendance Exclusions and Community Education team
• Define Fine - Parent Peer Support for Children with School Attendance Difficulties

Further Education

• College - is it right for you?
• What is an apprenticeship
• Starting University
• Adult Learning
• Care to Learn - advice on childcare costs enabling parents to attend further education

For further information and advice on schools and colleges in the area explore the our directory of services, using the filters to refine the results or contact the Family Information Service .