Education

This page explains your children's right to education, and your responsibility to make sure they receive full-time education, usually at school. The children of asylum applicants have the same right to education as all other children in the United Kingdom. You must make sure they receive full-time education if they are of compulsory school age.

It is compulsory for children to have full-time education between the ages of five and 16. This is usually at school. A child must start education in the term after he/she turns five, and must continue it until June of the year he/she turns 16. If you have any dependants of compulsory school age, you must make sure they receive full-time education, usually by sending them to school.

The organisation responsible for providing education in your area is the local council. It must make sure all children living in its area receive full-time education, regardless of the child's immigration status. The education must be appropriate to the child's age and abilities and any special education needs he/she has.