{"id":10,"date":"2025-05-05T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandchildren\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:35:44","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b90eec\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b90f67\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Education<\/h1><\/header><p>Find school or college information in Devon, apply for a school place, check term dates or find information about school transport and meals.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-term-dates\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">School term dates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-meals\/\" class=\"button secondary\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">School meals<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b90fb5\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b934fd\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Links<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/\">School admissions<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Apply here for a place in a mainstream state primary or secondary school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-and-college-transport\/\">School and college transport<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Free school transport, school transport guides.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/schools\/\">Find a school or college<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Search for schools and colleges in Devon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-term-dates\/\">School term dates<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>School term dates for the current and future academic years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-meals\/\">School meals<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information about school meals, including how to apply for free school meals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/post-16-education\/\">Post-16 education<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information for young people and their parents about the options available post-16.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/transition\/\">Transition<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Supporting key transitions where children are moving to the next phase of or leaving education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/\">Attendance and inclusion<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Support and advice to help improve school attendance and inclusion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/schools\/school-and-route-closures\/\">Temporary school closures and transport disruption<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Stay up to date with any temporary school closures or school transport problems.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-10\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/elective-home-education\/\">Elective home education<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information for those considering educating their child(ren) at home and support for existing home educators.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-11\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/child-family-support\/young-people\/children-in-care\/education-of-children-in-care\/\">Devon Virtual School<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Supporting children in care living in Devon or who are looked after by Devon but live elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-12\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/devon-education-forum\/\">Devon Education (Schools) Forum<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>An independent committee that makes representations to the County Council.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-13\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/education-statistics\/\">Education statistics<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>School sizes, pupil numbers and school characteristics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b9357c\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-signposting clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-686f977b935c2\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\"><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-4 cell border-middle-start border-middle\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">SEND Local Offer<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-3 text-normal\"><p>Devon\u2019s SEND Local Offer is for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"content-button small-order-4\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ 'buttonEvent': 'Information page' });\">SEND Local Offer<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/send1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"photo of young girl playing on her phone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/send1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/send1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/05\/send1-270x270.jpg 270w, 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class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1448047388-ethnically-diverse-children-470x470-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"children at school\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1448047388-ethnically-diverse-children-470x470-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1448047388-ethnically-diverse-children-470x470-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_1448047388-ethnically-diverse-children-470x470-1-270x270.jpg 270w, 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