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Schools and education

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School holiday dates

School term and holiday dates for your diary.

Find a school or college

Contact details for all local nurseries, schools and colleges.

Apply or appeal a school place

Apply for school places, appeal a decision, find out about admission policies, bus passes and moving schools.

Sure Start children's centres

Easy access to a range of childcare services.

School closures

How you can keep up-to-date with school closures.

Childcare

Information on choosing childcare and what help is available.

More services

Apply for school or college travel expenses

Find out what assistance is available for children and young people travelling to school or college

Free school meals

School pupils aged between 4-19 may be able to get free school meals.

Special educational needs

How we assess special educational needs, arrange support in mainstream and special schools, help with costs and more.

Healthy eating at school

Read about nutritional standards in school and sample lunch menus.

Become a school governor

Find out how you can help children reach their full potential and apply to be a school governor.

Truancy

Truancy and the law and what to do if you think your child is truanting.

Work permits for children

Download and complete the relevant application form for a child intending to work.

Children and young people's activities

Young people's activities and extra-curricular activities that can help your child develop.

Home schooling

Details of who can educate their child at home and how to go about getting permission.

Training and courses

Options include apprenticeships, training for unemployed adults, free IT training, business training and evening classes.

Virtual school for cared for children

The virtual school aims to decrease the educational gap between cared for children and other children.

Other services

School bus services - includes routes and timetables
Rochdale Linking School Programme - schools in the borough can link with other schools in the UK.
Operation Encompass - school and police partnership to support children affected by domestic abuse
Anti-bullying policy
Children missing education
Make a complaint
Schools Forum
School budgets
Policies and strategies - the way services are run and developed and decisions made are guided by a number of policy documents and strategies.

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Featured events

FEATURED EVENT: Dippy on Tour

01 January 2018

10 February 2020 - 28 June 2020

Visitors to Rochdale can enjoy 2 dinosaur adventures as part of their visit and they're both free.

FEATURED EVENT: Rochdale Food and Drink Festival

02 January 2018

04 April 2020

Star chefs cooking live, food and drink village, workshops, music, bars, stalls and family entertainment in the spectacular setting of Rochdale Town Hall.