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Email:

web.editor@
thanet.gov.uk

Phone: 01843 577000

Kent County Council is the Local Education Authority for Thanet.  They can provide information on various education issues in the Thanet area.  However collected here are some education related links to help you find what you are looking for.

• Local and Kent schools listings 
• School Admissions 
• Secondary school admission - Apply online
• Term Dates 
• School Transport
• Kent Walking Bus http://www.kentwalkingbus.org/ 
• Safe routes to school http://www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk/ 

• Childcare and Nursery Education 
• SEN Special Education Needs  
• Social Services - see Childrens Services
• Childminding; Playschemes; Out of school clubs; Daycare; Creches
• Kent Childrens Information Service free, confidential, impartial advice about early years education and childcare services in Kent

• School and College Performance Tables, visit http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables or Office for Standards in Education reports (Ofsted) website.

• Information, resources and advice for young people
• 13-19?  Want information and advice designed just for you? - visit Kent and Medway connexions
• Learn online
  Freely available to all Kent Secondary schools, teachers, students and parents, bank of educational, interactive maths and science resources skoool.co.uk  (Intel's Skool for Kent)
• young people's gateway (Directgov)  
• Voluntary work - 16-24yr olds (millennium volunteers)
• Volunteering in Kent
• KCC Youth Services

Higher and Further education

• Interested in College or University 
• Higher Education
• Funding your Education 
• Find out what students need to know about finance with a guide to financial help for students (DfES website)
• NVQs and a guide to financial help for students
• Department of Children, schools and families  
• Student Finance Direct 
• University & College admissions services (UCAS) -applying for University, courses, entry requirements and qualifications.
• UK Higher Education institutions

• Local Education institutions
• Adult and community Education- general info - search for courses and register online 
• Life Long Learning & careers advice (careersadvicedirect )
• Earn while you learn - Apprenticeships