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Planned maintenance

Please note that the portal will be unavailable on the following days due to planned maintenance:

  • Wednesday 29 January 2025 – all day
  • Friday 21 March 2025 – 4-6pm
  • Tuesday 8 April 2025 – all day
  • Tuesday 26 August 2025 – all day
  • Friday 21 November 2025 – 4pm-6pm
  • Tuesday 9 December 2025 – all day
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The UK education system

To assist parents we have produced advice on the UK education system which has also been translated into Romanian, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Dari and Punjabi.