Information for parents and carers

This page contains a variety of information useful to parents and carers as well as links to reputable websites offering information and advice.

There is often uncertainty about Parental Responsibility, what it means, who has it and how it affects the children. This link is to the Children's Legal Centre which provides straightforward and clear information on Parental Responsibility

Another topic that often causes confusion is how old do children need to be before they can be legally left at home? Whilst there is no clear legal answer the information from the Children's Legal Centre does give guidelines to follow.

www.direct.gov.uk is a very useful website that provides information on many areas including benfits, education amd health and well-being. This link will take you to the information pages concerning school attendance, but the menu on the left hand side of the page will take you to many other useful pages.