Going to school

These webpages provide guidance to parents, carers, pupils and schools on various topics relating to going to school in Shropshire.

The Parent Centre website is a Department for Education and Skills website for parents and carers containing information about schools and the curriculum, as well as a facility to search for local schools.

If you are interested in becoming a teacher, visit the Teacher Training Agency website.

To see the National Education Policy, visit the Department for Education and Skills website.

For more information on standards in education, visit the Ofsted website.

For information on the following topics please contact your school:

• curriculum organisation and teaching methods at the school
• the ethos and values of the school
• school performance
• religious education and collective worship
• special education needs policy
• sex education policy
• sport policy
• arts policy
• careers education, guidance and work experience (for secondary schools only)
• arrangements for dealing with complaints about the curriculum, religious worship and other matters
• school visits
• school medical examinations (for primary schools only)