The Parent's Charter and other information

• a report on their child's progress at least once a year;
• regular reports on their child's school from independent inspectors;
• performance tables for local schools;
• a prospectus or brochure about individual schools; and
• an annual report from the school's governors.

Important changes have taken place in schools since 1991. Parents' rights have been strengthened. An Updated Parent's Charter was therefore issued in June 1994. It explained what parents can expect and how to become more effective partners in their children's education.

The Charter for Further Education was published in 1993 and explains what information, including comparative summaries of results for all colleges and school sixth forms, students and employers have a right to expect about colleges. A new version of the Charter will be published in 1996.

Copies of the Parent's Charter and the Charter for Further Education are also available on audio cassette and in Braille, and in: Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

The Charter Mark

Further details about the Charter Mark can be obtained from:

More information

If you would like a copy of the Parent's Charter or the Charter for Further Education, you should contact:

If you want to know more about the Parent's Charter, you can contact:

If you or your child will be going to college, you may find it helpful to have a copy of the Department's Charter for Further Education. If you want to know more about this you can contact:

If your child will be starting at secondary school in September 1996, you may find it helpful to read our leaflet called Your child's next school. This leaflet explains how admissions to schools work.

You can find more information on choosing courses, and on the difference between GCE A levels, AS examinations and vocational qualifications, in the booklet It's your choice.

The Department's leaflet on The New Qualifications Framework gives a brief guide to the three main kinds of qualifications available at the age of 16 and beyond to prepare for higher education and work.

You can get copies of all these leaflets from the DfEE Publications Centre at the address shown.

Ordering details

This service will be available until 31 March 1996. Thereafter copies will only be available from the DfEE Publications Centre, PO Box 6927, London E3 3NZ. Telephone 0171-510 0150