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Education and SEND Reforms

Recently added - Find out more about the Education and SEND reforms (February 2026).

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Essential website maintenance

The Dudley site will be unavailable while we carry out essential maintenance 10am to noon on Monday 27 July. You will still be able to raise requests through our MyDudley portal and make online payments through our eStore. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

When looking at your career, you need to consider what’s going to be the best option for you personally.

It’s natural to look to your friends and to want to make decisions based on what they’re doing next, but it’s important you choose for yourself.

It’s a good idea to consider other ideas as a backup, in case things change or you decide to do things differently. To make the best choices, you need to be as well informed as possible. You should speak to those around you about your options and how they can support you, for example:

  • your teachers
  • your parents or carers
  • staff or advisers at school, college or training providers
  • a careers adviser