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How do I find my local schools?
The first step you should take is to enter your address or the address of the area about which you wish to enquire.
To do this, select [Find an Address]
Then enter as much of the address as you know in the address panel and hit Search.
The more you enter the shorter the list of addresses you will have to select from.
The matching address entries will be displayed both as text and a small location plan beneath the map.
If you do not see the entry you require in the list either click on the Next or Previous buttons or narrow your search by entering more of the address in the address panel.
To select an address simply click on the entry in the list.
[In this example we just entered "civic" which then shows a list of addresses which contain "civic" in the address.]
You will be asked if you wish to make the chosen address your default location. This will mean that when you subsequently perform steps like "Find my closest..." this location will be taken as the centre point for the searches.
Click OK to set the address as your default location or click Cancel.
When you click OK this stores a cookie of your address, which is purely used for accessing the map information - nothing else.
What is a cookie?
Cookies are small pieces of code received by your web browser. They pass information back to websites so the sites can 'remember' your passwords, preferences and viewing habits. They are very small, cannot spread viruses and don't use up much disk space. You're not damaging your PC or software by using a cookie - you're only enhancing your interaction with websites. If you are worried about this, you can use your browser to restrict or even cancel the use of cookies.
The map will be re-drawn to position the centre of the map at the chosen location with a balloon and green arrow highlighting the address.
You will also notice the address in the top banner above the map.
If at any point you wish to find another address you may perform this function by selecting [Find an Address] again.
If you have re-positioned the map using any of the map tools then you may find your chosen location again by clicking on [Show on map].
To remove your default location, simply click on [Clear from map].
Now you are ready to select the information that you wish to be displayed on the map.This is done using the Show Map Layers menu.
This information will usually be categorised into groups.First expand the Show Map Layers menu by clicking on the menu bar.
You may see different entries in your list as this is may change as new information is made available.
Select the type of schools that you wish to be displayed. Here we have selected to view:-
Higher Education
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Special Schools
To view information about a particular item select the Information tool 
at the top of the map and click on the item in which you are interested.
When using the Information tool all of the information that exists at the point where you clicked will be displayed underneath the map. In this example we clicked on The Royal Kent C of E Primary School.
Clicking on the links, highlighted in green will take you to more information about the school you have chosen.