Cannot set up ipad mini, no settings icon

My partner tried to set up his apple ipad, however there is no settings icon, how do you get back, have never used one before or anything similar?
Many thanks

Try giving it a reset. Hold down the sleep and home keys for about 20 seconds. If you see ht silver apple let go and let it reboot and see if that helps.
Also, this may sound silly, but the iPad has the ability to have multiple 'pages'. These are designated by small dots on teh screen, just above the bottom line of icons. Have you tried swiping sideways to see if your settings icon is just on a different page?

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