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Selected DCSF / DIUS pages
- DfES (Department for Education and Skills) Home page.
- DfES A - Z Index page.
- Department for Education, Northern Ireland.
- Adult Learners Gateway - includes links to qualifications website, financial support information, UK online centres, adult education opportunities, Individual Learning Accounts, Lifelong Learning website, background to NVQs & other related sites.
- Careers education & guidance for young people - resources & links from Teachernet.
- Connexions - information & support service for young people, site includes sections for young people, for parents/guardians, for employers, for practitioners & professionals, news, case studies, partnerships & publications.
- DfES resources & links for Adult Learners.
- DfES resources & links for Children & Families.
- DfES resources & links for Employers.
- DfES resources & links for Higher Education.
- DfES resources & links for Parents.
- DfES resources & links for School Governors.
- DfES resources & links for Young People & those working with Young People.
- Disability - policies, information and links from UK government agencies and committees.
- European Choice - a guide to opportunities for Higher Education in Europe.
- Information, advice & guidance - news, policies, evaluations, tenders from the Adult Guidance Policy Team.
- Jobcentre Plus - for jobs, benefits, & information for employers, part of the Department for Work & Pensions.
- Key Skills - definitions, Frequently Asked Questions including information for schools, colleges & work based routes, policies & strategies & links.
- LEA Gateway.
- learndirect - Free Tel: 0800 100 900 - finding a course (although the information is not likely to be comprehensive - there will be more up to date courses locally), qualifications information, awarding bodies associated with learndirect, business management factsheets & business startup factsheets, careers section (needs registration for £6.99), also find your local learndirect centre.
- Learning & Skills Gateway for providers.
- Learning & Skills Development Agency - post-16 resources, programmes, research, publications, events & resources.
- Learning & Skills Council - responsible for Further Education, work-based training & young people, workforce development, adult & community learning information, advice & guidance for adults, education business links.
- Lifelong Learning - developments in post-16 learning, including adult & community learning, work-based learning, information, advice & guidance.
- LMI Matters! - a practical & informative DfES site for advisers & teachers to help give advice & guidance on the labour market, includes strategies & tools for using labour market information, worksheet generator, slideshow builder and online conference area.
- Modern Apprenticeships - information on Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (FMA) & Advanced Modern Apprenticeship (AMA) with FAQs, option to register for information sent by email & post from local advisers.
- New Deal - now part of Department for Work & Pensions.
- Non-Departmental Public Bodies & Agencies associated with the DfES.
- Qualifications for schools & colleges - including Qualifications Framework, Curriculum 2000, A levels, Vocational A levels (AVCEs), GCSEs, vocational GCSEs, GNVQs, English Baccalaureate, new proposed Graduation certificate (16 - 18 year olds) Work Related Learning Area (with FAQs, documents, links) for 14 - 16 year olds.
- Scottish Enterprise - support for industry & training in Scotland.
- Skills and Education Network - overview of education, training & the labour market, including research & statistics.
- Skills for Business: Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA)- links to Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) for training organisations.
- Special Educational Needs & disability - information, policies & resources, from Teachernet.
- The Standards Site - mainly for schools, includes guidance & good practice, includes literacy & numeracy resources & support materials for other education areas.
- TeacherNet - education & management resources for schools.
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