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Education System Information
ENIC - NARIC United Kingdom Profile:
http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=United+Kingdom
Eurydice Resources - England, Wales and Northern Ireland:
http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=197,161545&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=UK®ionCode=UN
Eurydice Resources - Scotland:
http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=197,161545&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=UK®ionCode=SC
System of Education:
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north
-america/united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-irel
and/profile-of-education.html?type=%25252
 
Government Links
Department for Education and Skills:
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/index.htm
Implementing reform strategies for the UK education system
Department for Employment and Learning:
http://www.delni.gov.uk/
Responsible for third level education, training and a range of employment measures, all aimed at giving people the skills, knowledge and opportunities to work
Northern Ireland Department of Education:
http://www.deni.gov.uk/
Office for Standards in Education:
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/
Accountable to parliament, this is a non-ministerial agency that is the official inspectorate for all learners in England - from primary to college level
Welsh Assembly Government - Education and Skills Department:
http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/educationandskills/?lang=en
Responsible for curriculum, research and qualifications assessment
 
Educational Institutions
Find Courses:
http://www.findcourses.co.uk
A directory of professional and vocational programs in the United Kingdom. This is a private directory, so all listings should be cross-referenced with official government sources to check for licensing and accreditation status.
UCAS: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service for the UK:
http://www.ucas.com
Under ‘schools & colleges’ then ‘qualifications’ contains detailed information about changes to the UK education system, and both national and international qualifications
UK Universities, Click-able Map:
http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/
Courtesy of the University of Wolverhampton – great tool
Universities of Scotland:
http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/
Universities Scotland is the autonomous voice of the higher education sector in Scotland. Website includes sections on facts and figures, news, publications, etc.
University Listings:
http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities___colleges/hei_listing.cfm
Includes an interactive map as well as a searchable database for universities and colleges in the UK
 
Accreditation Bodies
Open University Validation Services:
http://www.open.ac.uk/validate/
Offers institutional accreditation and validation for higher education providers worldwide
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority:
http://www.qca.org.uk/index.html
Maintains and develops national curriculum and assessments/examinations, and accredits colleges
Scottish Qualifications Authority:
http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/sqa_nu_display_home.jsp;jsessionid=3D2AF2072
E3433EC7053F1E7C4B7F834?p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.sho
w&pContentID=457&
National body in Scotland responsible for the development, accreditation, assessment and certification of qualifications other than degrees
 
Professional Bodies
Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (Open University):
http://www.open.ac.uk/cheri/
Informs on higher education policy by providing research, intelligence and analysis to policy makers at institutional, national and international levels. It also contributes to the international field of higher education policy research.

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