LinksUK

Useful links for the United Kingdom

Eurydice Unit

● England / Northern Ireland / Wales
	http://www.nfer.ac.uk/eurydice

Ministries

● England
	DCSF – Department for Children, Schools and Family
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/

	DIUS – Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
	http://www.dius.gov.uk/

●Northern Ireland
	DELNI - Department for Employment and Learning for Northern Ireland
	http://www.delni.gov.uk

	DE - Department of Education, Northern Ireland
	http://www.deni.gov.uk

● Scotland
	SE - Scottish Executive
	http://www.scotland.gov.uk

● Wales
	DCELLS – Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
	http://new.wales.gov.uk/topics/childrenyoungpeople/?lang=en

Others

● UK-wide
	BAICE - The British Association for International & Comparative Education
	http://www.baice.ac.uk/

	NFER - National Foundation for Educational Research
	http://www.nfer.ac.uk

	QAA - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
	http://www.qaa.ac.uk

	SSDA - Sector Skills Development Agency
	http://www.ssda.org.uk/

	UUK - Universities UK
	http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk

● England
	HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
	http://www.hefce.ac.uk

	LSC - Learning and Skills Council for England
	http://www.lsc.gov.uk

	Ofsted - Office for Standards in Education
	http://www.ofsted.gov.uk

	QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
	http://www.qca.org.uk

	TDA – Training and Development Agency for Schools
	http://www.tda.gov.uk

● Northern Ireland
	CCEA – Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
	http://www.ccea.org.uk

	ETI - Education and Training Inspectorate
	http://www.etini.gov.uk/

● Scotland
	LT Scotland - Learning and Teaching Scotland
	http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/

	Scottish Executive Education Statistics
	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education

	SCRE - The Scottish Council for Research in Education
	http://www.scre.ac.uk/

	SQA - Scottish Qualifications Authority
	http://www.sqa.org.uk

● Wales

	ESTYN - Office of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales
	http://www.estyn.gov.uk

	Teacher Training in Wales
	http://www.teachertrainingwales.org/

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