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Education Action Zones were partnerships of schools and other local interests, including business, which had the autonomy and flexibility to harness partners’ expertise and develop innovative educational strategies for the benefit of schools and local communities.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Find out how local authorities can set up a Google domain for care leavers and children with a social worker.
Getting a faster decision on a visa or settlement application; priority service, super priority service; waiting times; how to check if you're eligible
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a British public service broadcaster. Its main responsibility is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. BBC is a public corporation of the Department for Culture,...
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you are applying from outside the UK.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
This page provides information about some of the actions you may need to take if you are a UK national living abroad and you are returning to the UK permanently.
Check how much your visa application costs in the country you’re in
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
Nigeria is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Information on embargoes on West African States and how to apply for an export licence.
Order birth, adoption, marriage, civil partnership and death certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) - find GRO index numbers
Student visa - check which courses you can study, prepare supporting documents, apply, what happens at the UK border
Niger is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Information on carrying medicine containing controlled drugs for individual travellers entering or leaving the UK.
Liberia is subject to regional controls governing small arms and light weapons.
Apply for a Global Talent visa to work in the arts, sciences or digital technology once you have been endorsed as a leader or potential leader.
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