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When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Get a postgraduate master's loan to help fund a full-time or part-time master's degree: find out if you're eligible and how much you can get.
Finding courses, comparing qualifications and checking a university is recognised
Information about how industry placements for T Levels work and how employers can get involved.
Apply to study English language in the UK with a Short-term study visa. Check fees, eligibility, documents you need and how to apply.
An overview of 16 to 19 education funding and how it is calculated.
How the government will support and intervene to improve financial resilience and quality in colleges.
Summary reports and letters, issued to sixth-form colleges that are subject to government intervention, that serve to drive improvement at colleges.
Letters to chairs of FE and sixth-form colleges from the Further Education Commissioner and ministers on policy developments in the sector.
Apply for financial help to pay for university, higher and further education if one of your parents died while serving in the armed forces - who can apply, how much you can get, how to apply, how long it takes
Information for further education and sixth-form colleges directly enrolling 14 to 16-year-olds for the 2023 to 2024 academic year.
You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.
This guide gives a summary of what providers should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
How colleges and designated institutions can ask for help with support from the FE Commissioner's team.
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Information for students about what living cost funding is available (including student finance for 2024 to 2025 and 2023 to 2024) for those living in England.
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