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A single email set Alfie Allen on course for a seafaring career that has led him to win the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's (MCA) Officer Trainee of the Year Award 2025.
Statistics on the participation and achievement of pupils taking the 14 to 19 diploma qualification.
Findings from a project to ensure that UCAS and the higher education sector became engaged with the 14 to 19 diploma qualification.
Apply for a Minister of Religion visa (T2) if you've been offered a job in a faith community - eligibility, extend or switch, knowledge of English, bring your family
Apply for an International Sportsperson visa if you're an elite sportsperson or coach with sponsorship - getting sponsored, eligibility, documents, extend your visa, family members
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) invited UK school students to write about big economic challenges by 29 June 2025. Competition now closed.
A report that assessed the effectiveness of diplomas on learners and their progression to further and higher education.
This report examines how the implementation of the second phase of the diploma was progressing in its first year of diploma delivery.
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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