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DCMS invites applications from grant makers to administer up to £1.7m funding on volunteering projects in 2021/22 and welcomes additional match funding to 2023.

• Updated: 17 September 2021

Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.

• Find volunteer opportunities

  You can find volunteering opportunities on the: National Association for…

• Volunteers' rights

  You do not have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so you do not…

• When you can volunteer

  Age limits There’s no upper age limit on volunteering. Some organisations’…

• Pay and expenses

  You are not paid for your time as a volunteer, but you may get money to…

Publications relating to the GRADE (Grading and admissions data for England) data sharing project between Ofqual, UCAS and Department for Education.

• Updated: 16 July 2024

Volunteer for the Coastguard Rescue Service and help to carry out search and rescue along the UK shoreline.

The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice

This page explains Ofsted report cards for your child's education or childcare, including a video and guidance on what's changed from the old system.

• Updated: 5 February 2026

• Updated: 3 February 2025

Union of General & Volunteer Workers trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.

• Updated: 5 February 2024

Useful information on how qualifications are graded, produced with headteachers and teachers in mind but helpful for anyone with an interest in learning more. 

• Updated: 30 June 2025

What to do if you claim benefits and do voluntary work.

• Updated: 15 July 2019