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  • Academe Today - The Chronicle of Higher Education American version of THES - useful for accessing information about USA HE sector and institutions.
  • Action on Access - provides national support and co-ordination for widening participation strategy. Update on events, research and projects. Also a discussion forum.
  • BBC Online Education Site  Lots of education related pages 
    Particularly useful is BBC Education News
  • DfES - Department for Education and Skills Performance tables, policy news - press notices particularly useful Tel. Contact: 0800 242322 
  • EAN - European Access Network Links with international and national bodies to promote wider participation to higher education 
  • Education Line  Many references, abstracts, articles and conference reports available via searching the Education Line database. Useful for obtaining current articles before printed publication.
  • FACE - Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education 
  • FEDA - Further Education Development Agency No statistical information however home page lists several pages of interest.
  • Further Education Colleges in England  Lots of useful FE information and links to colleges in England
  • HEFCE Higher Education Funding Council
  • HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency Some tables of data available to view or download, can provide customised data and reports on request (expensive). Tel. Contact: 01242 255577 
  • HMSO - Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Search for Acts of Parliament such as Higher Education Teaching and Disability Discrimination Acts.
  • Lifelong Learning UK Lifelong Learning UK is responsible for the professional development of all those working in libraries, archives and information services, work-based learning, higher education, further education and community learning and development.
  • NAEGA - National Association for Educational Guidance for Adults Brings together organisations and individuals which provide work and lifelong learning guidance for adults.
  • NIACE - National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education  The national organisation for adult learning, publishes useful material related to adult/lifelong learning.
  • NISS - Information for Education  General education site, news, contacts etc.  also subject specific index provides links to sites in many subject areas.
  • NUS Online - National Union of Students 
  • QAA - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Tel. Contact: 01452 557000  Fax: 01452557070 
  • QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Information on all post-16 qualifications and the National Curriculum, also useful addresses and contact numbers for other organisations such as the National Database for Vocational Qualifications.
  • SCUTREA - Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults Provides a focus for those involved in the education or training of adults or research in the field of continuing education.
  • SRHE - Society for Research in Higher Education  Can provide free statistical data from HESA for academic researchers, must apply in writing with details of research. Tel. Contact: 0171 637 2766
  • Staffordshire WEB  Links to Staffordshire County Council and City/Town Councils which provide information on LEAs.
  • Study UK Written for prospective students from abroad seeking information about studying in the UK. Provides info. about institutions, courses and student life. Chat room and free prospectus ordering service.
  • THES/THESIS - Times Higher Educational Supplement Articles and lastest news plus search facility
  • UACE - Universities Association for Continuing Education   
  • UCAS - Universities Central Admissions Service  Also Information on Access Courses And Statistics Enquiry Service
  • UK Academic Map (University of Wolverhampton) A quick and easy way of accessing UK colleges, universities and research centres websites
  • UNESCO - United Nations Education Information Service  Useful for international information.
  • UniversitiesUK - Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals Links to other sites of interest - lots of useful HE links
  • WEA - Workers Educational Association 
    Independent adult educational and training organisation
  • Widening Participation South West Ideas and resources website for good practice for widening participation in the south west of England.

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