Information Services

Official agencies and departments

Government Departments

Department for Education

National Assembly for Wales: Education and Skills

Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI)

Scottish Government: Education

Official agencies

Official agencies which deal with quality and standards in education include:

OFSTED
The web site for the Office for Standards in Education includes inspection reports, publications list and an enquiry service.

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)
The QCA provides access to information on the curriculum for school. The web site contains newsletters, press releases, and details about curriculum and assessment up to A levels and level 5 GNVQ.

Quality Assurance Authority (QAA)
QAA aims to promote continuous improvement in the quality and standards of higher education provision and provide accessible and useful public information about higher education to meet the needs of students, employers and the funders of HE