Useful Links

UK Wide and English sites

Advice UK
Formerly the Federation of Information and Advice Centres
http://www.adviceuk.org.uk/

Asylum Aid
Information for refugees and asylum seekers
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/

The British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org.uk/

Citizens Advice
Formerly the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Career Development Loans
http://www.direct.gov.uk

Compact Law
Guide to small claims in a county court
http://www.compactlaw.co.uk/smc.html

Connexions
The Connexions service – information for 13 to 19 year olds
http://www.connexions.gov.uk

The Court Service
Policy and legislation governing the courts, forms, leaflets etc. Also contains court listings and some decisions.
http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/

Department for Education and Skills
The Department for Education and Skills' student support gateway
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/

Department for Work and Pensions
The DWP advisers' resource page
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/index.asp

Department of Health
http://www.doh.gov.uk/

The Educational Grants Advisory Service
EGAS provides information on funding from charitable trusts.
http://www.egas-online.org

The Elizabeth Nuffield Educational Fund
The Fund provides grants to mothers in Higher Education who have childcare responsibilities and who have a low family income (below £16,000).
http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/grants/enef/overview.asp

Funderfinder
Information about software available for individuals seeking funding – subscription based
http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/

Hero
HERO is the gateway to UK universities, further education colleges offering HE courses and research organisations http://www.hero.ac.uk

The Higher Education Funding Council for England
http://www.hefce.ac.uk

HM Customs and Excise
Public and travel/Business and Trade information
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/

Home Office Work Permits UK
Work permits, information, forms etc.
http://www.workpermits.gov.uk/default.asp?pageid=1558

The Inland Revenue
Personal tax and tax credits information
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/

The Learning and Skills Council
The body responsible for funding Further Education courses
http://www.lsc.gov.uk

Legal Services Commission
Responsible for the development of: Community Legal Service CLS, Criminal Defence Service CDS
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/

Local Education Authority Addresses in England
Click on “LEA Addresses” on the right hand side of the page for details of LEAs in England.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/leas

The National Council for One Parent Families
This site contains a useful "Higher Education" guide for students who are also single parents. Select the “Click here for full list of downloads for lone parents” then select “Higher Education”. You need Adobe Acrobat to view the guide.
http://www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk

National Union of Students
http://www.nusonline.co.uk

The Office of Fair Trading
http://www.oft.gov.uk

Office of the Information Commissioner
Information on data protection and freedom of information
http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk/

Prospects
Information on study careers and work
http://www.prospects.ac.uk

Rightsnet
The welfare rights website for advisers
http://www.rightsnet.org.uk

Scholarship Search UK
Database for undergraduate scholarships offered by academic institutions, commercial organisations and charitable trusts
http://www.scholarship-search.org.uk/

Social Works Bursaries
http://www.ppa.org.uk

SKILL - The National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
http://www.skill.org.uk/

The Student Loans Company
http://www.slc.co.uk/

Support 4 Learning
A useful website detailing sources of funding
http://www.support4learning.org.uk

Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights (TIGER)
http://www.tiger.gov.uk/

Teacher Training Agency
http://www.canteach.gov.uk/

Trading Standards Central
One stop shop for consumer protection
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

UKCOSA - The Council for International Education - Home Page
http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/
Student pages:
http://www.ukcosa.org.uk/pages/advice.htm

Welsh sites

National Assembly for Wales Assembly Learning Grant Page
Information on the ALG for 03/04 in English…
http://www.wales.gov.uk/subieducation/content/learninggrant/alg-intro-03-e.htm
And in Welsh…
http://www.cymru.gov.uk/subieducation/content/learninggrant/alg-intro-03-w.htm

LEAs in Wales
Click “Local Government” on the left-hand tab and then select Contact Details
http://www.wlga.gov.uk/index3e.htm


Scottish sites

Scottish Executive Education and Lifelong Learning Department
Scottish Department responsible for student support arrangements for students from Scotland.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/who/elld/support.asp

The Student Awards Agency for Scotland
Students from Scotland apply to the SAAS for their student support. The site includes up-to-date information on the Scottish system of student support funding and has a useful online budget calculator.
http://www.saas.gov.uk

The Cubie Committee
This site contains the outcomes of the Independent Review into Student Support in Scotland (The Cubie Committee)
http://www.studentfinance.org.uk

Citizens' Advice Scotland
A sister organisation to Citizens Advice in England and Wales. Includes the Scottish version of "Adviceguide" and a "Find a CAB" in Scotland service.
http://www.cas.org.uk

Northern Irish sites

Department for Employment and Learning
http://www.delni.gov.uk

Educational Guidance Service for Adults
http://www.egsa.org.uk

NUS USI
The student movement in Northern Ireland
http://www.nistudents.org