General Information

-	Contact your local British Council office at www.britishcouncil.org/where
-	Visit Education UK Scotland at www.educationukscotland.org. for everything you need to know about studying in Scotland.

Or try one of the following for a direct link to the university, college or school of your choice:

-	A full list of links to UK university at (www.niss.ac.uk/sites/he-cis.html) or college (www.bubl.ac.uk/uk/fe) prospectuses is available.
-	For accredited independent further and higher education institutions, see the British Accreditation Council web site at www.the-bac.org
-	For English language courses, try the English in Britain site at www.englishinbritain.co.uk
-	HERO is the national web site for higher education in the United Kingdom, and can be found at www.hero.ac.uk
-	Hotcourses are the team who designed and built the Education UK site. They also operate the UK's largest database of courses, which they collect for the national learndirect database. Visit them at www.hotcourses.com to search their course database by region or cities of the UK. Alternatively you may contact them about any aspect of this or other sites they operate by sending a feedback email to feedback@hotcourses.com.
-	The Study UK web site at www.studyuk.hobsons.com provides information about studying in the UK and about UK universities and colleges.
-	The DfES (formerly DfEE) International Student web page at www.dfes.gov.uk/international-students contains up to date information and advice on Chevening Scholarships, working in the UK and visa and entry requirements to the UK.
-	Links to over 300 specially selected Education UK related sites are maintained by the British Council at www.britishcouncil.org/education/dir/
-	The National Grid for Learning portal at www.ngfl.gov.uk brings together a vast and growing collection of sites that support education and lifelong learning.
-	UK Student Life is a website with practical information for international students about all aspects of living in the UK as a student. It also contains ideas about ways of studying British English either in the UK or abroad. You can find it at www.ukstudentlife.com
-	The Home Office’s good2bsecure site offers practical advice to students about staying safe from crime in the UK. For a host of safety tips and advice see good2bsecure
-	City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom and can be found at www.city-and-guilds.co.uk
-	A guide that provides information about studying English and living in the UK at www.worldstudysolutions.com.
-	University Choice TV: www.uctv.org helps you decide which university to study at by showing you videos of different places, interviews with current students, and by giving you all sorts of advice. See a university for yourself from the comfort of your own home!

Higher Education

-	Funding Councils for England, Wales, Scotland, and the Department for Education Northern Ireland website at www.niss.ac.uk/education/hefc
-	Universities UK (formerly CVCP) is the voice of UK universities and can be found at www.universitiesuk.ac.uk
-	Universities Scotland is the voice of the higher education sector in Scotland at www.universities-scotland.ac.uk
-	Standing Conference of Principals (SCOP) is the national body representing the colleges and institutions of higher education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and can be found at www.scop.ac.uk
-	The searchable UCAS database of degree and access courses is to be found at www.ucas.com

Further Education

-	Further Education Funding Councils for England (www.fefc.ac.uk), Wales (www.wfc.ac.uk/fefcw/index.html), Scotland (www.sfefc.ac.uk) and the Department for Education Northern Ireland (www.deni.gov.uk).
-	Association of Colleges website at www.aoc.co.uk
-	Association of Scottish Colleges at www.ascol.org.uk
-	A list of all further education colleges is available on the BUBL web site at www.bubl.ac.uk/uk/fe
-	The British Accreditation Council web site at www.the-bac.org lists over 100 accredited independent colleges.

Boarding schools and colleges

Please note that several of the sites listed below cover all independent schools in the UK, some of which may be day schools and some boarding schools. Please check carefully to ensure that a school offers full boarding facilities.

-	IndependentSchools Information Service website (ISIS) at www.iscis.uk.net
-	Scottish Council of Independent Schools website at www.scis.org.uk
-	Which School? website at www.schoolsearch.co.uk
-	Hobsons Guide to UK Boarding Schools website at www.boardingschools.hobsons.com
-	CIFE, or the Conference of Independent Further Education, is the professional association for independent sixth form and tutorial colleges. It promotes best practice and high standards of professional conduct and can be found at www.cife.org.uk/info.htm

English Language

-	English UK is the national association of accredited English language centres. Formed in 2004 from two previous associations (ARELS and BASELT), they have 330 member centres in private schools, educational trusts and charities, further education colleges and universities. www.englishuk.com
-	SELTIC www.seltic.org represents 11 accredited English language teaching institutions in Scotland, drawn from both the private and public sectors. SELTIC seeks to encourage students and professional people to come to Scotland to learn English.
-	Learn English in Wales www.englishinwales.org.uk is a group of ten accredited English language institutions in Wales. They offer a wide range of quality UK courses including business and academic English and foundation courses. The schools represent both the private and public sectors and cater for both adults and young people.