Travel Advisories
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GCSE and A level students to receive centre assessment grades
Students in England will receive centre assessment grades for this week’s GCSE results and last week’s A and AS level results, the Government and Ofqual have confirmed today (17 August).…
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Grading of vocational and technical qualifications
The statistical standardisation approach that was used for A levels was not generally used for vocational and technical qualifications (VTQs), many of which took into account work that learners had…
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Statement from Roger Taylor, Chair, Ofqual
We understand this has been a distressing time for students, who were awarded exam results last week for exams they never took. The pandemic has created circumstances no one could…
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Improving Student Loans Company service for customers in repayment
Improving Student Loans Company service for customers in repayment. Over the last 18 months, we have made significant improvements to the student loan repayment process. More frequent data sharing (MFDS),…
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British Embassy Warsaw launches ‘Don’t Become a Victim of Modern Slavery’ campaign
British Embassy Warsaw, together with local partners in Poland (Ministry of Interior and Administration, Police, Border Guard and other NGOs), as well as with the support of some of the…
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NDA calls for people to ‘have their say’ on its Strategy
The NDA regularly reviews its Strategy to ensure it has the right approach to decommissioning its 17 nuclear sites and benefits from the latest learning, best practice and can continue…
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Call for evidence: Second Annual Inspection of ‘Adults at Risk’ in immigration detention
In 2018, following two reviews by Stephen Shaw, the Home Secretary commissioned ICIBI to carry out an annual inspection of how the ‘Adults at Risk in immigration detection’ policy was…
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Prague Programme Fund: call for bids 2020/21
Overview The Prague Programme Fund is a small and short-term funding mechanism, which allows British Embassy Prague to support local organisations seeking to deliver real and measurable outcomes targeting four…
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Scotch Whisky gears up to go green thanks to UK Government funding
Lovers of Scotch whisky and other Scottish distilled spirits will soon be able to enjoy their favourite tipple in the knowledge that they are helping to cut carbon emissions and…
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Jeweller has ban extended after breaching court orders
Daniel Simon Brodie (43), from Temple Fortune in North West London, will begin his 11-year directorship disqualification on 24 August. After this date the jeweller is banned from acting as…