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COVID-19: Information for the education sector

This page includes information and advice from Scottish and UK Governments for the education sector.

27 May 2020: Scottish Government - Colleges and universities preparing for phased return.
4 May 2020: UK Government – Actions for HE providers during the coronavirus outbreak.
30 April 2020: Letter from the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science to colleges universities on Working Together to Respond to COVID-19 [PDF].
24 April 2020: Scottish Government – Letter to employers [PDF] on expansion of UK Government Coronavirus testing.

24 April 2020: QAA – ‘No detriment’ policies: an overview.
23 April 2020: Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science – Letter to international students.
9 April 2020: Scottish Government – Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for international students.
3 April 2020: Colleges Scotland and SQA – Joint statement on alignment of assessment approaches for HNC, HND, NC, NPA and NQ.
27 March 2020: Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science – Letter to institutions with advice regarding students in residence [PDF].
23 March 2020: QAA – Initial guidance for Higher Education Providers on standards and quality.
23 March 2020: UCAS – Coronavirus (COVID-19) update following message from the UK Government on university admissions.
21 March 2020: Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science – Letter to college and university Principals on the Coronavirus emergency [PDF].
UUK – Coronavirus hub.
Study UK – Information regarding COVID-19.
Erasmus+ – Advice about Erasmus+ in relation to Coronavirus.
Jisc – Coronavirus hub.
Advance HE: Briefing Note [PDF] to support universities and colleges: Supporting Staff & Students Experiencing Gender-based Violence (GBV) During the COVID-19 Crisis.

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