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Accessibility statement for Teach in Further Education website

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Teach in Further Education service.

This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet (opens in a new tab) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • hyperlinks appearing on a coloured background do not have sufficient contrast to pass accessibility tests
  • issue with the postcode search and newsletter sign-up when using JAWS and VoiceOver screen readers

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email: customer.experience@service.education.gov.uk We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: email: customer.experience@service.education.gov.uk

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations'). If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (opens in a new tab).

Technical information about this website's accessibility

The Department for Education is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) version 2.2 AA standard, due to the following non-compliances (and/or) the following exemptions.

Non-accessible content

The content is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

  • issue with the postcode search and newsletter sign-up when using JAWS and VoiceOver screen readers

Disproportionate burden

We have determined that there is disproportionate burden to meet all the requirements for the following reasons:

  • we are aware of the issue and are awaiting the next release of the service to update it

What we're doing to improve accessibility

  • We are investigating how to resolve the issues caused by the postcode search and newsletter sign-up to make it accessible to screen readers.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 8th November 2024. It was last reviewed on 3rd December 2024.

This website was last tested on 8th November 2024. The test was carried out by Department of Education.

We tested all pages that appear in the Teach in Further Education service.

Accessibility statement version: 1.1.0