RSS Feeds

What is an RSS feed?

RSS is an easy way for you to keep updated automatically on websites you like. Instead of you having to go to websites to see if they've written a new article or feature, you can use RSS (which stands for Really Simple Syndication) to get them to tell you every time they have something new. You can set a time for the retrieval of those feeds.

How can you tell if there is an RSS feed?

Currently RSS enabled information is denoted by an orange icon with the letters XML.

How can you use RSS?

In general you need to get hold of a program called a News Reader or aggregator software. This displays RSS information feeds from the ones you have chosen when you browse websites that deliver them.

All you then have to do is choose which RSS feeds you want.

How do you get a News Reader?

There are a range of different News Readers available.

Different News Readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice.

How do you sign up to RSS feeds from the Department for Education and Skills?

Either navigate to the page which has a link to an RSS document click on the link or search for RSS feeds through your Reader software.

You then need to follow the instructions for your particular News Reader in order to add this XML feed to your RSS list.

What's new

Hot topics

Latest messages

Latest topics

Latest categories