General
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) (external link)
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) 0808 800 5793 - this national charity offers free independent telephone advice for parents and carers of children aged 5-16 in state-funded education.
The BBC education website.
An Internet based learning community for Lancashire and Cumbria teachers, pupils, parents and all involved in supporting education in the area.
Gives access to Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) communication, advice and consultation.
Guardian Education (external link)
Provides up to the minute coverage of education news, plus on-line chats with experts in education.
Gives teachers and schools an opportunity to establish a working partnership to bring together young and old learning about citizenship.
Parentline Plus (external link)
Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for, and with, parents.
ParentsCentre - helping you to help your child. Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.
Schools Directory (external link)
Listing of every school throughout UK.
Schoolpolicy website (external link)
Information for parents.
Internet gateway for teachers containing management issues, teaching resources, professional development, education research and an overview of the education system.
Times Educational Supplement (external link)
The Times Educational Supplement website provides a daily news service and weekly selection of features and articles.
Education Welfare
Governors
Governorline (external link)
This site offers free professional email and telephone support to those involved in governance.
Governornet (external link)
A one-stop website for school governors which contains information to help them carry out their role in school improvement and raising standards including model policies which can be adapted to suit your school. You can also view and download the latest amendments to the Guide to the Law. Keep up to date with what's new by checking the latest articles and documents added to the site.
The National Governors' Association (external link)
The National Governors' Association (NGA) is the representative body for school governors in England.
School Improvement
School Management
The following are a list of links to Finance pages on our site:
Special Educational Needs
Student Support