Education and Government

BBC online for teachers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/schools/teachers/index.shtml
his BBC site has downloadable teacher resources for various subject areas in all key Stages.

DfE
http://www.education.gov.uk/
The Department for Education  website is a useful way to keep up to date with all education issues

Ofsted
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk
The Office for Standards in Education website has reports, publications provides a simple question and answer description of the main features of inspection processes and links to more detailed background information such as the frameworks themselves.

The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
http://www.qca.org.uk/menu.htm
The QCA website provides information on what is studied in school, recommended schemes of work,when and how children are tested, and much more.

Teachernet
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/teachers
Run by the Schools Communications Unit within the DfES TeacherNet aims to help educational professionals get to the information they need quickly and easily through simple search strategies.

Directgov
http:www.direct.gov.uk
The gateway to government information and services online.