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The following links provide useful information for parents, governors and teachers alike:

• Links of interest to all
• Links of particular interest to parents
• Links of particular interest to young people
• Links of particular interest to governors
• Links of particular interest to teachers

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Links of interest to all:

• DCSF - Department for Children, Schools and Families   (www.dcfs.gov.uk)
• OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education   (www.ofsted.gov.uk)
• The Educator - on-line magazine for education professionals   (www.the-educator.co.uk)
• The Guardian - education news   (education.guardian.co.uk)
• LearnDirect - on-line learning for all   (www.learndirect.co.uk)
• The Basic Skills Agency   (www.basic-skills.co.uk)
• The National Children's Bureau   (www.ncb.org.uk)
• Connexions - guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds   (www.connexions.gov.uk)
• Eduvia - helping to make school trips safe, educational and fun   (www.eduvia.com)
• Giving Nation - supports citizenship / PSHE for key stages 3&4,endorsed by the DCFS   (www.g-nation.co.uk)

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Links of particular interest to parents:

• The Parents' Centre   (www.parentscentre.gov.uk)
• ACE - The Advisory Centre for Education   (www.ace-ed.org.uk)
• Home Education Advisory Service   (www.heas.org.uk)
• Money to Learn (14-19 year olds)   (moneytolearn.direct.gov.uk)
• B.B.C. Learning   (www.bbc.co.uk/learning/)
• B.B.C. Schools - "Digger And The Gang"   (www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/)
• Parentlink - helping with your child's homework   (www.parentlink.co.uk)
• revisiontime.com - for parents, students and teachers   (www.revisiontime.com)
• Bullying Online - registered charity   (www.bullying.co.uk)
• Step-on - learning opportunities for 14-19 year olds   (www.stepon.org)
• OFSTED Primary School Reports for Thurrock   (www.ofsted.gov.uk/...)
• OFSTED Secondary School Reports for Thurrock   (www.ofsted.gov.uk/...)
• OFSTED Special School Reports for Thurrock   (www.ofsted.gov.uk/...)

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Links for particular interest to young people:

• MissDorothy.com - for young people to learn and have fun   (www.missdorothy.com)
• Connexions - guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds   (www.connexions.gov.uk)
• Youth Action Network - supporting and developing volunteer projects   (www.youth-action.org.uk)
• Volunteering England - volunteer development agency   (www.volunteering.org.uk)
• Community Service Volunteers (CSV) youth page   (www.csv.org.uk/Volunteer/Youth+Volunteering/)
• Thurrock Council for Voluntary Services (TCVS)   (www.thurrockcvs.org.uk)
• Employment4students - student jobs, internships and graduate jobs   (www.e4s.co.uk)

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Links of particular interest to governors:

• Thurrock Association Of Governors   (www.thurrock-community.org.uk/tag/)
• GovernorNet   (www.governornet.co.uk)
• NAGM - National Association of Governors and Managers   (www.nagm.org.uk)
• Parent Governor Representative Network   (pgr.dcsf.gov.uk)
• Essex Clerks' Assocation   (www.essexclerks.org)
• Governors E-Learning (GEL)   (www.elc-gel.org)
• GovernorLine   (www.governorline.info)
• School Governors' One Stop Shop   (www.sgoss.org.uk)
• Teachers' TV   (www.teachers.tv)
• Teachers' TV available programmes   (www.teachers.tv)
• UK Governors   (www.ukgovernors.org.uk)
• DCSF Value for Money (VfM) unit   (www.dcsf.gov.uk/valueformoney)
• DCSF Financial Management Standard in Schools   (www.fmsis.info)

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Links of particular interest to teachers:

• Teachernet   (www.teachernet.gov.uk)
  TeacherNet has been developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as a resource to support the education profession.

• Teachernet - A to Z of School Leadership and Management   (www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/atoz)
• DCSF - The Standards Site   (www.standards.dcsf.gov.uk)
• National Curriculum on-line   (www.nc.uk.net)
• TRE - Teacher Resource Exchange   (tre.ngfl.gov.uk)
• TTA - Teacher Training Agency   (www.teach.gov.uk)
• QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority   (www.qca.org.uk)
• British Educational Communications and Technology agency   (www.becta.org.uk)
• The National Association for Special Educational Needs   (www.nasen.org.uk)
• Worktrain - National Jobs and Learning Site   (www.worktrain.gov.uk)
• National Educational Research Forum   (www.nerf-uk.org)
• The Times Educational Supplement   (www.tes.co.uk)
• National Curriculum in Action   (www.ncaction.org.uk)
• Learning Alive   (www.learningalive.co.uk)
• Digital Brain   (www.digitalbrain.com)
• ICTeachers   (www.icteachers.co.uk)
• The Association for Science Education   (www.ase.org.uk)
• Consortium of LEAs for the Provision of Science Services (CLEAPSS)   (www.cleapss.org.uk)
• New Opportunities Fund   (www.nof.org.uk)
• National College for School Leadership   (www.ncsl.org.uk)
• SchoolsNet   (www.schoolsnet.com)
• Teachers' TV   (www.teachers.tv)
• Teachers' TV available programmes   (www.teachers.tv)
• DCSF Value for Money (VfM) unit   (www.dcsf.gov.uk/valueformoney)
• DCSF Financial Management Standard in Schools   (www.fmsis.info)

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