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RESOURCE LINKS
We identify here a number of web-links to
sites which may be useful for governing bodies or for their
members. The list is not exhaustive and we would welcome readers
making suggestions as to other links to be included – thus the
list is likely to keep growing.
We have not provided addresses or telephone numbers since these
already exist at the sites themselves and their reproduction here
would therefore be superfluous.
For most governors in Dudley schools, the Local Authority website,
which is at www.dudley.gov.uk
will be an early site to visit in order to keep up to speed with
some of the local consultations and information about the local
educational scene (as well as providing information about other
aspects of the Council’s activities. At the National level,
www.dcsf.gov.uk will lead to
the Department of Children, Schools and Families, which replaced
the DfES in the Summer of 2007.
At National level also is the National Governors Association,
www.nga.org.uk, to which DAGB
is affiliated; parts of this site are restricted but there are
still many useful components. Governors who have need of specific
advice may also wish to make use of Governorline,
www.governorline.co.uk
, a free advisory service.
For some, especially in the Secondary sector, GCSE (and other)
Examination Boards may supply some sources of valuable
information; www.aqa.org.uk (AQA),
www.ocr.org.uk (OCR) and
www.edexcel.org.uk (Edexcel)
deal substantially with the English examination system. However
www.wjec.co.uk (WJEC) and
www.ccea.org.uk (CCEA) which
deal with the Welsh and the Northern Ireland examination syllabi
and assessment, both provide some useful insights. Two other
Boards, which are used by some schools,
www.city-and-guilds.co.uk (City and Guilds) and
www.rsa.org.uk (RSA) are
regularly used within the Further Education sector but may also
include some usable references.
Sites which deal with quality assurance in education include, of
course, www.ofsted.gov.uk
(the Ofsted website) and
www.qca.org.uk (QCA, the Qualifications and Curriculum
Authority).
Funding for post-16 education is the province of the LSC (the
Learning and Skills Council) at
www.lsc.gov.uk .
The Training and Development Agency for Schools, the TDA, has its
website at www.tda.gov.uk,
whilst recruitment and employment of teachers is handled in part
by Capita, at
www.capitaresourcing.co.uk. School leadership comes under the
wing of the National College for School Leadership, NCSL, at
www.ncsl.org.uk.
For those with an involvement in Nursery (and equivalent)
education, the Surestart site at
www.surestart.gov.uk is
invaluable
Human Rights issues may be addressed via
www.un.org/rights/ and
Unicef is to be found at
www.unicef.org.uk .
Other useful sites include:-
www.teachernet.gov.uk
www.bbc.co.uk
and www.nspcc.org.uk
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