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This page is designed to enable school managers to access information quickly.
All the links have been researched by Schools Resource in order to save you time.
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                                                       This is only a selection of the web links we have researched.

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 http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/    

The main government site for schools and whole school management issues eg. budgets, staff development.

note: contains a wealth of information but navigation sometimes confusing. 

  http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/index.htm 

Department for children, schools and families site - old DfES.

Contains government press releases, school perfomance tables and general publications. Mainly useful as a pointer to other government sites.

 
 http://www.governornet.co.uk/

A gov. site just for school governors. Govs can register and newsletters etc. Some useful guides available eg, govs guide to the law.

note: probably a step too far for most governors but perhaps useful for clerk to governors.

 http://www.edubase.gov.uk/

 Database of all schools in England and Wales. Post code search facility.

See what they say about your school!

 http://www.tda.gov.uk/

 Training and Development Agency. Responsible for the training and development of the school workforce. All the latest developments in roles, training, qualifications, national occupational standards (nos) etc.

Good sections for school support staff at http://www.tda.gov.uk/support.aspx

 http://www.aqa.org.uk

 AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.

Largest of the exam boards and provide GCSE and A-levels 

 

http://www.qca.org.uk/

 

 

http://orderline.qca.org.uk/

QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

Maintain and develop the national curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations.

 

Order QCA publications here. NC frameworks, assessment activites etc.

 http://www.bursarjobs.co.uk/ Site run by Radcliffe Gower Education and Training. Lists current vacancies for Bursars, Admin Managers etc.
 
 
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 https://sfb.teachernet.gov.uk/login.aspx

Provides ability to benchmark your school's expenditure against similar schools in specific areas eg. energy use.

note: requires a lot of data input                                                 

 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/valueformoney

 

FMSIS - the Value for Money section of DfCSF. Everything you need for FMSIS eg. toolkit, assessment guidance etc 
  
This is only a selection of the web links we have researched.
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