Current Initiatives In Education

Current Classroom Practice to maintain Supply Teacher knowledge and awareness of current initiatives in Education.

Useful Contact Numbers

DfES (Department for Education and Skills): 0870 0002288

GTC (General Teaching Council):0870 001 0308

Teacherline (Counselling, support and advice for teachers): 0800 056 2561

Teacher support network (free service for teachers): 020 7554 5200

EM Direct (Return to teaching): 01476 512780

Teacher Pensions: 01325 745746

Teacher Training Agency: 0845 6000991

UK NARIC (National Recommendation Information Centre): 01242 260010

Teachers Useful Websites

Teachernet Supply Teacher home page Supply Teaching study materials

Teaching Ideas Website Teaching Resources

Learn Things Website Teaching resources from the Guardian education section

School Zone School Support Site

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Top Marks Website  For Excellence in Education

Chalkface Project Lesson plans and resources

Teacher Support Network

National College for School Leadership

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

The Association of Achievement and Improvement through Assessment

British Educational Communications and Technology Agency

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

General Teaching Council for England

Department for Education and Skills

National Union of Teachers (NUT)

NASUWT The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers

Edexcel

OCR OCR Qualifications

AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance

City & Guilds

Learning and Skills Council

BBC

Tag Teacher Net

National Curriculum online

National Curriculum in Action

New Opportunities Fund (NOF) ICT Training

Department for Education and Skills - Superhighway Safety

Suffolk Learning and Management Network (SLAMNET)

TeacherNet

Subject Specific Websites

History:

The History Learning Site

The BBC online history site

The Castles of Wales

The National Archives Learning Curve

Geography

The Population Reference Bureau

Europa

Meteorological Office

Music:

Billboard Magazine website

The Official UK Charts

PSHE, Religious Education and Citizenship:

Adherents.com

Religious Studies on the Web

Health Education Authority

Action on Smoking and Health

Science:

Sunblock 99

Views of the Solar System

Roger Frost's Dataloggerama

Maths:

Maths Net

Leicestershire County Council's Maths Web

Department for Education and Skills - The Standards Site

University of Exeter Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching

Cumbria Lancashire Education On-Line

Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM)

The Mathematical Association

Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching website