Links to Government sites

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/sen/ redirects to: http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/sen/ the centre for special educational needs (SEN); includes links to Code of Practice and various publications, etc.

http://www.becta.org.uk/index.cfm Becta is the Government's lead agency for ICT in education

http://www.ictadvice.org.uk/ The ICT Advice site provides advice, services and tools for those who use, implement and manage ICT in schools

http://www.ngfl.gov.uk/ the National Grid for Learning, the gateway to educational resources on the internet

http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk/Default.htm Find resources to support the Curriculum in England

http://www.nc.uk.net/index.html National Curriculum Online

http://www.qca.org.uk/ The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA)

http://www.standards.dfee.gov.uk/ The Standards site

http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/ What you need when you need it; search mailings to school for latest docs

http://vtc.ngfl.gov.uk/ Virtual Teacher Centre

www.parentsonline.gov.uk/ Parents Online has been created by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to promote home school links by helping parents understand the role of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in learning

http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/ Advice on SEN and inclusion

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/ Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

http://www.disability.gov.uk/ to help you find out about your rights as a disabled person, and to learn more about the legislation that exists to help establish fully comprehensive and enforceable civil rights for disabled people in the UK

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ictinschools/ DfES Links Page

http://www.surestart.gov.uk/ Sure Start is the Government's programme to deliver the best start in life for every child

http://www.childcarelink.gov.uk/index.asp find childcare resources in local areas

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library2/doc02/hhgs-00.htm Helping Hands Guidelines for Staff who provide Intimate Care for Children and Young People with Disabilities A PROJECT IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

http://www.lsc.gov.uk/ The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16-year-olds in England

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/ Go to search, and find education acts, etc. if that's where you want to go!

www.scotland.gov.uk Scotland

www.cymru.gov.uk Wales

www.deni.gov.uk Northern Ireland

http://www.ipas.ngfl.gov.uk/ Independent ICT Procurement Advisory Service for schools

http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/

http://www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk/

http://www.rnld.co.uk/ If you go to the Govt. & NHS section there are a lot of links to White Papers, etc.

http://www.tta.gov.uk/home.htm Teacher Training Agency

http://web.utk.edu/~lre4life/olrsindx.htm USA, Tennessee online resources for Schools; My sister lives in Tennessee, and I visited a school there a couple of years ago, and saw Writing With Symbols 2000, and I'm quite impressed with a lot of SEN forms online.