UK educational organisations
Department for International Development (DFID)
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK government department responsible for promoting development and the reduction of poverty. Its central focus is a commitment to an internationally agreed target to halve the proportion of people living in extreme poverty across the world by 2015. Other associated targets include ensuring basic health care provision and universal access to primary education by the same date. DFID aims to work in partnership with other governments committed to these targets, and with business and the private sector, civil society and the research community, supporting progress together to help reduce world poverty.
National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services (NCLSCS)
The College provides career-long learning and development opportunities, as well as professional and practical support for England's existing and aspiring school leaders. Its goal is to ensure that school leaders have the skills, recognition, capacity and ambition to transform the school education system into the best in the world.
National Educational Research Forum
This is an online research facility for education practitioners and researchers, which was set up to improve the two-way link between research and practice. The Forum provides a range of features including research presentations, a library and a discussion area.
A private e-learning initiative, SAM Learning (Self-Assessment Method Learning) offers the most comprehensive e-learning available on the Internet. Approved and supported by the National Association of Headteachers and the National Grid for Learning, SAM Learning is used by over '600,000 learners and over 2000 schools'.
Teachers' Green Paper: Q & A for Governors
School governors have asked a number of questions at consultation events about their specific role in the management reforms proposed by the Teachers' Green Paper. This document answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
The Teacher Training Agency (TTA) is an executive non-departmental public body established by the Education Act 1994. Its purpose is to raise standards in schools by attracting able and committed people to teaching and by improving the quality of teacher training.
Last updated: 17 September 2009
