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Intute
 
government depts and agencies
Skills Funding Agency

Young People's Learning Agency

Dept for Education
old DCFS 14-19 - note case studies
Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
Teachernet - behaviour and attendance

Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

Scottish Government
Welsh Assembly
Learning and Skills Improvement Service subsumes CEL
excellence gateway - (includes FERL, good practice database, ac learn etc.) Contains subject coaches
Ofsted
As the LSC moves to LEAS note REACT
Regional Development Agencies
Aim Higher
Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
Info4local.gov
Training and Development Agency (schools)
Office of Public Sector Information
National Learner Panel
 
research sources, networks and databases (including stats)
 
DFE research
gateway for both DIUS and DCSF (see menu on left side for stats and whats new)
Learning and Skills Research Centre (lsrc)
Teaching and Learning Research Programme - see also Teacher Education Group
Learning and Skills Network (LSN) and LSN community with briefing sheets
Inside Evidence from LSIS includes their Get Involved page
Centre fror Educational Policy Research

The Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre

Escalate Education Subject Centre, Higher Education Academy
The Innovation Unit

Dango - database of archives of non-governmental organisations

British Educational Research Assocation
panda and raise

Centre for use of research and evidence in education (CUREE)

National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC)

Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
British Education Index (BEI)
Educational Resources Information Centre (ERIC)
National Foundation for Educational Research and CERUK (current research). See also their Practical Education for Research pages
Educational Evidence Portal has a searchable database
National Statistics
Document Summary Service
Social care and institute for excellence
London Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
Unistats
Futurelab
For schools:
National Teacher Research Panel
General Teaching Council research pages
 
other agencies
 
Lifelong Learning.co.uk and standards verification (SVUK)
Association of Colleges

National Assocation for Gifted and Talented Children see also DCSF national strategies and Directgov

Association of Learning Providers
Learning Partnerships
Leacan (14-19 network)
Joint Information Systems Committee
Campaign for Learning
qualifications and assessment
 
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority (QCDA) includes QCF area
Ofqual
The Association for Achievement and Improvement through Assessment
UK National Reference Point for vocational qualifications (NRP)
RSA Open Minds initiative
National Curriculum
Diploma Support
National Database of Accredited Qualifications
 
specifically vocational, WBL or enterprise
 
National Apprenticehsip Service and matching service

Cedefop - European Agency to promote the development of vocational education and training

International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Refernet VET Portal between the UK and other countries
Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
Train to Gain
Edge
Centre for Education and Industry
National Skills Academies
 
materials and forums, CPD, ideas
 
Insitute for Learning
Teacher Resource Exchange (NGFL)

National Grid for Learning Scotland and Wales

Lifelong Learning UK
Teachernet and supportpack
niace
BECTA and JISC both useful for ICT
Teacher Training resources (schools)
Teachers tv
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust including iNet
TES resources
Digital Artifacts for Learner Engagement
materials and training through FET&C
blog
 
student support, behaviour
 
Independent Safeguards Authority
National Association of Managers of Student Support
Connexions
Personalised Learning Forum
 
general news sources, awards (note many sites above have RSS feeds)
 

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star awards
leading aspect award
TES
THES
Guardian Ed Supp
 

 

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