Education and Courses

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Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
ACE is an independent charity which offers information about state education in England and Wales for parents of school age children. They offer free telephone advice on many subjects like exclusion from school, bullying, special educational needs and school admission appeals. The web site also has useful factsheets and FAQs for parents.
http://www.ace-ed.org.uk/

Bullying
A DfES site for pupils, families and teachers.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ bullying

DfES Parent Centre
Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.
http://www.parents.dfee.gov.uk

ISC (Independent Schools Council )
Advice on how to choose a school and find out more about specific independent schools.
http://www.isc.co.uk

OFSTED Reports (Office for Standards in Education
OFSTED full-text reports on inspections of nurseries, schools, colleges, initial teacher training and Local Education Authorities (LEAs). Select 'Reports' and then follow the links.
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk

School and College Attainment Tables
Annual comparisons of primary and secondary schools searchable by education authority. Also provides comparisons of further education colleges (16 to 18 year olds).
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ performancetables/

The Standards Site
A DfES site. Includes information about academies, beacon schools, gifted and talented, homework, literacy, school improvement etc.
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk

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