Useful websites
Useful contacts
- Department for Education
A source of government information on educational matters. The full text of the National Curriculum can be accessed via this site. - Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
The GTTR is an admissions service which processes applications for entry to PGCE courses. - Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
Ofsted is a government agency whose main aim is to help improve the quality and standards of education and childcare through independent inspection and regulation, and provide advice to the Secretary of State. - Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA)
QCDA promotes higher achievement in state schools by developing the range of subjects taught and improving the quality of public examinations. - Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
TDA is an executive non-departmental public body of the DCSF. Its principal aim is to secure an effective school workforce that improves children's life chances.
Subject Teaching
Design & Technology
- Design and Technology Association (DATA)
- Gatsby Technical Education Project (TEP)
- Design Council
- Engineering Council
Physical Education
Science
- Association for Science Education
- Institute of Biology
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Institute of Physics (IoP)
Media
- The Times Education Supplement
The Times Educational Supplement is Britain's leading newspaper for news, views and analysis of the world of education. - Times Higher Education Supplement
News, opinion and jobs vacancies plus news on IT developments, reviews of educational CDs and a list of useful addresses. Teachers can also exchange out-of-print books.
Job opportunities
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Stepjobs
Jobs for teachers and trainee teachers. -
TimePlan Education
An independent staffing service for teachers, run by teachers and other educationalists. -
Eteach
The new recruitment portal for education.
Unions
- Association for Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
A professional organisation and trade union for teachers and lecturers. - Association of University Teachers (AUT)
A trade union and professional association representing all types of professional staff across the UK higher education sectors. - National Union of Teachers (NUT)
A teaching union which provides information for teachers, trainee teachers, governors, parents and pupils on important changes in the National Curriculum and school funding. - NASUWT
TUC affiliated teachers' union representing teachers in all parts of the UK. - Professional Association of Teachers (PAT)
An independent trade union and professional association for teachers, head teachers, lecturers and education support staff.