General UK Education

www.ceas.mod.uk - Children's Education Advisory Service website. If you are a service family and need help with your children's education, then contact CEAS by visiting their website.

www.dfes.gov.uk– Home page has sites for parents, school governors, teachers and young people. Home page give information on the latest developments in education as well as details of the National Curriculum, literacy and numeracy hours etc.

www.ofsted.gov.uk– Office for standards in education (Ofsted). Has inspection reports on individual schools.

www.parentcentre.gov.uk– A website to find schools at any postcode, also has special SEN pages, an agony aunt, learning resources and ideas on parent help groups.

www.dfes.gov.uk/leagateway - Site to find Local Education Authorities.

www.dfes.gov.uk/support/index.htm - Financial support for higher education students.

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/student-disabled.cfm - A guide to disabled students allowances in higher education.

www.connexionsstw.org.uk– “Connexion”, a youth guidance service for 13-19 year olds. Advice on study, careers and personal development.

www.fasttomato.com– A site promoted by Connexions for careers and education decisions.

www.schoolsnet.com– Gives information on all state and independent schools. Also has information about the curriculum in England.

www.wales.gov.uk– Education in Wales.

www.deni.gov.uk– Education in Northern Ireland.

www.learndirect.co.uk– How to make best use of your computer by learning online.

www.ace-ed.org.uk– The Advisory Centre for education online help booklets.

www.qca.org.uk– Qualifications and Curriculum Agency.

www.hants.gov.uk/childcare/cis.html - Hampshire Children's Information Service is a free, confidential and impartial childcare information service for Hampshire parents and carers.

www.nec.ac.uk - National Extension College is a distance learning college offering courses and resources in GCSEs and A levels through to professional and vocational qualifications.

Overseas

www.sceschools.com– Provides information on Service Children’s Schools worldwide with links to SCE Schools with websites. Also contains general information on UK education.

www.ecis.org– The International Schools Directory

www.cobisec.org– Council of British Independent Schools in the European Communities.

IBHQ@ibo.org– Email address for the International Baccalaureate Organisation.

www.britishcouncil.org/education - European Resource Centre for Schools and Colleges.

Miscellaneous

www2.essex.ac.uk/clc/ - Children’s Legal Centre.

www.crights.org.uk– Children’s Rights Alliance for England.

www.napce.org.uk– The National Association for Pastoral Care in Education, specialist information including exclusion.

www.the-childrens-society.org.uk– Includes online help leaflet for parents worried about exclusion.

www.tcf.org.uk– The compassionate friends, a site for bereaved families and friends.

www.winstonswish.org.uk– Winston’s Wish supports bereaved children and young people. They offer support to those who care for bereaved children. Helpline: 0845 20 30 405.

www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk– Cruse is a National Voluntary Organisation for help with bereavement.

www.schoolappeals.org.uk– Information on schools appeals. Tel: 01903 718741.

www.ace-ed.org.uk– Help booklets for £1.00.

www.hive.mod.uk– The Hive website.

www.mod.uk– Click on the Service Community section for useful advice on moving from The Service Families Task Force.

www.childline.org.uk– The Childline charity website. Tel: 0800 11 11

www.bullyonline.org– www.dfes.gov.uk/bullying - (See also ace website) Sites for advice on preventing bullying.

Boarding Schools

www.sbsa.org.uk– Website for State Boarding Schools Association. The education is state funded, and parents only pay for board and lodging.

www.doyrms.com– The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Kent.

www.welbeck.ac.uk– Welbeck College, sixth form residential college for those with a commitment to a career in the British Army.

www.qvs.org.uk– Queen Victoria School for Children of Scottish and Scottish-based Armed Forces personnel.

www.royalhospitalschool.org/– The Royal Hospital School in Ipswich is a co-educational Full Boarding and Day School for 11 to 18 year olds offering substantial discounts for MOD CEA eligible families.

www.boarding.org.uk– The Boarding School Association website with search facility and links to school websites.

www.isbi.com– Enables you to search for boarding schools according to different criteria, such as area, type of school etc.

www.isc.co.uk– Search site for independent schools.

www.darch.co.uk– Search site for independent schools.

www.isinspect.org.uk– Independent Schools Inspectorate.

www.csci.org.uk– Commission for Social Care Inspection, responsible for inspecting the welfare arrangements for all boarding school pupils in the UK.

www.boardingschools.hobsons.com - Hobsons list all ISC accredited schools in the UK that offer boarding and have in-depth profiles for 220 of these schools. All of Hobsons products and service are completely free of charge to parents.

www.find-a-school.co.uk - This website enables parents locally, nationally and globally to locate independent private schools in the UK most suitable for their children.

www.andersoneducation.co.uk - The Education Clinic offers free and impartial advice and guidance to families looking for a boarding school.

Scottish Section

www.sqa.org.uk– Scottish Qualification Authority.

www.childminding.org– Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) Tel: 01786 449063

www.hmie.gov.uk– HM Inspectorate of Education

www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk– Information for parents in the Scottish Education System.

www.scotland.gov.uk– Education in Scotland.

www.student-support-saas.gov.uk– Student Award Agency for Scotland.

www.childreninscotland.org.uk/- National advice service for parents and carers of children with special educational needs.

www.enquire.org.uk– Scottish advice service for learning support.

Childcare and Pre-School Information

www.preschooldirectory.co.uk– Information on nursery school education.

www.pre-school.org.uk– Pre-school learning Alliance.

www.bbc.co.uk– BBC Pre-school Service

www.tigerchild.com– Information about raising children.

www.childcarelink.gov.uk– Child care link tel: 0800 096 0296. Provides details of childcare in an area from a database of nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.

www.daycaretrust.org.uk– The Daycare Trust is a national charity promoting high quality affordable childcare for all. Tel: 020 7840 3350

www.surestart.gov.uk– Sure Start is government website for childcare and returning to work.

www.ofsted.gov.uk/childcare or www.ofsted.gov.uk/childminder - Office for Standards in Education, responsible for English registration and checks on childminders. Helpline: 0845 601 4771. Complaints line: 0845 601 4772.

www.ncma.co.uk– National childminding Association. Tel: 0800 169 4486

www.childminding.org– Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA). Tel: 01786 449063

www.nicma.org– Northern Ireland Childminding Association. Tel: 029 9181 1015

www.childcarecareers.gov.uk– Government website for those interested in careers in childcare.

www.earlysupport.org.uk– Support for families of disabled children under 3 years old.