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Useful links

Select one of the below link categories to find a selection of external sites which contain information relevant or useful to local authorities.

The DCSF is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

(1) SCHOOLS
(2) SOCIAL CARE
(3) VOLUNTARY/COMMUNITY
(4) FAMILIES
(5) YOUNG PEOPLE
(6) NDPBs (Non-departmental public bodies)
(7) GOVERNMENT
(8) RESEARCH/CHARITY
(9) GOVERNMENT OFFICES

(1) SCHOOLS

• Write Enough
• Children's Services Network
• The National Bursars Association
• Curriculum on line
• Governornet
• National Audit Office (NAO)
• Teachers' Pensions
• Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
• School Science Service

(2) SOCIAL CARE

• National Children's Bureau
• Commission for Social Care Inspection
• Social Care Online
• Social Care Institute for Excellence

(3) VOLUNTARY/COMMUNITY

Children's Charities

• Barnados
• Childrens Society
• 4Children
• NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)
• Save the Children
• Day Care Trust

Community

• National Centre for Excellence in Residential Childcare

(4) FAMILIES

Planning

• Parents Centre
• National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations

Adoption and Fostering

• British Association for Adoption and Fostering
• Be My Parent
• Adoption Search Reunion
• The Fostering Network
• Rights 4 me

(5) YOUNG PEOPLE

• National Youth Agency
• Youth Sport Trust

(6) NDPBS (Non-departmental public bodies)

• OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education)
• BECTA (British Educational Communications & Technology Agency)
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
• Partnerships for Schools
• Learning and Skills Council
• Sector Skills Development Agency
• Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
• Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
• National College for School Leadership (NCSL)
• CAFCASS (The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service)
• National Assessment Agency

(7) GOVERNMENT

• Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
• Department of Health (DH)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Office of the Children's Commissioner
• Info 4 Local
• Government Office Network

(8) RESEARCH/CHARITY

• The Children's University
• Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
• The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF)
• University of the First Age
• Quality in Study Support(QiSS)
• National Foundation for Educational research

(9) GOVERNMENT OFFICES

• Government office for the East Midlands
• Government office for the East of England
• Government office for the North West
• Government office for the North East
• Government office for the South East
• Government office for the South West
• Government office for the West Midlands
• Government office for Yorkshire and the Humber
• Government office for London
• Government office for the English regions
• Regional Co-ordination Unit