www.ofsted.gov.uk The official inspectorate of educational and nursery care establishments in the UK
www.direct.gov.uk Click on `Education and Learning’. This official government website has a section for parents that includes; choosing a school, nurseries, exams & tests, Special Educational Needs, first day at primary school, helping your child to learn plus many others. You can also access the OFSTED reports from any school you choose.
www.richmond.gov.uk Click on `Education and Learning’ and then `Schools and Colleges’ and you will get information about all the nurseries, primary schools and secondary schools in Richmond.
www.lgfl.net The London Grid For Learning is very handy for seeing what the national curriculum contains for any Key Stage (Key Stage 1 is infants, Key Stage 2 is juniors). Click on `Curriculum’ and then on a specific subject (e.g. maths) and then on the Key Stage you are interested in.
www.parentscentre.gov.uk Working with the government, this site gives advice on everything to do with children and families; ranging from maternity/paternity leave to choosing a school to bullying to using computers and the internet.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools A good site for teachers and parents. It provides very good resources for helping your child to learn at home. It covers all the subjects tackled in primary school as well as valuable help with revision in Key Stage 2.
www.booktrusted.com Run by the Arts Council for England this site recommends good books for children to read, as does www.booktrust.org
www.accessart.org.uk This is a collection of online workshops and arts education activities for children of all ages.
www.channel4learning.net This site provides educational resources for all ages for learning at home.
www.guardian.co.uk/education Provided by the Guardian newspaper this site contains a wide range of news and information about education.
www.learningcurve.gov.uk This is the education section of the National Archives and is mainly for children in KS2 and older, but it contains some excellent material on history. Good for children and parents.
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary This website explains what the Primary National strategy is, what the key initiatives are and outlines the priorities for numeracy and literacy.
