The National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services works to develop and inspire great leaders of schools, early years settings and children’s services so that they can make a positive difference to children’s lives.
National Family Learning Network (NFLN)
The National Family Learning Network is an alliance of three leading family learning organisations creating a support network for over 9,500 practitioners working with an estimated 5 million families each year.
Founded in 2000 Netmums is the UK’s fastest-growing online parenting organisation with over 840,000 members, mostly mums. Netmums is a family of local sites that cover the UK, each site offering information to mothers.
The Fatherhood Institute’s vision is a society that gives all children a strong and positive relationship with their father and any father-figures; supports both mothers and fathers as earners and carers; and prepares boys and girls for a future shared role in caring for children.
DadTalk is a community of men championing fatherhood and exploring what it is to be a dad in 21st Century Britain
The Family and Parenting Institute
The Family and Parenting Institute champions families. We draw on research and evidence to influence policy and offer practical solutions to make society more family friendly.
The Association of School and College Leaders
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is the only professional association and trade union in Britain to speak exclusively for secondary school and college leaders.
National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)
NAHT is an independent trade union and professional association representing 28,000 members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Members hold leadership positions in early years; primary; special and secondary schools; independent schools; sixth form and FE colleges; outdoor education centres; pupil referral units, social services establishments and other educational settings.
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.
TeacherNet aims to bring together the very best in education resources and information to provide a one-stop-shop for trainee and qualified teachers, heads, managers, LEAs, teaching assistants, support staff, supply teachers, SEN teachers and bursars.
The National Literacy Trust believes that literacy transforms lives, and that with better literacy, everyone can succeed in life.
Launched as a registered charity in 2001, The E-Learning Foundations’ aim is to bridge the digital divide by significantly increasing access to ICT for education, and specifically to ensure that every child in the UK, irrespective of background, should have access to technology for learning especially at home, working in partnership with schools, parents and businesses.
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust works with headteachers, teachers and students to encourage them to develop and share new and effective teaching and learning practice, and to improve schools to raise standards and levels of achievement.
Working with Parents
Parenting education and support encompasses a diverse range of learning opportunities and supportive activities. It enables parents, prospective parents and those in a parenting role to improve their understanding of their own and their children’s personal, social, emotional, intellectual and physical needs and the context in which family life takes place. This enhances family life and the contribution which families make to society.
Educational resources from the BBC.
