Web sites for government, policy and standards

How to find what you want on the Web - tips on searching and selecting high quality Web sites, for Education students

Department for Education
House of Commons Education Select Committee - Parliamentary committee reporting on issues concerning education
European Union's Education, Training and Youth pages
Every Child Matters - the previous Government's overarching approach to the wellbeing of children and young people
Healthy Schools - the Healthy Schools Toolkit
Higher Education Policy Institute - independent institute informing policy makers through research dissemination and conferences
Local government policy on schools and education from the Local Government Association
National Curriculum for England
National Literacy Strategy - now the Literacy Framework of the National Primary Strategy
National Numeracy Strategy - now the Mathematics Framework of the National Primary Strategy
OECD Education - the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Education pages
Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED)
Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (OFQUAL)
QTS Standards and Initial Teacher Training requirements
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA)
School Admissions and Appeals - official information from the DCSF
The Standards Site - this was the core Government site for teaching and educational standards, National Strategies etc under the previous government. It is now available only on the National Archives web site as it no longer represents current government policy.
Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
UNESCO Education

Let us know if you find any good Web sites for government, policy or standards that you think we should add!