The prototype National
Grid for Learning. The Grid will provide for learners in schools, higher
education, libraries and lifelong learning. It will be developed so that
learners in the various home countries of the UK can access information
most directly relevant to their local education systems.
British
Educational Communications and Technology Agency. Becta
is a government-funded charity that provides advice to educational establishments
in the form of publications (many of which are free) and on-line resources.
The prototype Virtual
Teacher Centre The
Virtual Teacher Centre (VTC) is based around five 'rooms', Reception, Library,
Meeting Room, Classroom Resources and Professional Development. The individual
rooms are reached by clicking on the appropriate part of the black bar
at the top of each page. Over time, each room will have a distinctive character
and content.
The
Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) Visit
this site to read the OFSTED inspection reports of all those schools that
have so far been inspected. You
will need an application/plugin called Adobe
Acrobat Reader to look at these reports. Follow the link
to Adobe Systems web site and follow the instructions. Also
see School
& College Performance Tables