Publications and downloads

Support for Schools: Options for National Challenge Advisers
The aim of this publication is to give National Challenge Advisers information on a range of options to help identify support for the schools they are working with, when and how to do so. This publication will be added to and updated over time.

National Challenge Trusts: Guidance [656kb]

National Challenge: a toolkit for schools and local authorities
10 June, 2008 [1mb]

Promoting excellence for all: School Improvement Strategy
10 June, 2008 [1.3mb]

Map, by local authority, of National Challenge schools, based on 2007 results
10 June, 2008 [4.6mb]

Numbers of National Challenge schools by local authority
10 June, 2008 [78kb]
Progress reports
The National Challenge: Final GCSE results for 2008 [772kb]
Letters to schools, local authorities and MPs on 10 June 2008
Letter from Ed Balls to head teachers of National Challenge schools [552kb]
Letter from Ed Balls to council Leaders and Chief Executives of National Challenge local authorities [515kb]





