Links

DfES Parents’ Centre
http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk

This site tells you about your child's education and how you can help.

Home and School Council
http://www.homeschoolcouncil.freeola.com/index.htm

produce parent & governor-friendly booklets that can help parents and some governors understand what and how children are learning at school and how they can help. 

IDEA
http://www.idea.gov.uk/

LGA
http://www.lga.gov.uk/

The Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS)
http://www.cfps.org.uk

The Centre for Public Scrutiny has been created to promote the value of scrutiny in modern and effective government and to improve the quality of public services. You can also find out more information about the PGR training and Induction package.

The National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA)
http://www.ncpta.org.uk/

The National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA) is a registered charity promoting home school links and providing advice and support for PTAs in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.  NCPTA represent over six million parents and teachers through some twelve thousand member associations

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
http://www.nfer.ac.uk

NFER is the largest independent educational research institution in Europe and also the current contractor for the PGR Network.

ODPM
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/

Parents + School Magazine
http://www.dfee.gov.uk/parentsmag/   

Parental guidance – Learning to Read & Write
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ltraw/ 

This website sets out some of the main things we know about how children learn to read and write & describes ways that reading and writing are taught in schools