Education
Official Sites
- DCSF - The Department for Children, Schools and Families
- The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust - Supporting all specialist schools, including The Ashcombe Language College
- QCDA - Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
- Ofsted - the Governemt education 'Watchdog'
- DCSF School Performance Tables - Find information on any English school
Surrey Sites
- Four S - Provider of educational services to Surrey's schools
- SEGfL - The South East Grid for Learning
- Surrey SEN Services - Special Educational Needs provision in Surrey
Ashcombe-specific Sites
- DCSF Performance details - Extract from the DCSF School Performance Tables
- 2008 Ofsted Report - download the full report in PDF format
Education in Europe and beyond
- Global Gateway - British Council Education Site
Teachers
DfES Sites
- The DfES Standards Site
- TeacherNet
- TeacherNet A to Z of School Leadership
- TeacherNet Continuing Professional Development
Curriculum Guidance
Examination Boards
- AQA - Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
- OCR - Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
- Edexcel - the UK's largest awarding body
Teachers' Unions
- ATL - Association of Teachers and Lecturers
- NAHT - National Association of Headteachers
- NASUWT - Nat. Ass. of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers
- NUT - National Union of Teachers
- Voice - The Voice of Teachers
- SHA - Secondary Heads Association
Other Professional Resources
- Gifted and Talented - DfES initiative
- Ultralab: Learning Technology research centre
Governors
General Information
- School Governors' Gateway (DCSF)
Parents
Government advice and guidance for parents
- The Parent Centre - a DirectGov site
- Child Exploitation and Online Protection - Home Office guidance on keeping your child safe
- Surrey Children and Familes Information Service - providing support for all parents and carers
Moving to the Mole Valley area?
- Surrey County Council
- SurreyCommunity.info
- Dorking Website
- Mole Valley District Council
- Local Maps from MultiMap
Health
Students
Revision Links
- MFL Web Links - GCSE and 'A'-level, all subjects
University Choice
University Life
Education in Europe and beyond
- UK NARIC - 'The European Choice'
- Global Gateway - British Council Education Site
Health
General
Search Engines
- Google - Still the No.1 all-round search engine
- Ask Jeeves - Type your question for Jeeves to answer
- Clusty - Categorises the results according to type; different but can be very useful
News/Media Sites
Travel Information
- National Rail Enquiries - including real-time arrival boards
- Road Information - including news of roadworks and new roads
- The AA - Motoring and travel information
- RAC - Motoring and travel information
General Information
- Yellow Pages - online directory
- UpMyStreet - find local information for anywhere in the UK
- National Statistics site - from the Office of National Statistics
Maps