Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/
News and resources from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The focus of the department is on raising standards in education in secondary schools and getting more students into higher education. The Department was set up by the Prime Minister on 28 June 2007.
Leonardo da Vinci for the UK
http://www.leonardo.org.uk
Leonardo da Vinci is the European Community's vocational training programme. It "encourages collaboration between organisations involved in vocational training, aiming to improve the quality of training provision, develop the skills and mobility of the workforce, stimulate innovation and enhance the competitiveness of European industry". Documents, resources and a searchable database of UK projects.
National Council for Work Experience
http://www.work-experience.org/
Advice for employers on how best to go about setting up a work experience placement.
The Institute of IT Training
http://www.iitt.org.uk
Contains useful stuff such as organisational standards and competence frameworks for online trainers.