Useful Links & Contacts

ISC Member Associations
 
Training and Development Agency (TDA)
 
Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
 
Institute of Education (IoE)


ISC Member Associations
For ISC Member Association contact details, please click here


Training and Development Agency (TDA)
The Training and Development Agency for Schools (the TDA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills.

Training and Development Agency (TDA)
151 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SZ

Telephone 0845 6000 991 (for English speakers)
Telephone 0845 6000 992 (for Welsh speakers)
Website www.tda.gov.uk

The following publications/documents are available from the TDA:

• Supporting Induction (four booklet series) published TTA; order ref: TEA 0130 (incorporates Supporting Induction: Overview; Supporting Induction: Support and monitoring of the NQT; Supporting Induction: Assessment of the NQT; Supporting Induction: Quality Assurance of the induction arrangements
• The role of the Induction Tutor published TTA; order ref: TEA 0150
• Copies of the Career Entry and Development Profile (CEDP)
• Qualifying to teach (the QTS standards)

The website www.teach.gov.uk has been developed by TDA and is more of a recruitment tool but also outlines routes into teaching


Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
The Department for Children, Schools and Families is a UK Government department working to the UK Secretary of State for Education.

Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG

Telephone 0870 000 2288
Email info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk  
Website www.teachernet.gov.uk  

Teachernet is a DCSF web-based resource for teachers. The following documents are available to download:

• Induction standards
• The Induction Support Programme for Newly Qualified Teachers; DCSF Guidance DCSF/0458/2003

Institute of Education (IoE)
The Institute of Education (IoE) is a post-graduate college and part of the University of London. It was founded in 1902 as a teacher training college and has since diversified into educational research. It has 1,000 students doing PGCEs, 600 research students and numerous masters students.

Institute of Education (IoE)
University of London
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H OAL

Telephone 020 7612 6000
Fax 020 7612 6126
Email info@ioe.ac.uk  
Website www.ioe.ac.uk