About us
TeacherNet aims to bring together the very best in education resources and information to provide a one-stop-shop for trainee and qualified teachers, heads, managers, LEAs, teaching assistants, support staff, supply teachers, SEN teachers and bursars.
Who are we?
TeacherNet is supported by the Department for Education and Skills and
partner organisations. Its primary aim is to support the wider education
community and reflect its views and concerns.
Our goals:
Improving teaching and learning
TeacherNet is committed to assisting in the improvement of teaching and
learning by providing easy, fast access to free and reliable teaching
resources, guidance and professional development information.
Reflecting the needs of education professionals
We involve teachers and school managers at every stage of development
of all of our services and content, in order to ensure that the site reflects
your real needs and concerns. The resources we provide are carefully tailored
to support all parts of the curriculum, as well as extra-curricular activities
and study support programmes. See the results of the last user research polls to hear the views of our users.
Saving you time
We are constantly updating TeacherNet to include the best the web has to offer
in education resources, saving you valuable time. We bring together useful
information on government policy and developments, and our online publications
database enables you to search through thousands of documents and publications
and order them online.
Creating a dynamic online community
Our online community provides a dynamic forum for you to discuss
current topics and concerns with the wider education community. Our interactive
web environment also makes it easier for you to become involved in consultation
exercises, bringing you to the heart of the policy-making process.
What can you find on TeacherNet?
- Up-to-the-minute education news and views
- Information on Government policies, initiatives and services
- Guidance and information on a wide range of topics, from behaviour and attendance to school remodelling and pupil nutrition
- An online community with discussion forums on a wide range of topical issues
- Over 2,000 lesson plans and assembly ideas, a database of school case studies, a pay calculator and other time-saving online tools
- Online publications database and ordering facility
- Information on jobs and continuing professional development
- Links to hundreds of the best free online education resources
What our users have said about TeacherNet
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'Can find content without trawling the net.'
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'Replaces looking for documents.'
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'It's a good idea...it covers a good range of topics from different perspectives.'
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'In tune with what teachers want'.
Next steps
The DfES is fitting its schools websites, including TeacherNet, into
one user-friendly site, using one username and password, a better search
facility and more concise content. The result will be more streamlined and
consistent way for you to access reliable education information.
| July 2003 | COI theForum awarded Best E-Service site and Grand Prix winner | |
| June 2003 | New Media Age Effectiveness Award 2003 for best Public Sector Web Service | |
| May 2003 |
Shortlisted for Government Computing Syntegra Awards for Innovation 2003 for the most joined-up project (Government to Government) | |
| January 2003 | Leeds and YorkshireTimes Award of Merit 2003 in Education and Development |
