Useful Links

None can be found for the Vardy Foundation

LEA (no information as yet)

http://doncaster.gov.uk

http://www.blackshadow.co.uk/

A good story

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/focus/story/0,6903,668840,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,946871,00.html

National Union Teachers -Looking beyond the spin: The NUT opposition to Academies initiative.

www.teachers.org.uk/resources/ pdf/Academies-beyond-spin.pdf.

Information for teachers on academies (some other links in this document)

http://www.teachers.org.uk/resources/word/priv4.doc

Campaign for State Education- useful information on school governance and Parental involvement
http://www.casenet.org.uk

Secondary School in Lambeth Campaign- Distinct sense of Deja-vu. This is not only happening to us.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stevemalone/sscil/welcome.html

-Petition "Science, Just Science"
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/justscience/petition.htm

Articles written by John Burn and Nigel McQuoid (Principal of Emmanuel College) are available at
http://www.christian.org.uk/html-publications/pub_education.htm

A transcript of a lecture given by Stephen Layfield, science teacher at Emmanuel College can be seen at
http://www.darwinwars.com/lunatic/liars/layfield.html

A useful definition of Creationism in the BBC' s h2g2 section
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A670213

The DfES information on Independent/State School Partnerships
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/indstatepartner
and on Legislation for City Academies
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/a-z/CITY_ACADEMIES_legislation_ba.html

Local Newspapers

Doncaster Free Press 

(go to site click on local news and then search for academy loads of articles we cannot link to?)

BBC

Unions object to 'spy' cameras

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/3100251.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/2990536.stm

The Guardian

There are Many illuminating newspaper articles, particularly from the Guardian
http://education.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4371165,00.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4385379,00.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,664515,00.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,680792,00.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/ofsted/story/0,7348,721588,00.html

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,677183,00.html

Search the archives yourself
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,6903,1243161,00.html

http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticlemore2.aspx?SectionID=55&ArticleID=781267

Emmanuel College Site
http://www.emmanuelctc.org.uk

The British Humanist Association Site has details of the Letter sent to No. 10 and suggestions of actions you can take against the teaching of Creationism in Schools
http://www.humanism.org.uk

How to write and complain (for kids) http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/planet/takwatdoscam.html www.anticapitalism.org.uk/action/isrrept.doc

Channel 4 News story on Emmanuel College
http://www.channel4.com/news/home/20020311/Story01.htm

Emmanuel's defense of their position, based on a very loose and selective interpretation of the National Curriculum http://www.christianpublications.co.uk//emmanuel11march02.htm