The Department for Education (DFE) is the government body responsible for education and children's services. Find out about the academies programme that provides schools with greater freedoms to innovate and raise standards. The DFE website also contains a range of information and resources for the schools workforce. For more information visit www.education.gov.uk.
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) work with schools and academies throughout England, and in 36 countries across the world, to raise achievement for all students. They are the largest membership organisation for sponsored academies and converter academies and have been championing innovation in the schools system for over 20 years. For more information visit www.ssatrust.org.uk.
The Counties Furniture Group (CFG) is a non-profit making local authority controlled company with a membership of 80 local authorities. It exists to promote the availability of quality furniture for education by designing and arranging the manufacture of a wide integrated range of items at prices, which both member and non-member schools and local authorities can afford. For more information visit their website www.cfg.gov.uk.
BESA is a trade association. They promote and provide information about their member companies and offer a good source of information and advice to the educational market. BESA members offer buyers peace of mind by subscribing to a Code of Practice. More information on BESA can be found on the BESA website.