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The Education Year Book is the UK's most comprehensive source of information on education.Consult The Education Year Book for: * Full contact details and names of all the key personnel in LEAs, professional associations, committees and voluntary youth services * Comprehensive unitary authority information * Public and private sector secondary educational establishments * Education consultants * Employment and career services * Educational publishing and media Preliminary PagesThe Education Year Book's preliminary pages provide useful resources to help you in your job. * Web Resources * Telephone Number Changes * Education Statistics * Gazetteer * Guide to Abbreviations * Guide to Legislation * Bibliography * Local Government Reorganisation * Central Government changes Part 1 - Central and Local Government1. Central Government * Department for Education and Employment * Other relevant Government Departments 2. Local Authority Associations 3-8.Local Government: England, London, Wales, Scotland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly and Northern Ireland * Secondary Schools * Middle Schools * Special Schools * Education Offices and Officers * Educational Statistics and Education Services Part 2 - Educational Establishments and Other Allied Organisations9. Independent Secondary Schools 10. Education * Independent Special Schools * Further Education and Training for Special Needs * Other Educational Establishments 11. Higher and Vocational Education * Higher and Adult Education Councils and Committees * Universities and University Colleges * Colleges and Institutes of Higher Education * Agricultural Colleges and Institutes * Art and Design Colleges * Music, Dance and Drama Colleges * Adult Education Associations * Residential Colleges 12. Further and Sixth Form Education 13. Independent Further Education * Independent Further Education Establishments * Independent English Language Schools * Secretarial Colleges * Correspondence Education 14. Assessment Bodies, Research and Advisory Bodies 15. Education Consultants 16.Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Trades Union Congress (TUC), Association of British Chambers of Commerce 17. Employment and Careers * Government Offices for the Regions and Training and Enterprise Councils * Industrial Training * Careers Service * Careers - Advice and Counselling * The Services * Professional Bodies * Sponsored Training and Apprenticeships 18. Teachers' and Other Educational Organisations 19. Physical Education and Sport 20. Youth Service 21. Denominational Education Organisations 22. Educational Visits, Travel and Services 23. Overseas Education 24. Educational Publishing 25. Educational Broadcasting, Audio-Visual, Computers in Education 26. Educational and Allied Organisations 27. Educational Equipment IndexSpecial Notice to Previous Purchasers of the Education Year BookOver and above new features and additions to this edition of the Directory more than 75% of the entries have been updated for this year's edition. This means that if you are using last year's edition less than a quarter of it is now correct. So bin your old copy now and purchase the fully up-to-date 1999/2000 edition.

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