About... The National Society

• provides a wealth of resources, inspiration and information for Church schools (and others worldwide) on the free-access web site www.natsoc.org.uk (including material from the former subscription only site) for which there is an ambitious development plan;
• co-owns a joint venture company with the Government, Partnerships for Church of England Schools, to unlock public and private
  funds for the rebuilding of Church of England schools;
• is supporting the implementation of Lord Dearing’s 2001 review of Church schools (for the complete text, see www.natsoc.org.uk) which it helped fund along with the associated video The Challenge of a Lifetime (available on loan from diocesan offices);
• is revising the inspection system for Church schools (under Section 23 of the 1996 Act) and in 2004 will publish and implement a new inspection framework with training
  and fresh registration of Church school inspectors (inspection reports and an annual review of school improvement will be on the web site);
• will continue to think creatively to support and improve Church school education.

For further information please visit our web site at http://www.natsoc.org.uk