Today's learners do not need to be confined to the traditional classroom setting, thanks to new interactive telecommunications technologies. The implications of being in the "Information Age" are far reaching.

For teachers and schools not yet connected to the Internet, here are some signposts to guide you along the information superhighway.

Is the traditional folklore that parents and teachers are on different sides of the fence still valid? Is there a case for "them" and "us"?

Knowing there are communication problems within a school doesn't automatically improve the situation. One primary school experimented with a "communication audit" - a tool used in the business world. Did it work?

Parental perspectives on their children's progress can be invaluable to the assessment process, as shown by two British examples – ALL ABOUT ME and Guidelines for Writing a Parental Profile.

This study of decision-making strategies used by students in their last year at high school opens the discussion on the effectiveness of the transition from school to the work place or higher education.

In order to be able to offer good advice, career guidance counsellors need to be aware of how young people make career decisions.

Exploring children's perceptions of families as part of a classroom activity can be a valuable way of broadening and challenging their pictures of families.

If home-based education is effective, can schools be "de-schooled" by allowing the "invitational school" to replace the "custodial school".

There are at least five children in every class with visually related learning difficulties. A specialist optometrist sheds light on the possible causes of such problems, how to recognise their symptoms, and suggests ways teachers can help overcome them.