
"The co-operative and mutual sector has a long-standing commitment to education and its values have an enormous amount to offer education today. I look forward to working with the co-operative movement to ensure we can seize these new opportunities to transform schools and young lives in this country for the better." Ed Balls Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families in the introduction to the DCSF booklet 'Co-operative Schools - making a difference' launched on the 31 March 2009 in the Palace of Westminster.
Click here to download the booklet or go to www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications/ to order copies - search using the ref: DCSF-00416-2009.