The following documents from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) could provide a useful resource for anyone trying to understand more about learning platforms and how they fit into the government's e-strategy.

• learning_platform_guidance_primary.pdf and learning_platform_guidance_for_secondary.pdf
  DCSF advice for primary and secondary schools providing clear policy and funding guidance for learning platforms.
• Standards Fund Grant 121a
  Additional Funding for developing and improving the National Digital Infrastructure for schools
• Every Child Matters
  Describes the Every Child Matters agenda in simple terms and has links to other useful information.
• The e-Strategy Harnessing Technology: Transforming Learning & Children's Services
  The DCSF's e-strategy published in 2005. It describes a more strategic approach to the future development of ICT in education, skills and children's services for the next 5 years and beyond.