Focus on Careers
Focus on Careers is an interactive resource to help young people in secondary schools and colleges find their way through the maze of career choices. All the information is here. It gives the local low-down on each career sector, explains the full range of qualifications, has direct links to all local colleges and universities offering these qualifications and has valuable links to other websites – and much more besides. Focus on Careers covers the same key employment sectors as the new Diplomas. And used with the Local Area Prospectus – an online listing of local courses – it offers a new way to explore learning and career opportunities.
http://www.focusoncareers.org.uk/
http://www.focusoncareers.org.uk/
E-LEARNING
skool.ie Interactive Learning
Loads of interactive teaching and learning resources in many subjects across the key stages.
http://www.skoool.ie/
http://www.skoool.ie/
GIFTED & TALENTED
Building Learning Power
http://www.buildinglearningpower.co.uk
National Association for Able Children in Education
http://www.nace.co.uk
SAPERE
The UK education charity that promotes the Philosophy for Children (P4C) approach to teaching and learning. Features general P4C information, membership, courses, trainers, conferences, projects, research and weblinks.
Will Ord was a Head of RE before he became a nationally known education trainer in Religious Education, Citizenship Education and Philosophy for Children. He is now an associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, Chair of the educational charity SAPERE, a regular writer for the TES, as well as a trainer and consultant.
LITERACY
National Literacy Trust
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that changes lives through literacy. We have a vision of a society in which everyone has the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills that they need to fulfil their own and, ultimately, the nation’s potential. The National Literacy Trust links home, school and the wider community to inspire learners and create opportunities for everyone. We support those who work with learners through our innovative programmes, information and research. We bring together key organisations to lead literacy promotion in the UK.
National Year of Reading
On 8 January the National Year of Reading was launched at 10 Downing Street. At the event, the Prime Minister said that the drive could prove to be one of the Government's most effective social policies. Mr Brown said of the benefits of reading: "It's probably one of the best anti-poverty, anti-deprivation, anti-crime, anti-vandalism policies you can think of. Let's set a big ambition for this year that we do have millions more people aware of the importance of reading, and thousands more people who can't read, reading."
OTHER
League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers
STFC Study Centre
The study centre is part of a national initiative called ‘Playing for Success’ which has created over 100 study centres at Premiership, Coca Cola League, Rugby, Cricket and other professional clubs. The aim of the project is to use a professional sporting environment to motivate children to learn using the latest computer technology.
http://www.stfcstudy.org.uk/
Dawn Twelftree and Norma Rafferty work with professionals who support parents and want to develop coaching techniques to complement their existing skills.
Swindon Learning Partnership
http://www.swindon-learning-partnership.org
PEER MENTORING
National Mentoring and Befriending Foundation
http://www.mandbf.org.uk
Swindon Town Football Club – Study Centre
http://www.stfcstudy.org.uk
PEER MENTORING
National Mentoring and Befriending Foundation
http://www.mandbf.org.uk
Swindon Town Football Club – Study Centre
http://www.stfcstudy.org.uk
BECTA Self-Review Framework
http://becta.org.uk/schools/selfreview
Virtual Schools – 8th Day Studios
http://virtualschools.net
Last Modified: 08/02/2008
