Useful Links
Learning and Skills Council
National LSC - www.lsc.gov.uk
Skills and Education Network – http:senet.lsc.gov.ukindex.cfm
National Learning and Skills Development Agency - www.lsda.org.uk
Basic Skills
Read Write Plus - www.dfes.gov.ukreadwriteplus
Get On Campaign - www.dfes.gov.uk/get-on/
Move On Campaign - www.move-on.org.uk
Literacy Trust - www.literacytrust.org.uk
BBC Skillswise - www.bbc.co.ukskillswise
Lifelong Learning, Adult learning & Higher Education
NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Learning) - www.niace.org.uk
Adult and Community Learning Quality Support Programme - www.qualityacl.org.uk
Campaign for learning in museums and galleries - www.clmg.org.uk
Informal Education and Lifelong learning - www.infed.org
Lifelong Learning - www.lifelonglearning.co.uk
UCAS - College Admissions - www.ucas.com
Action on Access - www.actiononaccess.org
National Union of Students - www.nus.org.uk
NHSU - Lifelong Learning in the NHS - www.nhsu.nhs.uk
Workers Educational Association - www.wea.org.uk
Support 4 Learning - www.support4learning.org.uk
Way to Learn - www.waytolearn.co.uk
Silver Surfers - www.silversurfersatbedford.org.uk
Family Learning
Campaign for learning - www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk
Dads and Sons - www.dfes.gov.ukdadsandsons
Young People and Schools
Connexions (national) - www.connexions.gov.uk
National Youth Agency - www.nya.org.uk
Parent Centre - www.parentcentre.gov.uk
Care to learn - www.dfes.gov.ukcaretolearnindexflash.shtml
Skills for Communities
Skills for Communities - www.sfcguide.org.uk
Information Technology
Help is at hand (UK Online Centres) - www.helpisathand.gov.uk
BECTA (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) - www.becta.org.uk
Learndirect - www.learndirect.co.uk
UfI - University for Industry - www.ufi.com
E-Learning strategy unit - www.dfes.gov.ukelearningstrategy
Statistics
Office of national statistics - www.statistics.gov.uk
National data - 2001 Census - www.statistics.gov.ukcensus2001
DfES Research and statistics gateway - www.dfes.gov.ukrsgatewaycontents.shtml
Social Inclusion
ContinYou - building learning communities - www.cedc.org.uk
Development Education Association - www.dea.org.uk
Getting Connected - www.gettingconnected.org.ukintroduction.htm
Idea - Improvement and development agency - www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk
PAULO - Raising the standards in community-based learning and development - www.paulo.org.uk
Government Initiatives
Surestart - www.surestart.gov.uk
Department for Education and Skills homepage - www.dfes.gov.ukindex.htm
DfES Skills Strategy - www.dfes.gov.ukskillsstrategy
Aimhigher & Partnerships for Progression - www.dfes.gov.ukaimhigherprogramme
Further Education Colleges
Key Skills - www.dfes.gov.ukkeyskills
Association of Colleges - www.aoc.co.uk
National Open College Network - www.nocn.org.uk
NATFHE - National association of teachers in further and higher education - www.natfhe.org.uk
TeacherNet - www.teachernet.gov.uk
Local Employment - public sector & education
National Guidance Council - www.guidancecouncil.com
Jobcentre Plus - www.jobcentreplus.gov.ukcms.asp?Page=Home
Worktrain - www.worktrain.gov.uk
Way to learn - www.waytolearn.co.uk
Department for Work and Pensions - www.dwp.gov.uk
Business
Workforce Development - www.investgrowcompete.info
Chartered institute of personnel and development - www.cipd.co.ukdefault.cipd
Confederation of british industry - www.cbi.org.ukhome.html
BBC - http:news.bbc.co.uk1hieducationdefault.stm
Times Educational Supplement - www.tes.co.uk
Independent Education - http:education.independent.co.uk
Charity Commission
To search the Charity Commission's register of charities, visit:
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx?Language=English