Education: Useful Websites
This guide contains all the resources and services available from the library to support Education courses within the College of Education and Social Work.
Websites can be particularly useful for:
- Keeping you up to date with research and developments in Midwifery
- Informing you of guidelines, standards and best practice
- Alerting you to training and employment opportunities
Charities and research bodies
- Joseph Rowntree FoundationThe Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty.
- NSPCCThe NSPCC stands up for children, demanding that laws change and action is taken to better protect them.
- PaceyPACEY is the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years. They are a charity dedicated to supporting everyone working in childcare and early years to provide high quality care and early learning for children and families
- UnicefCharity supporting and protecting children and their rights.
Government organisations
- Birmingham City ObservatoryProvides data around themes such as children, education, deprivation within the Birmingham area
- Department for EducationThe Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England
- GOV.UKGovernment services and information
- OfqualThe Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) regulates qualifications, examinations and assessments in England
- OFSTEDOfsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. It also inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people.
Professional organisations
- NASENNational Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) is a charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.
- NFERNational Foundation for Educational Research produces high-quality, independent, research and insights to inform key decisions makers about issues across the education system
- TACTYCTACTYC promotes and advocates the highest quality professional development for all early years educators in order to enhance the educational well-being of the youngest children
- West Midlands Safeguarding Children GroupRegional approach to multi-agency working around safeguarding, especially in light of the fact that so many partner organisations (including Police, Probation, Health and many others) span an area that crosses local authority boundaries.
Teaching Resources
- BBC BitesizeBBC Bitesize offers revision tips and activities for all levels of education.
- BBC TeachBBC Teach offers free classroom resources to schools throughout the UK. Find thousands of free curriculum-linked class clips on BBC Teach to help you deliver lessons - all arranged by subject and age group.
- FutureLearn SchoolsFutureLearn Schools offers free access to hundreds of online educational courses for school students aged 13+, to continue and expand their learning.