PGCE and Teaching Assistants

Government websites

• Department for Education
  The schools section of this website offers information and resources for the people working in schools.
• National Curriculum
  Contains the statutory programmes of study and attainment targets for key stages 1-4 in England.
• Ofsted
  Inspects and regulates to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people and in education and skills of all ages.
• Training and Development Agency
  The national body responsible for the training and development of the school workforce.

ICT

• Association for Learning and Teaching
  ALT aims to improve practice, promote research and influence policy in the field of learning technology.
• Education and Information Technology Library
  EdITLib facilitates learning and innovation in Education Technology and E-Learning, with links to research papers.
• Naace
  Supports schools in raising standards of IT provision.
• TeachNet UK
  Freely available classroom resources focusing on effective ICT practice in all subjects and for all ages.

Early Years

• British Association for Early Childhood Education
  The leading national voluntary organisation for early years practitioners.
• Early Learning
  Contains the Department of Education's latest information on early learning.
• TACTYC
  Association for the professional development of early years educators.

Inclusive Education

• British Dyslexia Association
  Link to the teachers and schools section of this website. 
• Every Child Matters
  A set of reforms that aim for every child, whatever their background or circumstances to have the support they need.
• National Association for Special Educational Needs
  NASEN is the leading organisation in the UK for special needs information.
• National Austistic Society
  Working with pupils with autism, including aspergers syndrome, from early years onwards.

Teaching Resources Online

There is a wide range of websites offering ideas, activities and lesson plans.

• BBC Schools
• BeCaL
• British Library
• Ictopus
• National Education Network
• Poetry Archive
• Primary Resources
• SchoolZone
• Teacher's TV
• TES Teaching Resources
  

Teaching Resources in the Library

If you need to plan a lesson, take a look at the Resource Collection.  It's full of resources that are suitable for use in a classroom at both primary and secondary level. It includes:

• school text books
• multi-media packs
• children's fiction
• big books
• posters  
• journals with practical ideas for teaching. 

All items can be found on the Catalogue.  The collection is after 379 on Floor 2 [yellow zone].