Useful Links

24 Hour Museum The UK's official guide to over 3,000 museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage attractions. 24 Hour Museum offers daily arts news, exhibition reviews, listings and in-depth online trails, as well as having a comprehensive, fully searchable, database of over 3,000 cultural institutions.
Apple Education Apple Hardware and Software in Education
The Basic Skills Agency The BSA is the national development organisation for literacy and numeracy. They produce teaching and learning materials, and develop and consult on programmes to improve the skills of children and adults.
BBC Education News  
BBC World Class Resources for schools across the world
BECTA Becta is a UK agency which supports all four UK education departments in their strategic ICT developments.
BETT Show BETT is the world's leading educational information & communications technologies (ICT) event
Blogger Guide to creating a Blog
Brighton Local Jobs Search Local Brighton Jobs here. Find local careers in Brighton and search for work in Brighton .

Brighton and Hove Council

 
British Library Direct  
British Pathe British Pathe Film Archive covering news, sport, social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970
Building Schools for the Future BSF is the biggest single government investment in improving school buildings for over 50 years. The aim is to rebuild or renew every secondary school in England over a 10-15 year period.
Counselling Directory Search for counselling services in your area
DfES Department for Education and Skills
DfES Innovation Unit DfES Innovation Unit website
East Sussex Community Information Service (ESCIS) Provides information on local organisations, clubs and services across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
Equity Campaign Equal Opportunities in IT for Young People
Evaluate Provides teachers with a clear picture of the use and benefits of digital resources in the classroom.

Financial Support for 16 to 19 year olds in Education

A consultation document to seek the views of young people, parents, learning providers and other stakeholders on the government's proposed package for financial support for 16-19 year olds in education

Future Curriculum Developments The QCA site
GEOS For International Students to improve their English Language skills
Gifted and Talented Website National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth - expertise centre for gifted education providing education professionals and gifted students with advice, resources and learning opportunities
Global Student Experience GSE offers summer, quarter, semester, and year-long study abroad programs in Europe, Australia, and South America. Expand your college education by studying in Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Paris, Florence, Rome, London, Sydney, Guadalajara, and Buenos Aires.   
Google Earth Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.
Guardian- Education Supplement  
Guggenheim Museum  
History Resources Schoolhistory site - online history lessons, revision, games, worksheets, quizzes and links.
ICT in Education  
InclusiveTechnology Inclusive Technology provides the very best special educational needs software, switches and computer access devices, simple communication aids and assistive technology for learners with a physical disability, sensory impairment or learning difficulty.
Interactive Whiteboard Presentation Materials Espresso is an extensive library of high quality, video rich broadband teaching resources and student activities that motivates pupils and supports teachers
International School Award The International School Award is an accreditation scheme for curriculum-based international work in schools. It is open to all schools from all sectors across the UK.
Knowledge Community Knowledge Community allows our students and teachers to collaborate internationally with students and teachers from other schools/countries to Solve Problems, Construct Knowledge, Explore Idea and Build Project.
Learning Alive Learning Alive is an online education service for use by teachers and pupils, bringing together a wide range of resources for schools from RM and the Internet.
Learning English LearnEnglish is a free site that helps learners and teachers of English
Marc Prensky Website Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, consultant, and designer in the critical areas of education and learning.
Meeting Tomorrow This site has some very good resources and information on interactive whiteboards
The Museum of Modern Art  
National Archive  
National College of School Leadership The National College for School Leadership provides learning and development opportunities and professional and practical support for school leaders at every stage in their career.
The National Gallery  
November Learning November Learning promotes the effective use of information and communication technologies that support and enhance learning for children and communities.
NUT National Union of Teachers site
Online Courses free and comprehensive resource that is a collection of open college courses that spans videos, audio lectures, and notes given by professors at Harvard, Princeton and MIT
Oracle Think An Online Community for Learning
Pomidou Centre, Paris  
Promethean Global leader in interactive whiteboards and assessment technologies
Right Here Brighton and Hove Lots of information about free activities for 16 – 25 year olds, as well as details about how young people in this age group can get involved in campaigning and volunteering.
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority  
Schemes of Work This site is home to the QCA/DfES schemes of work.
School Zone An excellent and professional website offering educational and emotional support to teachers, parents, pupils and schools
SEN Teacher Resources Resources, freeware downloads, links and documents for those involved in the education of pupils with learning difficulties, autism and other special educational needs.
Specialist Schools Schools Network
Standards site DfES Standards site, disseminating practical guidance and examples of good practice in schools in England
Staywise Educational resources from emergency services and other agencies from around the country for use by teachers
Superhighway Safety Internet safety for schools
Sussex Safer Roads Safer Roads and Safer Communities
Tate Online  
Teach ICT It provides free materials, lesson plans and ideas to help with Key Stage three (KS3), GCSE,AS and A2.
Teacher Net Education site for teachers and school managers
The Teacher Resource Exchange A moderated database of resources and activities created by teachers.
Teachers' TV An innovative television channel and website which enables teachers and schools to learn by sharing practical ideas and information.
Teacher's Virtual School Access virtual departments for a range of online lessons.
Times Educational Supplement  
UCAS Managing applications to UK higher education courses
UNISON Union for those people who work in public services, the voluntary and private sectors
Wired for Health For Education professionals interested in young people's health

Free Images

Chicago Daily News (55,000 indexed images from 1902-1933 taken from the chicago daily news which can be copied so long as a credit is listed)
Clipart School clipart for educational purposes.
Creatas (not free, but very 'modern'-looking)
Discovery Education Discovery School offers clipart, free teaching resources and personalized classroom materials
Education Image Gallery from Getty Images (A subscription service through JISC collections: £250 - 1,600 a year depending on your band)
Free Digital Photos Thousands of royalty free images for websites, PowerPoint, newsletters, forums, blogs, schools and homework
FreeFoto (free photographs index under categories for ease of access, but there are requirements and restrictions)
Iconaholic (fabulous XP-style icons here. See his terms and conditions)
ImageBank Centre for Bioscience (massive database of high quality scientific images with descriptions, copyright-free for educational use)
Pics4Learning a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students
PD Photo is a repository for free public domain photos
Scran a subscription service that is available really cheaply through JISC - it has over 1,000,000 resouces that have been copyright cleared for use in education
UVics for basic skills and ESOL contexts - can be used in Hot Potatoes matching exercises
Vads online resource for visual arts
Which? University Which? has recently launched a dedicated website for students going into higher education, Which? University. The website is a free-to-use, independent source of information and advice to help you find the right degree course and university - featuring a simple-to-use search tool that lets you filter course results on the things that matter most to you, real-life student insights from nearly 300 UK universities and colleges, plus expert advice on everything from applications to student finance.
ZigZag Education educational resources for schools and teachers

Local Adult Education Colleges

Friends Centre
City College Brighton
Northbrook College
Sussex Downs College
Brighton & Hove Learning Partnership
Portslade Community College

Travel

5B Bus Times  
AA Traffic News  
AA Route Planner  
Brighton and Hove Bus Company  
Further Education Season Tickets  
Google Map The best map site
RAC Traffic News  
Multimap a useful mapping site (UK and Europe)
National Rail Enquiries  
Street Map another useful mapping site
Trainline for rail timetables and tickets

 

Weather

Local 5 day forecast

Finding Postcodes, Telephone Numbers

BT UK Directory Enquiries The online BT Phone Book
BT International Directory Enquiries Dialling codes for any country
Royal Mail Find a postcode
Yellow Pages Search Yell.com for business details

Search Engines

Altavista
Ask
BBCi
Google
Yahoo

External Examination Boards

AQA  
EDEXCEL  
OCR  
WJEC  

Brighton

Brighton Argus Brighton Argus
My Brighton and Hove Living history of Brighton and Hove
Brighton Magazine Events and news in Brighton

Encyclopedias/Dictionaries

AskOxford.com  
Britannica  
Oxford English Dictionary  
Resource Discovery Network A useful resource finder
Roget's Thesaurus  
Web of Science  
Webster's Dictionary  
World Almanac  
Wordsmyth Dictionary