 This section of our website has been developed to support you in networking with a wide range of organisations involved in teaching, training and supporting vocational learners.
By clicking on the links below you will be able to find websites and send direct emails to organisations and individuals we recommend on our training programmes, feature within best practice downloads or suggest you approach for support.
If you can think of anyone else we should include - let us know by emailing on cle@bradford.gov.uk
Success North Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training is a moodle site developed by a partnership led by Newcastle College in conjunction with Leeds Metropolitan University and eight regional colleges, including Bradford College. |
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Read-Write-Plus is the government site for Skills for Life - updated regularly; site includes free information on literacy, numeracy and ESOL materials - originally written for post 16 but could be of interest to 14-16 foundation learning tier. Click on the Read-Write-Plus logo for more information:
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The Embedded Learning Portal will be of interest to all vocational tutors. The site has free teaching and learning materials including teachers’ books and CDs. All material available online or can be ordered free of charge. (Includes Skilled for Health materials.)
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Skills for Life central information site. Very informative with regular email alerts when site is updated. |
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Teachernet - free online publications for schools, relating to the new diplomas. |
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A website developed by The East Coast Centre for Diversity (representing The Grimsby Institute) with funding from the Learning and Skills Council. Includes the latest information and training on aspects of equality and diversity |
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The Vocational Learning Support Programme aims to promote and support the effective delivery of vocational and work-related learning in schools and colleges; click on the QIA logo to go to the Excellence Gateway: |
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Curriculum Online provides multimedia resources to support teaching and learning, all supporting the curriculum taught in schools in England from Foundation to KS4 - many are free! Click on the logo for more information: |
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The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) works to make a difference to children's lives through excellent school leadership; for lots of information on training, conferences, seminars click on the NCSL logo: |
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Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) - all the latest government information can be found by clicking on the logo: |
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teachers.tv has a wide range of programmes which focus on important issues for teachers and schools; you can find engaging programmes covering the whole curriculum at all key stages. Click on the logo to find out more:
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The Qualification and Curriculum Authority is a public body, sponsored by the DfCSF, which maintains and develops the national curriculum and associated assessments, tests and examinations; for more information, click on the QCA logo:
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OTHER USEFUL LINKS:
Education Bradford click here
TDA - Use Your Head. Teach click here
TDA - Corporate Site click here
TDA- 14-19 education reforms click here
TDA-Continuing Professional Development click here
TDA- Performance Management click here
Teachernet professional development click here
Teachernet teaching and learning click here
Teachernet 14-19 phase of learning click here
Standards Site- click here
AUTISM SUPPORT
SACAR : A charitable organisation able to support individual adults with autism and organisations employing or training them.
Braithwaite Special School..... has expertise in supporting youngsters with severe and complex autism
West Oaks School and North West SILC in Leeds can support .....Shannon Coles is an advanced skills teacher for autism and specialises in working with teenagers on the autistic spectrum.
BEST PRACTICE DOWNLOADS
Carlton Bolling College: Raising Standards at GCSE (please register to receive this download)
Grange Technology College: Sustainable Improvement is not about quick fixes....(please register to receive this download)
STEM ADVISORY GROUP AND PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are key curriculum areas, and a focus of 'STEM' activities. The STEM HUB is a national project to develop a central source of information about enhancement activities for schools and colleges delivering STEM learning.
The Stem Web portal has been developed as part of the STEM HUB and is a central point for staff to register and search for enhancement activities which they could use to deliver their curriculum. Click here and register on this web portal and search for enhancement activities.
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