Employer Participation
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Work Related Learning Websites
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Careers Education Guidance
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| careers education website.
www.cegnet.co.uk |
Latest news, publications,
teacher resources, chat rooms, practical advice upon
management of careers work.
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Careers Northwest
www.careersnorthwest.com |
Well developed careers website/ general info and guidance.
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CASCAiD
www.CASCAID.co.uk |
Site which provides CEG information to young people,
adults and professionals. Producers of good quality guidance
products.
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Brilliant Careers
www.channel4.com/brilliantcareers |
A website for students, online personality test, job
database, etc.
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Channel 4 Learning
www.channel4.com/learning
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Subscription website with resources to
support teaching of citizenship, PSHE, careers guidance.
Resources available to be sampled on website.
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Connexions West of
England
www.connexionswest.org.uk |
Information upon jobs, careers, quizzes, etc.
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Connexions Direct
www.connexions-direct.com |
Info for students and teachers e.g. database ‘Jobs 4U’
and Careers DIY.
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Education Business Links
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ebnet - Education
Business Links
www.des.gov.uk/ebnet |
Central information
upon business links across UK.
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Channel 4 - The Real
Deal
www.channel4.com/realdeal |
Website for the
entrepreneur, provides a service for anyone with a business
idea – info and tools to help turn a business idea into a
reality.
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biz/ed
www.bized.ac.uk |
Huge amount of
resources relevant and adaptable across curriculum/ good
templates for general classroom resources e.g. questionnaire
design.
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Young Enterprise United
Kingdom
www.young-enterprise.org.uk |
7 programmes available from the project are
outlined, that support all aspects of business enterprise education.
Particularly helpful for the WRL agenda are Project Business,
Enterprise in action, Company and Team programmes. Suitable
for enrichment and within curriculum activities. Some stand
alone materials for use by teachers in the classroom are
available.
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Scottish Visual
Teachers' Centre
www.svtc.org.uk |
Scottish Virtual
Teacher’s Centre – some good ideas for virtual learning
activities in the classroom.
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Local Biz
www.localbizproject.com |
Practical learning
programme created to support teachers, linking education to
enterprise activity. Programme is fully supported with lesson
guides and plans for teachers and support resources/
worksheets for students. Project also supports teachers in
building own expertise in delivering enterprise education.
Costing involved – rates dependent upon extent of programme
bought into.
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Learning Unlimited
www.learningunlimited.co.uk |
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nybeb - Business and
Education Partnership for York and North Yorkshire
www.nybep.org.uk |
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NatWest
www.natwestf2f.com |
The Natwest Face to
Face programme provides stand alone learning materials, as
well as visiting
speakers who can deliver
a range of modules and work related activities for schools
e.g. tendering exercises, business enterprise, Basic banking,
Economic and Monetary union, etc. An award winning programme
of practical and active learning experiences.
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Wiseacres
www.wiseacres.biz |
Business simulations materials for use in the
classroom.
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Exam Boards offering a range of WRL qualifications at KS4
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Council for the
Curriculum Examinations and Assessment
www.ccea.org.uk
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edexcel
www.edexcel.org.uk
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Award Scheme
Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN)
www.asdan.co.uk
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AQA
www.aqa.org.uk
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OCR
www.ocr.org.uk
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Welsh Joint Education
Committee (WJEC)
www.wjec.co.uk
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General information/ case study materials upon WRL at 14
to 16 stage
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| www.bristolcampus.co.uk |
LSC website that gives
information upon forthcoming events relevant to all aspects of
WRL – login required and available from ……..
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| www.specialistschools.org.uk |
Supporting
identification, development and dissemination of best practice
in delivery of GCSE’s in vocational subjects in specialist
schools. Materials can also support/ provide templates for
materials to be used within the curriculum.
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| www.dfes.gov.uk/wrl |
Direct link to WRL section of dfes website –
case studies and links to support WRL development across the
curriculum.
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Sector skills councils
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| www.semta.org.uk |
Engineering
sector support materials.
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Teaching and Learning resources
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Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority (QCA)
www.qca.org.uk |
WRL section contains
some useful case studies highlighting ways in to developing
WRL across the curriculum.
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Work
Related Learning
www.wrl.org.uk |
Part of QCA 14 to 19
website. Includes lesson plans and support case study material
relevant to all elements of QCA non statutory framework.
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Professional Finance
Education Group (pfeg)
www.pfeg.org.uk |
Website of the Personal Finance Education
website. Extensive resource base for supporting financial and
enterprise education in schools.
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Key-line
www.key-line.org.uk |
Resources and packs to
develop KS across the curriculum.
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BBC Skillswise
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise |
Interactive, skills
based website.
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Key Skills Support
Programme
www.keyskillssupport.net |
Website provides
information on government Key Skills support programme.
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schoolzone - The
Schools Support Site
www.schoolzone.co.uk |
KS lesson plans and
ideas adaptable across curriculum.
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Some educational publishers developing WRL
resources:
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Chalkface.net
www.chalkface.net |
WRL support packs for teachers, several support
packs for WEX, CEG, etc, suitable for use within the
curriculum.
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Incentive Plus
www.incentivesplus.co.uk |
Publisher
providing a range of good quality board games, videos and teacher packs that
support a range of WRL activity.
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Curriculum Online
www.curriculumonline.co.uk
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A full
range of IT and paper based resources that support Key
skills and personal development curriculum. Working in
Enterprise resource pack is a good introduction to
teachers new to WRL and popular with some local schools (£90).
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BECTA - British
Educational Communications and Technology Agency
www.becta.org.uk
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CEG section has several resources listed and outlined
in brief.
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Video Arts
www.videoarts.com
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Video archive covering many areas relevant to WRL
education– interviewing, managing people, communication,
customer service, etc. Videos are expensive to buy, but
can be hired.
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cei - Centre for
Education and Industry
www.warwick.ac.uk/cei |
Materials specifically designed by a range of
companies to support vocational course and general WRL
activities.
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Work Experience
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Experience of Work
www.experiencesofwork.co.uk |
The new website
from the employability skills group at central Connexions,
West of England. All aspects of work experience at
14-16 are covered e.g. guidelines foe work placements,
several IT and paper based resources, as well as case studies
of good practice. Useful contacts and link websites, also.
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Uk Work Experience
www.workexperience.co.uk |
Information service that aims to provide a
national network of support for WEX schemes. Listing of some
WRL resources, also
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