| Information sources
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| Copyright Licensing Agency | http://www.cla.co.uk |
| COSLA | http://www.cosla.gov.uk |
| DfEE UK lifelong learning | http://www.lifelonglearning.co.uk |
| Dyspraxia Foundation - to support individuals and families affected by developmental dyspraxia | http://www.emmbrook.demon.co.uk/dysprax/homepage.htm |
| European Commission (Representation of the EC in the UK) | http://www.cec.org.uk |
| Foreign & Commonwealth Office London | http://www.fco.gov.uk |
| Globe Programme - an international project for schools linking science, maths and ICT | http://www.globe.org.uk |
| Internet for Schools | http://www.internetforschools.co.uk |
| Just for Teacher | http://www.justforteachers.co.uk |
| MAPE
(Micros and Primary Education) MAPE (Scotland) |
http://www.mape.org.uk |
| National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations - news and information about parent-teacher asssociations | http://www.ncpta.org.uk |
| Parents Information Network - independent organisation to help parents with computers and the internet | http://www.pin-parents.com |
| Schoolzone - provides many useful links | http://www.schoolzone.co.uk |
| Scottish National Dictionary Association - now includes Scots spellchecker pages | http://www.snda.org.uk |
| Scottish Parent Teacher Council - encourages co-operation between home & school, education authorities, central government and all those concerned with education in Scotland | http://www.sol.co.uk/s/sptc |
| SLOGIN (Scottish Local Government Information Network) - as well as providing information about, and access to, all SLGIU services, this is a one stop site with access to all Scottish local government and other related websites. | http://www.slgiu.gov.uk |
| Tesco SchoolNet 2000 | http://www.tesco.schoolnet2000.com |
| Topmarks - aimed at helping teachers to find the best educational resources on the Internet and there is a Schools in Touch! netpals bulletin board for schools looking to set up Internet projects. | http://www.topmarks.co.uk |
Museums, archives, historic and cultural sources etc. |
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| Ancient Egypt - teaching resources and information about all aspects of Ancient Egypt | http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk |
| British Museum - histories of world cultures | http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk |
| Eureka - interactive museum designed especially for children between 3 and 12 years | http://www.eureka.org.uk |
| Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery | http://www.gla.ac.uk/Museum/ |
| Historic Scotland | http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk |
| Imperial War Museum | http://www.iwm.org.uk |
| Living Words - resources for schools. The 'Projects' area draws on the library's historical, social and literary source material in a series of activities and guided investigations. | http://www.education.bl.uk |
| Museums and Galleries Commission - latest museum-related news and access to a wide range of museum facts and figures | http://www.museums.gov.uk |
| MuseumsNet - search using A-Z listing or region by region | http://www.museums.co.uk |
| National Galleries of Scotland - comprises:- National Gallery of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Dean Gallery (Paolozzi gift) | http://www.natgalscot.ac.uk |
| National Library of Scotland | http://www.nls.uk |
| National Museum of Science & Industry - umbrella for 3 museums - Science Museum in London; Railway Museum in York; National Museum of Photography, Film and TV in Bradford | http://www.nmsi.ac.uk
(main site)
http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/education/ (education site) http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/education/STEM/ (STEM project - possible prizes for suitable web-based project work) http://www.nmpft.org.uk (National Museum of Photography, Film & Television) |
| National Museums of Scotland - courses and resources for teachers, events for schools. Six sites: Royal Museum, Museum of Scotland, Museum of Flight, Museum of Agriculture, Museum of Costume, National War Museum | http://www.nms.ac.uk
(main site)
http://www.nms.ac.uk/education (Education section) |
| National Portrait Gallery | http://www.npg.org.uk |
| Natural History Museum | http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ |
| National Trust | http://www.nt-education.org/nteducation |
| Scots at War | http://www-saw.arts.ed.ac.uk/ |
| SCRAN - Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network - access to text records of historic monuments and artefacts held in museums, galleries and archives plus multimedia resources | http://www.scran.ac.uk (requires authority subscription) |
| Tate - site for Tate Britain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. Searchable database of 25,000 works and 12,000 images. | http://www.tate.org.uk |
| 24 Hour Museum - UK gateway to museums, galleries and heritage attractions. (quality controlled) | http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk |
| Ulster Museum - information about galleries and services as well as photographs and imagery of the Museum and exhibitions | http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk |
| Newspapers | |
| List
of UK newspapers - regional and local |
http://www.yahoo.com/regional/countries/ United_Kingdom/news_and_media/newspapers/ |
| The Herald | http://www.theherald.co.uk |
| Independent | http://www.independent.co.uk |
| Times Educational Supplement | http://www.tes.co.uk |
| TV Channels | |
| BBC | http://www.bbc.co.uk |
| Channel 4 | http://www.channel4.co.uk |
| Discovery Channel | http://www.discovery.com |
| © East Dunbartonshire Council Last updated 15/03/02 |