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

http://www.cogus.co.uk/MAPE-Scotland/

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.

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

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