Useful links
Listed below are useful links for websites and free resources regarding family learning. Click on the link to take you to the relevant site.
Academy of Culinary Arts: Programme of cookery workshops which are delivered to primary and secondary schools by chefs who are members of the Academy of Culinary Arts and leading members of the food industry. The sessions are suitable for ages 5 to 18.
B&Q: Schools, community groups and charitable organisations can apply to their local B&Q store for funding to support a local project.
BBC BackPage: Sharing video tips about how to help kids with their homework.
British Food Fortnight: A free resource pack for schools, focussing on learning about the diverse and range of food, benefits of healthy eating and the pleasures of eating quality, seasonal and regionally distinct produce.
Campaign for learning: Are you working with families to promote learning? Join the Campaign for Learning which has over 6,000 members, working with an estimated 5 million families each year.
CC4g: Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G) is aimed at girls aged between 10 and 14. The clubs are run voluntarily by schools outside of school hours with the aim of motivating and sustaining the interest of this age range.
Flour and Grain Education Programme: a free resource sponsored by Britains leading producers and millers of cereals including wheat, barley and oats. Materials include activity pack for Early Years, KS2, KS2, KS3 and sample for the milling process.
Fox's Boxes: fun mathematical activities for parents, teachers and children to purchase, showing that mathematics can be enjoyable.
National Open College Network (NOCN): This link will take you to the contact details of OCN's.
NIACE: NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, supports more and different learning through advocacy, conferences and courses, campaigns, research and development.
Road Safety Academy: Offers free half-day training session to parents and parents-to-be on road safety. Delegates get information and resources enabling them to delivery hour-long awareness-raising presentations to other parents.
Tesco: The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards are targeted towards communities where stores are based. Local organisations whose core work supports children's education and welfare can benefit from one-off donations rangeing from £1,500 to £5,000.
What's cooking!: Cookery clubs are an enjoyable way of enabling young people and their families to recognise how the food they prepare for themselves can help to make them healthier. This guide offers guidance and support to those wishing to set up out-of-school-hours cookery clubs.
YoungMinds: providing information and advice on mental health issues. Topics covered include parenting, homelessness, eating problems, bullying, divorce and separation, beareavement, abuse as well as education, government funding, legislation and a number of other topics. Information is aimed at parents, children and professionals.
