Useful Links

You may find the following information and links to be useful. Please note Family Learning can not be responsible for the content of external websites. If you would like to suggest a link which we can include on this page please contact us.

Family Learning Providers
Adult Education Providers
Learning Resources
Advice Providers
Parenting
National Organisations
Local Organisations
Fun Things to do Online

Family Learning Providers

Return to Learn

The Old Board School
Front Street
Stanley
DH9 0ST

Tel: 01207 230521

Focus on Learning

Moor Chambers
Front Street
Framwellgate Moor
Durham
DH1 5EJ

Tel: 0191 3740539

Learn East

30 Yoden Way
Peterlee
Co. Durham
SR8 1AL

Tel: 0191 5862402

LEAP

23 Market Place
Barnard Castle
DL12 8NE

Tel: 01833 690281

Adult Education Providers

Bishop Auckland College (www.bacoll.ac.uk)
Providing information on courses and training opportunities to individuals and employers, including a wide range of short and long courses at a level to suit your particular needs.

East Durham & Houghall Community College (www.edhcc.ac.uk/)
Addressing educational, training and environmental needs of individuals, employers and community groups.

New College, Durham (www.newdur.ac.uk/)
Information on Full and Part Time educational courses.

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Learning Resources

BBC (www.bbc.co.uk)
This site is probably the best on-line learning resource of all.

BBC Revision (www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision)
Use the BBC's schools revision pages for tips on how to revise for many curriculum subjects.

SchoolZone (www.schoolzone.co.uk)
Providing free resources, lists of events, details of around 35,000 schools, colleges and LEAs, as well as educational suppliers, educational products and education/children's books.

Skills for Families (http://www.skillsforfamilies.org/)
A series of downloadable handbooks providing guidance on all aspects of Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy programmes developed by the Basic Skills Agency, on behalf of the Learning and Skills Council and the Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit.

Spark Island (www.sparkisland.com)
This site has sections for parents and children, with a wide range of interactive learning activities. The parents' section includes 'Boredom Busters' - an excellent free facility, searching for attractions and special events within 10-50km of your postcode area.

Topologika (www.topologika.co.uk)
Gives a list of educational websites with a description of each one. The sites are in two groups: information sites for parents and teachers, and activity sites for children and teachers.

www.familyreading.org.uk (www.literacytrust.org.uk/familyreading/parents/links.html)
Gives a list of websites offering advice and guidance to parents about reading: learning to read, supporting children's reading, reading to children, sharing books and activities for children. Each website has a short description.

K'NEX (www.knexusergroup.org.uk/acatalog/knex-family-learning.html)
K'NEX is a fun to use and relatively low cost resource for all age groups from 5 up to adult. Family Learning sessions may utilise it to develop essential workplace skills in technology, innovation, problem-solving and teamwork. The website is also useful in illustrating activities that link to the curriculum

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Advice Providers

BT's Safer Surfing (www.btsafersurfing.com/safe_surfing/)
Information and advice about surfing the internet safely.

ICRA - Internet Content Rating Association (http://www.icra.org/)
IRCA is an organisation dedicated to protecting children from potentially harmful material on the web.

Learn to Learn (www.learntolearn.org)
Gives ideas on how your child can become a more effective learner.

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Parenting

Dfes - Parents' Centre (www.dfes.gov.uk/parents)
The Parents centre offers support information and advice about learning and the english education centre.

National Curriculum (http://www.nc.uk.net/)
The National Curriculum for England.

National Family and Parenting Institute (http://www.nfpi.org.uk)
The National Family and Parenting Institute works towards supporting parents in bringing up children.

Parent Plus Helpline (http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk)
Parentsline Plus is a helpline offering support for anyone parenting a child.

PTA - Parental Involvement (http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/index.asp)
National PTA provides the resources you need to stay involved in the life of your child every day.

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National Organisations

24 Hour Museum (www.24hourmuseum.org.uk)

Basic Skills Agency (BSA) (www.basic-skills.co.uk)
A national agency for basic skills in England and Wales, supported and funded by the Government. The Agency is committed to making sure that effective opportunities exist to help children, young people and adults strengthen their basic skills.

Campaign for Learning (www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk)
A national charity, working to create an appetite for learning in individuals that will sustain them throughout their lives.

Campaign For Learning - Family Learning Week (www.familylearningweek.com)
A 'Campaign for Learning' website giving information on Family Learning Week.

ContinYou (ContinYou)ContinYou works to develop exciting and imaginative approaches to widening opportunities for health improvement, education and community regeneration.

Department for Education and Skills (DFES)
Provides information about education and skills matters to specific groups of people such as; Adult Learners, Employers, HE Students, Jobseekers, Parents, Teachers and Young People.

Family Learning Network (www.familylearningnetwork.com)
The Campaign for Learning's National Family Learning Network site.

National Grid for Learning (www.ngfl.govg.uk)
Mainly aimed at teachers, but type "parents" in the search box for relevant information.

The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) (www.niace.org.uk)
The leading non-government organisation for adult learning in England and Wales. Promoting the interest of all adult learners across all sectors and institutes.

Share UK (www.shareuk.org.uk)
Share is a national project which is being offered to early years settings, infant, junior, primary and secondary schools in your Local Education Authority and in other areas throughout the country.

Local Organisations

Darlington and Durham Racial Equality Council (www.darlingtonrec.org.uk)
Darlington and Durham Racial Equality Council looking forward to the elimination of racial discrimination.

Durham County Council's Young People's Section (www.durham.gov.uk/kids)
Visit the Durham County Council website for a variety of information which is helpful to young people.

Funding Information North East (www.fine.org.uk)
Provides funding information services on behalf of Community Volunteer Services and Rural Community Councils to the Voluntary Sector in the North East of England.

Sunderland Association Football Club (SAFC) (www.safc.com)
Working with Family Learning to promote 'working with men' through the 'Family Learning Through Sport' and 'It's a Man Thing' projects.

Sure Start Stanley (www.surestartstanley.org.uk)
Working with Family Learning to promote 'working with men' through the 'Family Learning Through Sport' and 'It's a Man Thing' projects.

Fun Things to do Online

Bob The Builder (http://www.bobthebuilder.org/)
An interactive flash website full of puzzles and games on the theme of 'Bob the Builder'.

Family Education Network Kids Section (http://fekids.com/kln)
Interactive kids section.