Useful websites for teacher training
Teacher Training/Education organisations and professional bodies
Teacher Training/Education organisations and professional bodies
The Education & Training Foundation offers resources and continued professional development training for further education staff.
The Education & Training Foundation offers resources and continued professional development training for further education staff.
The Excellence Gateway is the Education and Training Foundation’s resources portal and provides online access to an unrivalled breadth of resources for everyone working in the wider learning and skills sector in England.
The Excellence Gateway is the Education and Training Foundation’s resources portal and provides online access to an unrivalled breadth of resources for everyone working in the wider learning and skills sector in England.
Infed is a resource for educators and others interested in informal education, youth work, community development and lifelong learning.
Infed is a resource for educators and others interested in informal education, youth work, community development and lifelong learning.
The Society for Education and Training (SET) is the new professional membership organisation of the Education and Training Foundation for practitioners working in the post-16 education and training sector.
The Society for Education and Training (SET) is the new professional membership organisation of the Education and Training Foundation for practitioners working in the post-16 education and training sector.
The TES provides a platform for teachers to connect and share resources, as well as listing the latest teaching jobs and news affecting the sector.
The TES provides a platform for teachers to connect and share resources, as well as listing the latest teaching jobs and news affecting the sector.
Archives and museums sites
Archives and museums sites
The Archives Hub brings together descriptions of thousands of the UK’s archive collections. Representing nearly 300 institutions across the country, the Archives Hub is an effective way to discover unique and often little-known sources to support your research.
The Archives Hub brings together descriptions of thousands of the UK’s archive collections. Representing nearly 300 institutions across the country, the Archives Hub is an effective way to discover unique and often little-known sources to support your research.
Europeana Collections is a portal of thousands of artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from institutions across Europe.
Europeana Collections is a portal of thousands of artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from institutions across Europe.
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music and more. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music and more. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.
Public information sites
Public information sites
The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to UK citizens on their rights and responsibilities. Its website provides information on law and rights, healthcare, education, benefits, tax, housing, debt and money, relationships, work, discrimination, consumer rights, and more.
The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to UK citizens on their rights and responsibilities. Its website provides information on law and rights, healthcare, education, benefits, tax, housing, debt and money, relationships, work, discrimination, consumer rights, and more.
The Leeds Observatory website provides access to a wide range of information and intelligence about communities in Leeds. The website is provided as a free resource and updated and maintained by Leeds City Council.
The Leeds Observatory website provides access to a wide range of information and intelligence about communities in Leeds. The website is provided as a free resource and updated and maintained by Leeds City Council.
Statistical data sites
Statistical data sites
Eurostat provides information on EU general and regional statistics, population and social conditions, economy and finance, industry, trade and services, environment and energy, science and technology and more.
Eurostat provides information on EU general and regional statistics, population and social conditions, economy and finance, industry, trade and services, environment and energy, science and technology and more.
GOV.UK provides access to Government services and information. Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
GOV.UK provides access to Government services and information. Official statistics are produced impartially and free from political influence.
The Office for National Statistics is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and its recognised national statistical institute. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels.
The Office for National Statistics is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and its recognised national statistical institute. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population and society at national, regional and local levels.
The UK Data Archive is the curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. With several thousand datasets relating to society, both historical and contemporary, the Archive is a vital resource for researchers, teachers and learners.
The UK Data Archive is the curator of the largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK. With several thousand datasets relating to society, both historical and contemporary, the Archive is a vital resource for researchers, teachers and learners.
Current awareness sources
Current awareness sources
Researcher networks
Researcher networks
Academia.edu is a free to join platform for academics to share research papers. Academics use Academia.edu to share their research, monitor deep analytics around the impact of their research, and track the research of academics they follow.
Academia.edu is a free to join platform for academics to share research papers. Academics use Academia.edu to share their research, monitor deep analytics around the impact of their research, and track the research of academics they follow.
ResearchGate is a free to join networking site for scientists and researchers. Its mission is to connect researchers and make it easy for them to share and access scientific output, knowledge, and expertise.
ResearchGate is a free to join networking site for scientists and researchers. Its mission is to connect researchers and make it easy for them to share and access scientific output, knowledge, and expertise.