Tools For Schools
'Getting involved in the Tools for Schools scheme is an excellent opportunity for business to demonstrate its commitment to improving young people's education and helping more of them to obtain the IT skills needed in the workplace. It's also free and tax efficient for employers.'
Sir Digby Jones, former Director General, CBI .

 

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Tools For Schools

Here are some useful links. Please click the on the link title to visit the relevant site

Schoolchildren for Children
Tools for Schools' parent charity who organise an anuual fundraising event encouraging children to take exercise, not only to help themselves and their schools, but also to help less fortunate children in developing countries.

Guardian special reports
Archived Guardian articles on Tools for Schools

Independent curriculum software advice
The TEEM website offers clear, objective information about software including hundreds of evaluations of multimedia materials, all written by teachers

BT Learning Centre
An online learning resource enabling family access to educational content linked to the school curriculum.

Home PCs and Educational Attainment
A research paper from the Centre for Economic Performance at the LSE

Information Literacy - learning the grammar of the internet
Innovative resources from Alan November

Parents Centre
Developed by the DfES to promote home school links by helping parents understand the role of ICT in learning

Computer Clubs for Girls (CC4G)
CC4G was founded to address the current and future shortage of professionals available to the IT sector in the UK, by raising the skill level of girls to keep them motivated towards a career in IT. Activities on the CC4G site are written specifically to motivate and sustain the interest of girls aged between 10 and 14.

School Governors One-Stop Shop
The School Governors One-Stop Shop is a small, limited company with charitable status which aims to recruit people with transferable skills from the world of work, to fill vacancies and to add value in schools where they are needed most.

Schools Internet Policy
The Kent NGfL Internet Policy is a template designed to help schools create their own policies. Please send them an email to say that you are using it.

TeacherNet
TeacherNet provides information on making the most of ICT in the classroom as well as many further resources for all education professionals.

Children and Young People's Home Use of ICT for Educational Purposes
A research publication from Leeds University for the DfES