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Name/Address
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Website
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PAL area
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ALCOHOL EAST |
Capital House
134-138 Romford Road
Stratford
E15 4LD
Tel: 020 8257 3068
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PSHE |
| Local organisation who offer an interactive programme for schools. |
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ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY |
261 Goldhawk Road
London
W12 9PE
Tel: 020 8846 9777
Fax: 020 8846 9712
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Citizenship |
| Offer schools a free video and booklets. A controversial area, but material is well presented. |
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CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION: THE GLOBAL DIMENSION |
| See website |
www.citizenship-global.org.uk |
Citizenship PSHE |
| A portal site for teachers and educators keen to explore the global dimension of Citizenship education. Contains contacts to a wide range of organisations, from Action Aid to World Bank, with case studies, resources and activities. |
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CITIZENSHIP FOUNDATION |
Ferroners House
Shaftesbury Place
Aldersgate Street
LONDON
EC2Y 8AA
Tel: 020 7367 0500
Fax: 020 7367 0501
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www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk |
Citizenship |
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COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS |
CSV Head Office
237 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9NJ
Tel: 020 7278 6601 |
www.csv.org.uk |
Citizenship
Careers |
| A charitable organisation with information about their work and volunteering opportunities. |
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COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION |
94 London Street
Reading
RG1 4SJ
Tel: 0118 959 2550
Fax: 0118 959 1955 |
www.crac.org.uk |
Citizenship |
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CRAC |
Careers Research & Advisory Centre
Sheraton House
Castle park
Cambridge
CB3 0AX
Tel: 01223 460277
Fax: 01223 311708 |
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Careers |
| Comprehensive careers information with details of careers, employers, etc. |
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DEFRA
(DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS) |
Defra Helpline
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ergon House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
Tel: 08459 33 55 77 |
www.defra.gov.uk |
Careers
Citizenship
PSHE |
| Government site with information about the department itself, projects involved with, vacancies, etc. |
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DRUG PREVENTION ADVISORY SERVICE (DPAS) |
Home Office
5th Floor
Government Office South West
The Pithay
Bristol
BS1 2PB
Tel: 0117 922 7997 |
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PSHE
Citizenship |
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ECO SCHOOLS |
| See website |
www.eco-schools.org.uk |
Citizenship
Careers |
| Gives practical information about creating an eco schools, including activities for the classroom. Areas covered are: litter, waste minimisation, energy, water, transport, healthy living, school grounds. Includes useful links to related organisations. |
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA) |
FSA Consumer Education
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel: 020 7676 1000
Fax: 020 7676 1099 |
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Citizenship
Careers (?) |
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GLOBAL DIMENSION |
| See website |
www.globaldimension.org.uk |
Citizenship |
| Extensive database of resources and information to help teachers bring a global dimension to the curriculum, whatever the subject and at all key stages. Resources have been reviewed by teachers and other educators. Maintained by the Centre for Citizenship Studies in Education Leicester University. |
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GOVERNMENT ONLINE |
| See website |
www.ukonline.gov.uk |
Citizenship |
| A guide to all aspects of how the government works. |
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HANSARD SOCIETY |
St Philips Building
LSE
Sheffield Street
London
WC2A 2EX
Tel: 020 7955 7459
Fax: 020 7955 7492 |
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Citizenship |
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HEALTHY SCHOOLS TEAM TOWER HAMLETS |
3rd Floor
Mulberry Place
5 Clove Crescent
London
E14 2BG
Tel: 020 7364 4764 |
www.towerhamlets-pdc.org.uk |
PSHE |
| Advice and support to schools to implement the Healthy Schools Initiatives, as well as sex, relationship and drugs awareness. |
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HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST |
BCM Box 7892
London
WC1N 3XX
Tel: 020 7222 6822
Fax: 020 7233 0161 |
www.het.org.uk |
Citizenship |
| The Holocaust Education Trust has an active outreach programme. Whilst many may think of the links with History, they also offer a Citizenship Project, with a particular Inner City focus. This is free. |
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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT |
| See website |
www.parliament.uk |
Citizenship |
| Gives information about both Commons and Lords. Includes link to Explore Parliament – section aimed at pupils. |
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INSTITUTE OF CITIZENSHIP |
Institute for Citizenship
Education Office
Queensbridge Building
Albion Drive
London
E8 4ET
Tel: 020 7241 7414
Fax: 020 7241 7412 |
www.citizen.org.uk |
Citizenship |
| Useful site, with helpful information. |
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LEARN.CO.UK |
| See website |
www.learn.co.uk |
Citizenship
PSHE |
| This has off the peg lessons with lots of good ideas. They are available online and are free! There are still lots of vague comments like ‘Discuss’, but they do deal with some thorny citizenship issues e.g. apathy quite well. Probably, worth looking at though you would need to work with the resources before you could use them to teach. |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION |
Local Government House
Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
Tel: 020 7664 3000
Fax: 020 7664 3030 |
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Citizenship |
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NATIONAL HEALTHY SCHOOLS STANDARD |
Health Education Authority
Trevelyan House
30 Great Peter Street
London
SW1P 2HW
Tel: 020 7413 1929 |
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk |
PSHE |
| Gives details about the Healthy Schools government initiative, along with useful links to nutrition and health related websites. |
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NATIONAL PSE ASSOCIATION FOR ADVISORS, INSPECTORS AND CONSULTANTS (NSCOPSE) |
Chair: Jane Lees
224 Beechcroft Road
London
SW17 7DP
Tel: 020 8672 1366 |
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PSHE |
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OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION |
33 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE
Tel: 020 7421 6800 |
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Careers
Citizenship
PSHE |
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PARLIAMENTARY EDUCATION UNIT |
Norman Shaw Building
(North)
London
SW1A 2TT
Tel: 020 7219 5521 |
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Citizenship |
| See also Houses of Parliament website which links to this. |
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PERSONAL FINANCE EDUCATION GROUP (PFEG) |
Centurion House
24 Monument Street
London
EC3R 8AQ
Tel: 020 7220 1735
Fax: 020 7220 1731 |
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Citizenship |
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PSHE & CITIZENSHIP UPDATE |
Freepost LON 13693
London
EC1B 1LT |
www.optimuspub.co.uk |
Citizenship
PSHE |
| Published 10 times a year, this looks at all aspects of these curriculum areas, and gives details of courses, conferences, etc. |
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QUALIFICATIONS AND CURRICULUM AUTHORITY (QCA) |
Customer Services
83 Piccadilly
London
W1J 8QA
Tel: 020 7509 5556 |
www.qca.org.uk |
Citizenship
PSHE |
| Holds all curriculum documents and links to other websites, including DfES and Standards sites. See also www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes for links to 180 organisations relating to Citizenship and PSHE. |
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SCHOOLS COUNCILS UK |
57 Etchingam Park Road
Finchley
London
N3 2EB
Tel: 020 8349 2459
Fax: 020 8346 0898 |
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Citizenship |
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ST JOHN’S AMBULANCE |
27 St John’s Lane
London
EC1M 4BU
Tel: 020 7324 4000
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www.sja.org.uk |
Citizenship |
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ST JOHN’S AMBULANCE |
27 St John’s Lane
London
EC1M 4BU
Tel: 020 7324 4000
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www.sja.org.uk |
Citizenship PSHE |
| Offer the Young Lifesaver Award Scheme: Caring for Life. Aimed at KS2 to KS3. This has been successfully piloted at Halley Primary. For further details contact the TH Healthy Schools Team. |
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STANDARDS WEBSITE |
| See website |
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/schemes |
Citizenship
PSHE |
| Has links to 180 different websites relating to the QCA Citizenship scheme of work (see QCA above). |
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TEACHING CITIZENSHIP/
ASSOCIATION FOR CITIZENSHIP TEACHING |
Questions Publishing Co Ltd
Leonard House
321 Bradford Street
Birmingham
B5 6ET
Tel: 0121 666 7878 |
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Citizenship |
| Teaching Citizenship is the official magazine of the Association for Citizenship Teaching, and is published three times a year. |
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VIRTUAL TEACHER CENTRE |
| See Website |
www.vtc.ngfl.gov.uk |
Citizenship
PSHE |
| The VTC is a service for schools professionals providing news, support for professional development and the facility to search quality-badged resources across the National Grid for Learning. |
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