The National Curriculum believes that to achieve the aims of the curriculum, young people need to experience opportunities to understand themselves and the world in which they live. One such cross-curriculum dimension is enterprise. Yay, we love enterprise and we love that that the national curriculum recognises it!
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is the professional body for those involved in the management and development of people. Its website has lots of practical information on learning and development.
Visit the Welsh Assembly Government website to find out what funding options are available to you if you're in post-16 education, are interested on learning whilst you work, or want to learn in order to return to work.
Need 2 Know demonstrates the opportunities available if you decide to stay in education after 16 and offers some practical advice on everything from coursework to changing schools.
NAGTY provides access to learning opportunities needed to help young people turn their potential into high achievement. Membership is open to students aged 11-19, who live in England & who have potential to work in the top 5% of the national ability range
This website from Edge will give you the lowdown on vocational and practical learning – doing things for real, integrating theory and practice – and how it can help you make your way in the working world.
The Department for Education and Skills tells you about the different kinds of financial and other help that may be available to you to assist with your education and training.
Business Enterprise works with schools and educational organisations to inspire students to excel and gain confidence and self belief to achieve. They provide programmes, workshops and seminars for students and teachers.
One of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK, making grants of £26 million across the UK per year. Grants are made in four programme areas: Arts and Heritage, Education, Environment and Social Development.
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) supports education and research in the use of information and communications technology. JISC funds a wide range of projects, services, developments and infrastructure.
The Cambridge-MIT Institute (CMI) is a strategic alliance between the two universities to deliver education and research to enhance the competitiveness of UK business.
CIHE works to advance all kinds of learning through the fostering of mutual understanding, co-operation and support between higher education and business.
Published by the Smith Institute, an independent think tank, which has been set up to undertake research and education in issues that flow from the changing relationship between social values and economic imperatives.
The Centre for Education and Industry was established to support the study and dissemination of information and experience of education - business collaboration.
