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Education
links to websites on education
- Chelsea Children's Hospital School
- Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street
- British Council e-Twinning
eTwinning is a new scheme enabling you to work with other schools in Europe through Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It can be a simple and straightforward way of finding partner schools and working on a range of exciting curriculum projects.
Register at: e-Twinning Schools Partnership in Europe
- DfES, Chronic Ilness Links
DfES links to sites relating to the education of chronically ill children.
- Mirandanet & Etopia
The MirandaNet Fellowship, founded in 1992, is an e-community of practice for international ICT policy makers, teachers, teacher educators, researchers and commercial developers who are passionate about digital technology in teaching and learning and about using technologies to promote cultural understanding and democratic participation. Currently there are over 850 members in 43 countries worldwide. The website, online forums, seminars, workshops and projects run by members are funded by international partner companies and government agencies.
Etopia - Mapping the World WE Want World Ecitizens are launching a project, called Etopia, which invites teachers and children all over the world to publish their ideas about the world they would like to see. World Ecitizens suggests that this is a good time to ask children about the future they want.
- National Association of Hospital and Home Teachers website
NAHHT (National Association of Hospital and Home Teachers) is a professional association for teachers in the UK who work with children and young people whose medical needs prevent them from attending school. NAHHT has launched a web site to offer members 24 hour access to news, support and documentation. We work in a wide range of settings for different types of line management, and may not always have the latest information about educational research, new government initiatives and national strategies.. We hope this site will help to make sure all members have access to this information and guidance. http://www.nahht.org.uk/
- NotSchool
An alternative school, re-engaging young people back into learning.
- Semantise & First Class
A Virtual Learning Environment
- TeacherNet - Absence on Medical Grounds
Has information on the policies schools need to have in place to ensure pupils who are absent because of illness or injury have access...
- Think.com
An Online Community for Learning Learning is a social phenomenon, which is why Think.com engages and inspires students. Few students are motivated to write for an audience of one -- their teacher. By providing a wider yet protected audience, Think.com turns students into multimedia authors for a global community and allows peers to think and learn together.
- Website of the Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe
Welcome to H.O.P.E. the official website of the Hospital Organisation of Pedagogues in Europe HOPE is an association of European hospital teachers who work in Hospital and at home with sick children. Through school and education activities we try to provide sick children with a positive environment and with the chance to carry on their education, no matter what the illness is.
- Accipio Learning
Using the latest web-casting technologies Accipio has pioneered the development of high quality, virtual learning environments for the effective delivery of Key Stage 4 curriculum content for children with a wide range of special educational needs.
- Ait Eile
Developed by the Centre for Health Informatics, Trinity College Dublin, Áit Eile is an on-line community for children in hospital which allows children to communicate with one another, their classmates, families, and teachers via e-mail, live chat or even a video link. The aim is to empower children in hospitals to combat the medical and emotional challenges they face on a daily basis, to educate them and help them to cope with the difficulties of hospitalisation.
- Global Leap
This resource is a not for profit organisation, and is funded by subscription from UK schools to provide help, support and develop and extend content for videoconferencing in the classroom and provide support for content providers and identify contacts and support for the international programme.
- London Grid for Learning
The London Grid for Learning is a consortium of the 33 Local Authorities which provides a filtered broadband connection, network services, a common learning platform, online content and support communities for all schools across London.