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http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/eal-bilingual
BECTa provides a free EAL email network group that aids discussion on bilingualism and EAL.
CILT, the National Centre for Languages
The National Centre for Languages was formed in 2003 through
the merger of the Centre for Information on Language Teaching
and Research (CILT) and the Languages National Training Organisation.
The centre collects and interprets information on languages
and language learning; both modern foreign language and community
languages of the UK. CILT was also involved in the development
of the National Advisory Centre for Early Language Learning,
a DfES initiative to promote
and develop learning of modern foreign languages in the primary
sector (www.nacell.org.uk).
Contact: CILT, 20 Bedfordbury London WC2N 4LB. Tel: 020 7379
5101. Website: www.cilt.org.uk
www.eflweb.com
The EFL Web website is for new and prospective teachers of English as a foreign language. It includes recruitment services and a directory of courses worldwide.
www.eslcafe.com/
Dave's ESL cafe is a dedicated ESL/EAL website offering resources, a chat room and ideas for students and teachers.
Learning Design
Learning Design, previously part of the London Borough of
Tower Hamlets Education Directorate, is a limited company
specialising in multi-lingual design and publishing. Its publications
include teaching materials devised by Tower Hamlets teachers,
who work with pupils speaking over 90 languages, in nursery,
primary, secondary and further education. Also sell dual and mono-lingual stories in many languages and translation services.
Contact: Learning Design Ltd, Ground Floor South, Towpath
House, Limehouse Court, 3/11 Dod Street, London E14. Tel:
020 7093 4051. Website: www.learningdesign.biz.
National Association for Language
Development in the Curriculum (NALDIC)
NALDIC aims to disseminate information on current
developments in curriculum and language teaching, drawing
upon the thinking and practice of colleagues working with
pupils of all ages. It also represents the views of professional
workers on educational issues which affect the teaching, learning
and achievement of bilingual pupils.
Contact: NALDIC, The Spires, 2 Adelaide Street, Luton LU1
5DU. Tel: 01582 724724.
Website: www.naldic.org.uk
National Association for
Teaching English and other Community Languages to Adults
(NATECLA)
Follow link above for details.
www.realbooks.co.uk
Realbooks provides information to help adults to select suitable books for children beginning to learn English as an additional language.
National Resource Centre for Supplementary
Education
The Centre
offers help to supplementary and mother-tongue schools
with staff development and training, developing training programmes,
developing learning and teaching materials, and evaluating
and assessing progress. The website is dedicated to providing information, advice and resources to
supplementary schools across England.
Contact: 3rd Floor, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Tel: 020 7700 8189. Website: www.continyou.org.uk/content.php?CategoryID=631
Scottish Centre for Information on Language and Research
Scottish CILT provides information about languages, to promote the learning and use of all languages of relevance to Scotland, and to conduct research in support of the work of language professionals.
Contact: Scottish CILT, Institute of Education, Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA. Tel: 01786 466290. Website www.scilt.stir.ac.uk/
www.continyou.org.uk/
National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education
Based at ContinYou, this is the only website dedicated to providing information, advice and resources to
supplementary schools across England.
ActionAid
ActionAid produces a range of multicultural books, teaching
materials and resources to help teachers to bring a wide variety
of cultures and traditions into the classroom. A catalogue
is available on request.
Contact: ActionAid, Hamlyn House, Macdonald Road, London N19
5PG. Tel: 020 7281 4101. Email: mail@actionaid.org.uk.
Website: www.actionaid.org.
www.blackhistory4schools.com
Black history for schools has a wealth of resources and links to help those wanting to integrate black and Asian history into their teaching. The site explores the challenges these communities have faced and the contributions they have made since arriving in Britain during the Tudor times.
www.britkid.org
Brit Kid is an educational resource for children of all races living in Britain.
Central Bureau for Educational Visits
and Exchanges, British Council
Department of the British Council that offers support for
developing the international dimension in the curriculum via
a variety of programmes including a website, Global Gateway (www.globalgateway.org.uk/),
that enables schools to link with those overseas, exchanges
for teachers, and programmes that aim to develop and promote
the international dimension in the general curriculum.
England & Wales - Contact: Central Bureau, 10 Spring
Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. Tel: 020 7389 4004.
Scotland - Contact: Central Bureau, 3 Bruntsfield Crescent,
Edinburgh EH10 4HD. Tel: 0131 447 8024.
Northern Ireland - Contact: Central Bureau, 1 Chlorine
Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DJ. Tel: 028 9066 4418.
www.collaborativelearning.org/
The Collaborative Learning Project is a non profit-making association of practitioners and academics across Europe. It works to facilitate the exchange of professional papers and experience associated with the education of children and young people from minority backgrounds.
Equality Britain
Equality Britain (formerly Ethnic Britain) aims to promote an inclusive society. For 2008 they created a national directory, which covered all aspects of equality, for people from all sections of the community to find employers, education and service providers that are committed to promoting equality and diversity. Website: www.equalitybritain.co.uk
London School of Islamics
The London School of Islamics is an educational trust. Its
aim is to make the British public,institutions and media aware
of the issues of the Muslim community in the field of education
and possible solutions. Contact: London School of Islamics, 63 Margery Park Road,
London E7 9LD Tel/Fax: 0208-555-2733. Website: www.londonschoolofislamics.org.uk/Default.asp
Made in Britain Campaign (Black Male Forum)
Developed from 2001 in the pilot school Capital City Academy, they offer the delivery of personal development, personal support, education support and careers support to a mixed ability membership, demonstrating that black boys can engage and are committed. Contact: Black Male Forum ‘Made in Britain’ Campaign, Brecon House, 55 Gentleman's Row, Enfield, EN2 6PU. Tel: 020 8350 1576. Website: www.madeinbritaincampaign.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1
www.movinghere.org.uk
Moving Here is a website which provides access to 150,000
items which record and illustrate the migration experience
to England. The project focuses on the migration of Caribbean,
Irish, Jewish and South Asian communities over the past two
centuries. It is NOF funded and led by the Public Record Office.
National Black Boys Can Association
Voluntary organisation set up in 1999 to work with black boys aged nine to 16 to raise academic achievement and aspiration. Local branches, including Luton, Birmingham, Coventry and Leeds, are funded locally and staffed mainly by volunteers. The organisation has four main areas of activity: working with parents; working directly with black boys; working with the mainstream education sector; and political lobbying.
Contact: National Black Boys Can Association, 6 Beacon Court, Birmingham Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 6NN. Tel: 0121 358 8618. Website: www.blackboyscan.co.uk.
Sheffield's Unified Multicultural
Education Service (SUMES)
The unit has been running a Black Literacy Campaign for
some years and has commenced work on The Multilingual City.
SUMES provides a range of services, including home-visiting
of families with under-fives, home tutors teaching under-fives,
bilingual support, summer literacy schools, black literacy
campaigns, homework clubs, family literacy and mentoring schemes.
It produces a newsletter, Dialogue, detailing the activities
of the services.
Refugee Advice and Guidance Unit
RAGU as part of the Department of Applied Social Sciences support refugees with high level education or professional qualifications into employment and education
Contact: Refugee Advice and Guidance Unit, The Learning Centre,
University of North London, 236-250 Holloway Road, London
N7 6PP. Tel: 020 7753 5044. Website: www.londonmet.ac.uk/ragu/
The Refugee and
Asylum Seeking Children's Project
Helps non-immigration professionals find out about these children's
rights and entitlements, including education.
Contact: The Children's Legal Centre, University of Essex,
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ. Tel: 01206 872 466
Fax: 01206 874 026
E-mail: clc@essex.ac.uk
Education Law Advice Line: 0845 456 6811 Website:
www.childrenslegalcentre.com/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90033 Refugee Council
The Refugee Council holds details of local support groups
for refugees.
Contact: The Refugee Council, Bondway House, 3 Bondway, London
SW8 1SL. Tel: 020 7820 3000. Information line: 020 7820 3085.
Email: info@refugeecouncil.org.uk.
Website: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
Refugee Education and Training Advisory
Service
Advisory service run by the World University. An advice line
is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2.30pm to 5.00 pm.
Contact: World University Refugee Education and Training Advisory
Service, 14 Dufferin Street, London EC1Y 8PD. Advice line:
020 7426 5801. Website: www.education-action.org/retas.asp_ai=advice.htm
Welsh Refugee Council
Contact: Welsh Refugee Council, Unit 8 Williams Court, Trade
Street, Cardiff CF10 5DQ. Tel: 029 2066 6250. Website: www.welshrefugeecouncil.org/
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