Web links
The web links listed below are provided for the guidance of parents who choose to educate their children at home:
Links list
Government and Local Authority
Organisations, Charities & Support Groups
Curriculum, Distance Learning and related activity
GCSE Private Candidates (Including info on exam centres)
Government and Local Authority
Birmingham City Council: www.birmingham.gov.uk
Direct Gov: www.direct.gov.uk
Connexions: www.connexions-direct.com
Need to Know: www.need2know.co.uk/
Stop it Now!: www.stopitnow.org.uk
Organisations, Charities and Support Groups
Education Otherwise: www.education-otherwise.org/
Home Education Advisory Service: www.heas.org.uk/
Home Education UK - www.home-education.org.uk/
National Association for Gifted Children: www.nagcbritain.org.uk
Friends, Families and Travellers: www.gypsy-traveller.org/education
Home Education Special: www.he-special.org.uk/
National Association for Special Education Needs: www.nasen.org.uk
Independent Panel for Special Education Advice: www.ipsea.org.uk/
SEN Teacher www.senteacher.org
The Scouts http://scouts.org.uk/
The Girl Guides http://www.girlguiding.org.uk/
Curriculum, Distance Learning and related activity
National Curriculum: http://curriculum.qcda.gov.uk/
The Standards Site: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/
Curriculum Online: www.curriculumonline.gov.uk
Qualifications and Curriculum Development Authority (QCDA): www.qcda.gov.uk
OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations): www.ocr.org.uk
AQA (Assessment & Qualification Alliance): www.aqa.org.uk
Edexcel: www.edexcel.com
The Open University: www.open.ac.uk
National Extension College: www.nec.ac.uk
GCSE Private Candidates
(including info on exam centres)
AQA: http://web.aqa.org.uk/admin/p_private.php
General educational information
Birmingham Grid for Learning: www.bgfl.org
BBC Education:
www.bbc.co.uk/learning
www.bbc.co.uk/education
www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/search/
‘Bitesize’ www.bbc.co.uk/revision
Please note: Birmingham City Council is not responsible for the content of other organisations' web sites.