Westminster City Council

Key links

Know UK for Courses & careers or Grants & funding

Education & careers information at Marylebone Information Service

Lots of information and free careers advice sessions.

Westminster Schools

Summary information on Primary, Secondary, Nursery and Special Schools in Westminster, with links to inspection reports, maps and individual websites where applicable.

Need some help with your homework or revision? See Webtastic!

Hotcourses

Details on an enormous range of courses, from part-time evening classes to postgraduate degrees.

BBC Learning

A rich source of information and links, for all ages.

Guardian Education

Links on a wide range of education-related topics at all levels, from the Education section of the newspaper.

Government sites:

Intute: the Virtual Training Suite

Tutorials on getting the best out of the Internet for your studies - whether you're a construction, biosciences or languages student, you'll find some helpful tips and links here.

Schools

BBC Schools online

BBC Learning site offering curriculum based resources: revision guides from GCSE to AS level. Also includes information for parents and resources for teachers.

Schoolsnet

Including a directory of UK state and independent schools. Searching is free but free registration is required for detailed information.

National Curriculum

Links to the curriculum itself and resources in each subject.

Ofsted Reports

Inspection reports for schools, colleges, childcare providers and other educational establishments in England and Wales.

Achievement and Attainment Tables

Formerly 'Performance Tables', from the DfES. Searchable by institution, postcode, constituency and region; and including Westminster primary schools, secondary schools and post-16 education.

Homework & study resources

Webtastic

You can find a great selection of websites useful for school-level homework & revision as part of the Kids@Westminster Libraries site.

Internet Resources for Study Skills

List of useful study skills websites compiled by Birkbeck, part of the University of London.

Guide to Citing and Referencing

From Glasgow Caledonian University. Details of several different citation systems including information on citing electronic resources.

Exams & qualifications

Exam boards

Set of links from Chalkface.net. NB: Examination boards all differ in what online resources they offer, from syllabus information to sample questions.

Past Exam Papers

Both the OCR and AQA exam boards offer free access to past exam papers, and Edexcel offers 'exam packs' for a small fee.

Qualifications Explained

News and information on qualifications at school and FE level from the DirectGov website.

QCDA

Web site of the Qualifications & Curriculum Development Agency: detailed information on these topics.

NARIC

Organisation which offers a (fee-based) comparison service on UK and international qualifications.

Teaching

Teaching in Westminster

Job information for new and prospective teachers in Westminster, and resources for existing teachers.

Teacher Net

Resources, lesson plans, links, and other information useful for teachers of all age groups.

Primary Resources

Contains material useful for all primary school teachers as well as pupils and parents. Teachers can access and share material freely.

London Grid for Learning

Provided by London's local authorities this website provides, amongst other things, elearning resources for teachers at various key stages.

One Stop English

Provides resources, lesson plans, ideas careers advice, and jobs listings to those teaching English or wishing to teach English either in the UK or abroad.