Links to useful websites

Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
ACE offers information on all aspects of the maintained education service

British Dyslexia Association
Advice, support and local groups

Bullying Online
This charity is part of the National Grid for Learning and is currently being funded by the DfES

Bully Online
Another site devoted to bullying and related issues

Coventry & Warwickshire Dyspraxia Society
Providing assistance for Dyspraxia sufferers and their families

Edexcel International
IGCSE exam specifications and other related information

Education Otherwise
An informal network of support for home educators

Human Scale Education
A charity which promotes and advises on small schools and other initiatives which support human scale values in education

Kidscape
Advice on child protection issues

National Association for Gifted Children
Help and advice for families with gifted children; local clubs and publications

National Curriculum
The curriculum online for families who choose to use the National Curriculum as a framework for their children’s education

National Extension College (NEC)
Correspondence courses for GCSE, A level and other examinations. Discount to HEAS subscribers

National Grid for Learning
Government web-based education resource

Open Learning International
Open and distance learning courses in GCSE, IGCSE, and A level

Oxford Home Schooling
GCSE and A level courses by distance learning to home schoolers between the ages of 13-18. Discount to HEAS subscribers

Wiseowl Software
Educational software supplier

World-wide Education Service (WES)
Structured courses for children aged 3-12; tutorial support