Skillset
www.skillset.org/uk/westmids/
Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging). Jointly funded by industry and government, its job is to make sure that the UK audio visual industries have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, so that the media industries remain competitive. Has detailed information on different roles and career routes across all media forms.
Fast Tomato.com
www.fasttomato.com
Fast Tomato is a fully integrated careers education and guidance system, designed for all individuals aged 13 upwards who are considering their future career options. It is already used in over 1400 schools and colleges in the UK and internationally.
Creative and Cultural Skills Careers Podcasts
podcast.ccskills.org.uk/podcasts.html
A selection of podcasts talking about roles in the creative and cultural industries including interviews with those working in a range of creative professions.
Education
Department for Children, Schools and Families
www.dcsf.gov.uk
The government department responsible for education and skills policy in the UK.
National Curriculum
www.nc.uk.net/home.html
The site aims to help teachers teach the National Curriculum for England.
Schools Net
www.schoolsnet.com
Schools guide, lesson plans, jobs and more.
Enyan - The English National Youth Arts Network
www.enyan.co.uk
ENYAN is a membership body designed to create connections throughout the diverse youth arts sector at national, regional and grass roots levels. ENYAN aims to raise the profile and support for youth arts within England, and by doing so create more opportunities for the creative and personal development of young people, especially young people at risk.
Infed
www.infed.org
The informal education homepage created by the Rank Foundation, YMCA George Williams College and PDRU. Part of the National Grid for Learning (NGfL).
PVA
www.pva.org.uk
An organisation founded by artists, working to support new art and to provide opportunities for artists and audiences to engage with this work.
Culture and Learning Consortium
www.cultureandlearning.org.uk
A consortium of organisations that have recently produced Culture and Learning: a new agenda for advocacy and action a report is based on the findings of an extensive public consultation among practitioners working across the cultural and learning sectors that sets out the groundwork for a new approach to culture and learning in England