Financial Capability
Financial Services Authority website on Building financial capability in the UK for schools
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/financial_capability/tools/schools.html
pfeg – Personal Finance Education Group – Helping teachers develop financial capability in young people
http://www.pfeg.org/
Enterprise
The Howard Davies Review of Enterprise and the Economy in Education – DfES
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ebnet/DR/DR.cfm
Information About Entrepreneurs
http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/Famous_Entrepreneurs.htm
National Guidance on Enterprise Education on teachernet
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/14to19/ks4/enterpriseeducation/guidance/
Enterprise programmes for young people - Young Enterprise website
http://www.young-enterprise.org.uk/pub/
A definition of entrepreneur from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneurs
Quotes and biographies of famous entrepreneurs worldwide from www.FamousEntrepreneur
http://www.famousentrepreneur.info/biographies.html
Information about young entrepreneurs on the Make Your Mark website
http://www.starttalkingideas.org/news_and_features/ambassadors/young_entrepreneurs
Enterprise case studies and resources - Doncaster Enterprise for Learning
http://www.de4l.co.uk
Health and Safety
Be Safe guide to Health and Safety – LSC
http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/2005/quality/goodpractice/be-safe-guide-to-health-and-safety.pdf
Be Safe Work Book – LSC
http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/pre2005/quality/goodpractice/be-safe-workbook.pdf
LSC Publications
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/Publications/
Health and Safety Executive – extensive range of health and safety publications
http://www.hse.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive -
information for those on work experience, and those organising work experience for young people.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/youngpeople/workexperience/
Learn about health and safety by playing some simple games
http://www.wiseup2work.co.uk
LSC safelearner website – lots of useful information about health and safety
http://www.safelearner.info/
Students learn about health and safety and take a test to gain a certificate (registered schools) at PlacementSurvivalGuide.com
http://www.placementsurvivalguide.com
Schools and Colleges
We are pleased to link to schools and colleges that are using our data books and website - go to our schools and colleges page
Work Experience
Work experience in Years 10 and 11 - Direct Gov - Education and learning
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/Years10And11/DG_10013569
The National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Promotes supports and develops quality work experience for the benefit of students, employers and practitioners.
http://www.work-experience.org
need2know - things you need to know about work experience
http://www.need2know.co.uk/work/work_experience