Basic Skills and Learning
Department for Education and Skills
Information, resources and advice for young people and for people working with young people.
Basic Skills Agency
An independent charity, the Basic Skills Agency is the national agency for basic skills in England and Wales. Their website provides everything from programmes to improve basic literacy and numeracy, to resources for teachers and parents.
BBC Skills Wise
Exercises, games and quizzes to help you improve your literacy and numeracy.
Learning, training and jobs
BBC Learning
Find a course, learn a language, build your skills in a number of areas. Plenty of other useful links too.
LearnDirect
Name a subject and LearnDirect has a flexible course for it. Choose to learn, when to learn and you can learn as quickly or as slowly as you like.
Rathbone
Learning and training support for people who are experiencing significant disadvantage. Programmes include work-based learning and training, life skills and 'Choices'.
Real Work Real Play
The website for Modern Apprentices. Learn on the job, build up knowledge and skills, gain qualifications leading to an NVQ, and earn money all at the same time.
Skillset
A great starting point if you are thinking about getting into media. Training, tips, support networks and useful facts about the business.
need2know.co.uk
The need2know website contains advice on relationships, student life, money troubles, travel and leisure, plus a wide range of tips and resources to help you on exams and gain work experience.
Entrepreneurship
Young Enterprise
Young Enterprise runs a range of business and enterprise education programmes for more than 280,000 young people each year through the support of 3000+ businesses and 11,500+ volunteers.
The Princes Trust
Through practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance, the Princes Trust help 14-30 year olds realise their potential and transform their lives.
Youth Business International (YBI)
Youth Business International (YBI) is a unit of The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum that helps disadvantaged young people realise their ambitions to become entrepeneurs.
Youth work training
UCAS
UCAS is the directory for searching for courses in a higher education. It allows you to search for various youth work courses at different colleges and universities.
YMCA
Various YMCA colleges offer training courses in youth and community work.
The National Youth Agency (NYA)
The National Youth Agency (NYA) ensures the quality and development of youth work training at all levels. This is achieved through validation and annual monitoring of professional qualifications and endorsement of youth support worker qualifications.
Youth Access
Youth Access provides a unique programme of courses for practitioners who work with young people. The training is aimed at promoting good practice in providing high quality information, advice, and counselling and support services to young people.
Youth Organisations
British Youth Council (BYC)
The British Youth Council (BYC) represents and involves a unique coalition of young people through their involvement as individuals or through their youth organisations.
Clubs For Young People (CYP)
Clubs For Young People (CYP) is a national youth organisation in the UK, promoting involvement, enjoyment and achievement of all young people.
National Children's Bureau (NCB)
The National Childrn's Bureau (NCB) promotes the voices, interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.
National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
NCVYS is the independent voice of the voluntary youth sector in England.
YouthNet
YouthNet guide and support young people, enabling them to make educated life choices, participate in society and achieve their ambitions.
Young Carers (YCNet)
Join Young Carers (YCNet) for support, discussion and chat with other young carers.
Fundraising
UK Fundraising
Fundraising information and resources for fundraisers.
Fund-Raising.Com
A website dedicated to helping those involved in grass roots fund-raising.
VolResource
VolResource aims to provide practical resources for people involved in charities, voluntary or community organisations, making use of communications technology such as this web site and their email newsletter.
Just Giving
Find out how you can raise more money and attract new donors with Just Giving.
Volunteering
G-Nation (Citizenship foundation)
A website aimed at 11 to 16 year olds to develop the culture of giving and the issues of citizenship in the UK. Talk to others, play games, get the news, read top tips on getting involved to make a change.
V
We’re an independent charity launched to champion youth volunteering in England. Our aim is to inspire a million more 16–25 year olds to volunteer and enable a lasting change in the quality, quantity and diversity of youth volunteering.
do-it
Working from a massive database, this website offers volunteering opportunities across the UK, as well as hundreds of overseas possibilities. You can even get volunteer accreditation or find out how to 'do-it yourself'.
Volunteering England
Very helpful website that offers a range of resources for anyone who works with or manages volunteers, and for those who want to volunteer. It also provides related content such as guidance in applying for funding.
YouthBank
From the National Youth Agency, YouthBank gives money to young people to support activities that help their local community. Unique in that the decisions about who receives money are made by local young people themselves.
eVolunteer
Hundreds of volunteering opportunities across the UK, across a range of issues.
Health
Real Life
Lots of useful information, tips, advice, quizzes and Top 10s. Check out the A-Z of life covering drugs, sex, your body mates, school and work. There's an A-Z for boys and an A-Z for girls.
like it is
Very complete site on sexual heath issues: contraception, illness, peer pressure, puberty, sexuality and more.
YoungMinds
YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
Talk to Frank
For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day talk to FRANK
Youth Active
Youth Active is a UK wide multi agency partnership committed to developing sport and physical activity throughout the Youth Sectors
Housing
The Department for Communities and Local Government
The Supporting People programe offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment.
Foyer
There are over 130 local Foyers supporting more than 10,000 homeless 16 to 25 year-olds each year, giving them a chance to realise their full potential. They enable young people at risk to escape the ‘no home-no job-no home’ cycle by delivering a holistic service that integrates accommodation with training, job search, personal support and motivation.
Shelter
Shelter help more than 170,000 people a year fight for their rights, get back on their feet and to keep and find a home.
Homeless UK
A website for advisors and the public about services that help homeless people. You can find information on over 8,000 services across the UK, including hostels, advice and support services.
Additional Useful Information
Connexions
If you're 13 to 19, this site is a good source for confidential advice, support and information via telephone, e-mail and web chat. You can also search on a wide range of topics, including learning, careers, health and relationships.
Get Connected
A 24 hour a day helpline for anyone in the UK age 25 or under. Helpline workers will give you support, advice and places to turn for a range of problems.
Directgov
The Government's site, with hundreds of online government services - everything from applying for a passport to booking a driving test. Also has directories of local and central governments, and news you can use. There's also a section for young people with online government services, information on issues such as bullying, drink and drugs and lots more.
After 16
A website for teenagers and young people in the UK with an impairment or disability. Lots of useful information on life after school, housing, jobs, further education, money, transport and leisure, and more.
The Site
The source for information on a range of things:careers, housing, drugs, money, sex, relationships and health.
