Useful links

Across the Diocese

• Dorchester Parish
  
  
• Dorset Community Action
  Listing for venues, community services and more...
  
• Wiltshire Play Resource Centre
  "A place of infectious creative ideas" states the flier for the Centre, which aims to promote play through learning in the local community.
  

Aldhelm Way

• The Aldhelm Way
  
  

All Dioceses

• Information on other Dioceses
  
  

Bereavement & Loss

• Winston's Wish
  Telephone Helpline: 08452 030405
  

Cathedrals

• Durham Cathedral
  
  
• Exeter Cathedral
  
  
• Gloucester Cathedral
  
  
• Salisbury Cathedral
  
  
• Truro cathedral
  
  
• Wells Cathedral
  
  
• Winchester Cathedral
  
  

Charities

• Actionaid
  One of the largest development agencies working to fight poverty worldwide
  
• Cafod
  Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
  
• Christian Aid
  Worlwide aid and support
  
• Hope & Homes for Children
  Mission Statement : To give hope to children world-wide , who have nowhere to live due to war or disaster , by providing them with loving family homes.
  
• Msaada
  A Dorset based initiative supporting people in Rwanda
  
• NSPCC
  The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
  
• Parenting
  Supporting parents and those who work with them
  
• Red Cross
  This site also has some very useful schools' and 'assembly' material as well as general information on the charity.
  
• Save the Children
  A worldwide organisation fighting for children's rights and aims for immediate improvements
  
• Sudan Link
  
  
• Tearfund
  Bringing aid to the world's poor
  
• The Children's Society
  Helping children through life's harshest challenges
  
• Time for God
  An independent charity which supports people seeking voluntary service in the Uk and abroad. A good source for 'gap-year' placements.
  
• unicef
  Worldwide children's charity working on health , education , equality and protection issues
  
• USPG
  Giving people a voice in an unjust world
  

Child Protection

• CEOP
  Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
  
• Childline
  ChildLine is the free and confidential 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK.
  Helpline: 0800 1111
  
• Thinkuknow
  Helping children and young people protect themselves
  

Children and Youth

• 0-19!
  A site for anyone working with those who fall within the age - range...and maybe more!
  
• Beyond this Planet
  Lots of free resources and information
  
• Bibliobits
  Opening up the Bible to our young people...even Bible Biscuits!
  
• Children's Ministry
  Just about all the info you will ever need ...and more... on children's ministry
  
• Church of England Youth Council
  
  
• Fresh Expressions
  Launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury, this site offers contributions from all over the country on developing new ways of encouraging church membership from youngsters.
  
• fsttrk
  Youthsite run by CAFOD especially aimed at fundraising awareness and activities for young people.
  
• Greenbelt Festival
  
  
• Hands up for God
  A great site which you must to visit to really see what they have...magic, puppetry and much, much more!
  
• Methodist Youth Section
  News, events, resources and on- line chat
  
• National Youth Agency
  The National Youth Agency site has a wealth of material on and for young peole, not to mention many more relevent site links.
  
• soulsurvivor
  A lively site for young people and anyone working with youth organisations.
  
• Spectrum
  Resourcing Christian Youthwork Training
  
• The Bridge Project
  A Salisbury-based Youth support organisation , helping to meet the needs of young people and those who work with them.
  
• The Site
  Everything you need to know about life.....well almost
  
• The Way2GO
  Basic information on Christianity produced in a very child-friendly way.
  
• Topkidz
  The website for Wiltshire Children's Fund: helping children in the community.
  
• Vizaviz
  Communicating the Gospel to young people
  
• Wiltshire Pathways
  The website for Wiltshire Children & Young People's Services Partnership
  
• Youth for Christ
  Worlwide information helping young people in making their decision to be a follower of Christ
  
• Youth Information
  Advice on travel and work opprotunities.
  
• Youth News
  All the up to date information on youth work today.
  
• Youth Pastor
  Directory specialising in helping harassed youth workers with links and resources
  
• YouthLink
  National Youth Work site for Scotland
  
• Youthwork
  
  

Church

• Baptist Union of Great Britain
  
  
• Church Net Uk
  A reasonably complete listing of all churhes in the UK...and a few beyond!
  
• Church of Ireland
  
  
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
  
  
• Evangelical Alliance
  
  
• Lutheran Council of Great Britain
  
  
• Methodist Church
  
  
• Moravian Church
  
  
• Salvation Army
  
  
• The Archbishop of York
  
  
• The Archbishop of Canterbury
  
  
• The Catholic Church in England and Wales
  
  
• The Church Commissioners
  
  
• The Church of England
  
  
• The Religious Society of Friends
  
  
• The Russian Orthodox Church in London
  
  
• United Reformed Church
  
  

Church Organisations

• Acorn Christian Foundation
  A site offering support through Christian healing, listening and reconciliation
  
• Anglicans Online
  
  
• Church Missionary Society
  
  
• ekklesia
  "A think-tank that promotes transformative theological ideas in public life"
  
• Fellowship of Reconciliation
  
  
• God on the Net
  
  
• Pax Christi
  
  

Colleges and Institutions

• Borderlands: St. John's College - Durham
  Borderlands is the title of the Journal of Theology and Education available from this site. The site itself is full of useful information also.
  
• Chester College
  College offering qualifications and courses in Theology and Professional Development.
  
• Culham Institute
  A super site with banks of information for ALL aspects of Religious Education and Collective Worship
  
• London Institute of Contemporary Christianity
  Exciting range of events and information on site
  
• Sarum College
  Dedicated to intellectual and spiritual growth and development, open to people of all faiths and none.
  
• The Farmington Institiute for Christian Studies
  
  
• The Stapleford Centre
  An independent Christian education organisation whose aim is to be a transforming Christian influence in education
  
• UCCF
  Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship supports Christians in British college education.
  

Criminal Records Bureau: CRB

• CRB
  Everything you need to know......
  

Education ( General )

• The National Society
  The Church of England site for supporting Church schools and parishes in all aspects of education and development
  
• ACT
  Serving, supporting and uniting Christians working in Education
  
• home learning direct
  Nationally recognised distance-learning ICT courses and qualifications
  
• Primary Review
  Cambridge-based site highlighting current issues
  
• QCA
  QCA is committed to building a world-class education and training framework
  
• Teacher Training Agency
  
  
• Teaching Awards
  Have you got an exceptional teacher in your school..more than one..?
  
• Ten
  An educational site supporting Local Authorities on educational matters.
  

Educational Trusts and Funding Organisations

• AllChurches Trust
  
  
• Student Cash
  Financial advice from a user-friendly site
  
• Student Money
  Comprehensive guide to financial planning
  

Environment

• Conservation Foundation
  Founded by David Bellamy and David Shreeve....super site!
  

Every Child Matters

• Economic Wellbeing
  
  
• Enjoy & Achieve
  
  
• Every Child Matters
  
  
• Make a Positive Contribution
  
  
• Stay Healthy
  
  
• Stay Safe
  
  

Festivals

• Christingle
  Set up by The Children's Society to help you celebrate and support children worldwide.
  

Gap Year

• Careforce
  Website serving evangelical churches and organisations by placing Christian volunteers aged 18-25 where there help is most needed in UK and Eire
  
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  Advice on safety and emergency procedures.
  
• Gap Work
  Site includes useful case studies of young travellers.
  
• Year Out Group
  Gap-year or career break information.
  

General

• Blood Donors wanted!
  
  
• child safe zones
  A useful site looking at all aspects of safety
  
• Girl Guides Association
  Everything you ever wanted to know about guiding and more..!
  
• Schoolsplus
  
  

Global Citizenship

• All Africa
  
  
• Holocaust Memorial Day
  
  
• newsdirectory.com
  
  
• newslink
  
  
• Oxfam
  
  
• worldpress.org
  
  

Government

• Dorset County Council
  
  
• Hampshire County Council
  
  
• Houses of Parliament
  
  
• Robert Key; Conservative Member of Parliament for Salisbury
  
  
• Salisbury District Council
  
  
• Wiltshire County Council
  
  

Governors

• Bath & Wells Diocese: Focus on Governors
  
  
• Governor guides from DfeS
  
  
• GovernorLine
  A free advice line offering information and professional support to governors. Helpline 08000 722 181
  
• governornet
  A site full of information for your governing body
  
• ISCG
  Information for School and College Governors
  
• NAGM
  National Association of Governors and Managers
  
• NGC
  National Governors' Council
  
• schoolgovernors-oss
  Advice and guidance on all aspects of governor recruitment
  
• Somerset Governor Support Organisation
  An informative site with information on events, advice and training.r
  
• WAG on the Web
  Wiltshire Association of Governors
  

Higher and Further Education

• aimhigher
  Finding out more about Higher Education
  

Inspection

• Ofsted
  
  
• SIAS
  
  

Local Education Authorities

• Bournemouth LEA
  
  
• Dorset LEA
  
  
• Hampshire LEA
  
  
• Poole LEA
  
  
• Wiltshire LEA
  
  

Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer

• www.microsoft.com ppt download
  
  

Multicultural

• clear vision
  A site offering information and resources on Buddhism
  
• Faithnet South West
  
  
• Hinduism Resources
  A web directory linking hundres of useful resources complete with hindu to english directory!
  
• Islamic Resources
  The biggest Islamic portal online(..beware slow to load because of this). Has numerous classroom resources and info.
  
• Judaism Resources
  An online encyclopaedia of Judaism!
  
• Sikh Resources
  Interesting photographic and written resource.
  
• The Festival Shop
  A wide range of multi-faith and multicultural resources, also Citizenship material.
  
• The Islamic Awareness and Education Project
  
  
• West Wiltshire Interfaith Group
  Organised by community members with a lively programme of events throughout the year
  

Music

• Acorn Direct
  
  
• Celtic Music
  
  
• Christian Music
  
  
• Christian Music Ministries
  
  
• CJM Music
  
  
• Grace Street
  
  
• Music Room
  
  
• Praise Him
  
  

Out and about in Salisbury

• Salisbury Festival
  
  
• Salisbury Museum
  
  
• Salisbury Playhouse
  
  
• The Salisbury Journal
  
  
• The Wardrobe
  
  
• Where can we go?
  
  
• White Hart Hotel
  A splendid central hotel of distinction, a superb starting point for any visit to the Salisbury area.
  
• Wiltshire Web
  
  

Relationships, Marriage and Family Life

• Explore
  Helping young people understand relationships and partnerships
  
• Relate
  Supporting families and individuals
  

Religious Education

• Areiac
  A super site full of information on Religious Education, especially: legislation, inspection and documentation; but lots more too!
  
• Christian Education
  Just about everything you can think of for teaching RE and Collective Worship!
  
• Encounter Christianity
  
  
• RE Directory
  A 'first - stop reference point for all interested in RE'
  
• REonline
  A superb 'portal' to many more RE links and Resources
  
• reQuest
  A great site for issues on Christian faith and practice with schools' content.
  
• Scripture Union
  
  
• teach RE
  Information on training and opportunities
  

Research

• DfES: Research Information
  
  

Residentials, Retreats and Activity Centres

• Jeka Summer Camps
  
  
• Pilgrim Adventure
  
  
• Viney Hill Christian Adventure Centre
  
  

Resources

• Barnabas Resources
  A good starting place for resources on spirituality and religion
  
• BBC News: Education
  
  
• Eden Christian Books and Music
  A wide range of material for worship, parish and school support
  
• Faith in Schools
  A useful resource for teachers, governors and pupils.
  
• Lion Publishing
  A great source of fact and fiction in all shapes and sizes
  
• National Grid for Learning
  Superb online support for all aspects of the curriculum and teaching.
  
• No Added Sugar
  A community arts project working in schools with lots of exciting materials.
  
• ourschools
  A useful schools' site for news, views, advice and events.
  
• RE Online
  
  
• RE Today
  
  
• RE-XS Religious Education Exchange Service
  Contains a large number of links for Religious Education and information about religion generally
  
• smsc
  Run by a UK registered Christian charity-a site offering resources to support teaching across all curricular areas
  
• SMSC Online
  A site widely acepted as the best provider of SMSC support.
  
• Specialist Schools Trust
  The Specialist Schools Trust website is dedicated to supporting the people who work in Specialist Schools and schools affiliated to the Trust. The site aims to focus on schools' needs at subject and regional levels, and offer advice and resources relevant
  
• Teachernet
  A good site offering (as it says on the home page) 'what you want when you want it'. Advice on lesson and worship plans, management and much much more. Well, worth a visit.
  
• Teachers' TV
  
  
• Word on the Web
  A useful site offering an automatic daily reflection on a Biblical text...a good way to start your day!
  

SACRE

• Dorset Sacre
  
  

Sudan Link

• Sudan Link and Salisbury Diocese
  
  
• Together for Sudan
  
  

Things to do

• Where can we go?
  
  

Vacancies

• Gateways to Vacancies
  
  

Worship

• Assemblies Online
  For assemblies that are engaging, enjoyable and effective
  
• Assemblies Resource Book
  
  
• Prayer Guide . Org
  
  
• Roots
  A creative and flexible resource which aims to support the worship needs of churches and their communities.
  
• The Assemblies Site
  Instant access to materials for primary schools and all those who lead school worship.
  
• The Hibbert Assembly
  
  
• World Prayers.
  A user-friendly site offering a large selection of inspirational and spiritual prayer material from cultures and religions around the world.