Acorn Percussion
Instruments for all ages and abilities
Tel: 20 7720 2243
Action Aid
Award winning materials and services for schools including photo packs,videos and the Barnaby Bear materials – these were originally designed for KS1 but work with EYFS.
Tel: 014602 38000
Alma Royalton-Kisch Trust (Inter Faith Youth Trust)
The only UK charitable trust dedicated solely to supporting inter-faith educational work with children and young people. Grants are awarded for proposals for interfaith learning in understanding and co-operation by children and young people from different faiths. The age limit for young people is 25. The trust usually gives grants of not more than £1000 and provides fast track grants of less than £500.
For further information about grant applications contact email
Articles Of Faith
Articles Of Faith suppliesartefacts, books and posters. Part of the range includes a range of early years resources for RE.
Tel: 0161 763 6232Fax: 0161 763 5366
Barefoot books
Publisher children’s books which take their inspiration from many different cultures.
Tel: 01225 322 400
Calendar of Religious Festivals and Events
Child’s Eye Media
Educational resources for children age 3+. DVDs and posters about festivals and people who help us.
Tel: 0161 4455115
Department of Education
Details of Early Years and Foundation Stage education.
East-West Education
Suppliers of traditional African and Asian clothing and dolls.
Tel: 01444-236322
Specialist website sponsored by B&NES,Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire giving resources, advice and links in support of developing practices to raise the attainment of Black and Bilingual children and young people.
The Festival Shop
The Festival Shop gives access to multifaith calendars, books, posters and other resources in the area of multifaith and multicultural activity together with a look at world citizenship and personal growth issues.
Tel: 0121 444 0444Fax: 0121 486 4971
I can
A specialist website about children with communication difficulties.
Links directly to support for practitioners
iRespect
The iRespect iswebsite is a resource provided by the Gloucestershire Race Equality and Diversity Service. iRespect exists to promote Positive Tolerance, Cultural Diversity and Active Citizenship - in Gloucestershire and beyond. This website provides resources and lesson plans on these themes, a calendar and community section to celebrate culturally diverse events; resources for schools to promote inclusion of Minority Ethnic and Traveller pupils – and more!
Tel: 01452 427261
Kids Like Me
Specialises in educational resources that embrace diversity and inclusion EYFS – KS2.
Tel: 0845 3131855
Language of the Month
This very useful site allows us to learn a little of many languages under the tuition of children who speak those languages.
Letterbox Library
Children’s books – range of diversity issues.
Tel: 0207 503 4801
Fax: 0207 503 4800
Mantra Lingua
Specialist supplier of bilingual materials including talking pens, talking bilingual dictionaries, other bilingual books, translation CD. Roms for welcome books and much, much more
Tel: 0208 44 55 123 Fax: 0208 44 67 745
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Oxfam Education
'These resources offer innovative, practical, and classroom-tested ways for teachers to bring a global dimension to classroom work. The resources encourage development of the knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes necessary for pupils to become aware of the wider world, whilst encouraging them to see the links between their own lives and those of other young people throughout the world.'
Tel: 03002001300
The Parrotfish Company
Supplier of artefacts, dressing up clothes, puppets and photo packs. Also offer in-service training to schools and Local Education Authorities on issues of multi-culturalism, racism and bullying in their classrooms. Also run workshops for children.
Tel/Fax: 01473 655007
Persona Dolls
You can use this website to find out more about Persona Dolls, to book training, order dolls, books and other materials in the UK, ask questions and share your ideas and experiences.
Tel: 0208 4467591
Positive Identity
Multicultural resources, toys, dolls, books, puppets and posters.
Tel: 020 8314 0442 Fax: 0871 661 7920
Positive Images
Supply positive multicultural images to schools and colleges
Tel/Fax: 020 7394 7762
Religious Calendars
List of religious calendar sites available from this link.
Special Educational Needs Resource Library
BathOpportunityPre-school based at ThreewaysSchool
Tel: 01225 830972
STAR
Resource library with toys, books, musical instruments, dressing up clothes etc for children under 8 years of age.
01225 336274
Talking Point
A very useful site with a lot of tips and free resources to help parents and practitioners support early language development. Particularly useful are the following pages :
Games and activities to support communication Free resources for parents.
Resources for children with possible language problems.
Tamarind Books
Stories, posters, biographies especially from African Caribbean and Dual Heritage backgrounds.
Tango Books
Tango Books has an international reputation for creating quality “novelty” books, including pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, touch-and-feel, books with sounds and soft books. Has a multicultural section.
Tel: 020 8996 9976
Willesden Bookshop
Children’s books from around the world. A very wide range is available including alphabets and counting books around the world and themed collections like Cinderella Stories around the world.
Tel: 020-8451 7000 Fax: 020-8830 1233
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