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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