Education and Skills

Disability Equality in Education (DEE) supported the inclusion of disabled people in mainstream education through the provision of training, consultancy and resources.The DEE itself was dissolved on 31st March 2009, but a lot of the DEE reference material is available at the World of Inclusion website.

Alliance for Inclusive Education is a national network of individuals, families and groups who work together to help change our education system. The changes they wish to bring about are based on their conviction that all young people need to be educated in a single mainstream education system which can support all young people to learn, play and live with each other.

Skill (National Bureau for Students with Disabilities) is a national charity promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of impairment in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.

Disability Toolkits for Success has been created by the careers service at the University of Manchester. It provides guidance and resources for disabled students seeking placements, and to academics, employers and placement providers.

Skills Funding Agency funds and regulates adult further education and skills training in England.

OCR is one of the largest qualifications awarding bodies in the country. They provide qualifications to students at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes. This includes trainees at Breakthrough’s vocational training sites.

Directgov Adult Learning is a government site that brings together information to help adult and potential learners make informed decisions about taking up learning. It is part of Directgov - widest range of government information and services online.

Learndirect offer impartial information and advice on courses across the country. They also offer their own online courses and have a network of local Learndirect centres.

Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) promotes employment diversity in higher education. They offer advice and guidance to organisations in the sector on equality issues.