The Connexions Service aims to give the best start in life for every young person.

Yorkshire Forward is the Regional Development Agency charged with improving the Yorkshire and Humber economy.

The Learning and Skills Network (LSN) is an independent not-for-profit organisation committed to making a difference to education and training.

The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.

CITB-ConstructionSkills is helping to provide the fully trained and skilled workforce that the UK construction industry needs if it is to thrive now and in the future.

The NEBPN is the umbrella organisation and national voice for 126 Education Business Partnerships working in the UK.

York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce exists to serve the diverse needs of businesses throughout the City of York and the County of North Yorkshire.

The Young People’s Enterprise Forum (YPEF) is a regionally-based group of private and public organisations, all involved in promoting enterprise amongst young people.

Venturefest Yorkshire 2008 sets out to connect knowledge, technology and innovation based entrepreneurs with everything they need to make them successful. At the 2007 event there were numerous successful pitches for investment and an millions of pounds of business changed hands.For 2008 there will continue to be a series of high profile speakers, informative seminars, 65 commercial exhibitors, an "Innovation Showcase" area as well as exciting and vibrant areas for students in schools and universities from around the Yorkshire region. It is a day not to be missed, and all for FREE.

Aims to dispel the myths about training and encourage employers to engage with the 10 centres across North Yorkshire.

Details of York and North Yorkshire's science, technology and creative clusters and the latest information on community science events, education and jobs.

CPP helps people cope with the complexities of modern life -  providing it's customers with support and protection for their plastic cards, mobile phones and identities.

An organisation dedicated to applying science in protection of foodchain safety and environmental health.

Practical advice for business

Whether you want to find out about Nestlé's latest products and offers, you're a student looking for corporate information, or you just love food, you'll find everything you need here.

Aviva is the world's fifth-largest insurance group and the largest insurance services provider in the UK.

Seafish delivers expert knowledge, skills and support which help the UK seafood industry secure a sustainable and profitable future

TEAM Food's key aim is to directly tackle skills shortages in food manufacturing in Yorkshire & Humber.

GSM Graphic Arts

Founded in 1974, GSM Graphic Arts is Europe’s largest manufacturer of metal and plastic labels and nameplates.  With a reputation for reliable and friendly service we pride ourselves on been a leading supplier of quality labels and nameplates to both end users and the trade across Europe.

Business Link provide services to businesses and to anyone thinking of starting a business across York and North Yorkshire.

York Ciy Council's website

York's local paper in web-format.

North Yorkshire County Council's website

Local news website

The North Yorkshire Children and Young People's Service web portal for those involved in education, early years, adult learning and youth services in North Yorkshire

Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England and is well worth a visit at any season of the year.

The online resource bank for Digital Skills for a Connected Region

York Museums Trust is an independent charitable trust which manages York Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York Art Gallery and York St Mary's.

Inside the world’s largest railway museum you’ll find over three hundred years of world railway history, from Japanese Bullet trains to Queen Victoria’s favourite carriage.

Without Walls is the name of a group of people from influential organisations in York who have agreed to work together to achieve a shared vision

Details of York and North Yorkshire's science, technology and creative clusters and the latest information on community science events, education and jobs.

Aims to ensure that more young people in the UK make a choice to enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related careers at all levels, and future generations are properly informed about the science and technology that surrounds them.

The Salters' Institute plays a major role in the support of chemistry teaching, the encouragement of young people to pursue careers in the UK chemical industries, and the promotion of chemical education including the whole area of curriculum development.

The BBC's Open University Rough Science series three site

Robotics and the meaning of life from the Open University

The forum is an opportunity for all those interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education across all stages to contribute their views on this important agenda.

The BA exists to create a positive social climate in which science, and the organisations dependent on it, advances with public consent and with the involvement and active support of non-scientists.

Aimhigher is funded to widen participation in HE and increase the number of young people who have the abilities and aspirations to benefit from it

This is the official website funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills as part of their Strategy for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)

The Institute of Physics is a scientific membership organisation devoted to increasing the understanding and application of physics

The Field Studies Council is an environmental education charity committed to helping people understand and be inspired by the natural world. Thousands of students every year experience the FSC through fieldwork and cross-curricular courses at our network of 17 centres across the UK.

Science Learning Centres provide the highest quality Continuing Professional Development for everyone involved in science education, at all levels.

The 'Creative Minds' project worked with Museums Libraries and Archives across the Yorkshire and Humber Region, to provide young people with learning opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths

Rural And Countryside Education (RACE) Yorkshire has been set up to help create a network of organisations involved in countryside and environmental education within the North East region.

Teaching Zone

This site contains a large variety of FREE downloadable materials to support curriculum subject lessons at Key Stage 1 & 2.

The Learning Together project aims to increase links between schools in the UK and the rest of the EU. Find out how your school can take part.

The schools network website provides information, advice and resources for affiliated members

ICT resources including maths ITPs, ready made spreadsheets and interactive whiteboard files

NRICH Online Maths Club - resources, ideas and links

KS1 Numeracy activities linked to objectives for teachers and children to use.

Early number concept activities.

Maths resources, including a teacher toolkit, from Crick Primary School.

Key Stage 1 - 4 numeracy activities to use with a whiteboard

Click on the Numeracy Hour Page for a superb range of activities for children -  these will work offline

A Numeracy site designed for KS1 children and their teachers, with Numeracy activities and ideas.

Click on the various Numeracy links and games eg. Dynamo, Numbertime, Megamaths

Woodlands Juniors Kent Online interactive maths activities

MAPE – including a list of Maths programs matched to the NNS Objectives

Categorized archive of challenging brain booster problems.

Tools and activities for Maths teachers to use on Interactive Whiteboards

Science photos   

Fun games, features, resources, news and lots more.  For children, teachers and parents.

Virtual pond dipping, plant explorer, woodland explorer with information sheets written especially for children.

Website written specifically for KS1 with stories about Sebastian Swan including  real photographs of swans, fact sheets, science links and questions.

Learn about living things by taking part in on-line activities.

Using this webiste you can print out a star chart for any location on any night of the year.

This award winning site provides information on the solar system and other space topics.

Resources covering a variety of topics, inspired by museum, library and archive collections in Yorkshire.

This website allows real-time monitoring of the weather using live weather stations in North Yorkshire and across the country. The site also contains histroic data, teacher resources and satellite images.

The site that tells you what engineering and technology careers are all about.

Scenta provides engineering & technology careers & news.

Maths affects everything we do in our lives. It forms the basis for many other subjects and is fascinating in its own right. It also leads on to a variety of fulfilling careers.

Start searching our jobs4u careers database to find the right job for you.

Plus magazine opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport.

e-skills provides advice, services and programmes that have a measurable impact on IT related skills development in the UK.

Proskills works for the building products, coatings, extractives, furniture, glass, paper and printing industries - the process and manufacturing sector.

SummitSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector.

Semta represents the following sectors: Aerospace, Automotive, Bioscience, Electrical, Electronics, Maintenance, Marine, Mathematics, Mechanical, Metals, and Engineered Metal Products.

Whatever your ambitions, we can help you choose the right combination of course and college in order to pursue your career goals.

The ETB promotes the art and science of engineering and advances education in engineering and technology.

STEMNET works with a range of partner organisations, including government, industry, professional institutions, education and other major companies, to ensure that the UK has a strong supply of people with a range of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) qualifications, working across a range of spheres.

We offer events, competitions, awards and other activities from primary school to University and beyond, covering science, maths, engineering, design and technology.

The opportunities offered by the world of science are almost limitless, so it’s no wonder that it attracts some of the most creative and talented minds around. Join us on a tour of some of the sectors you can get involved with and thrive in.

The Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) is an independent committee which acts as a single voice for the mathematical community, seeking to improve the quality of education in schools and colleges.

The Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) is a constantly growing non-profit and non-political organisation. Since 1989 we provide communication, co-operation and exchange possibilities for students all over Europe.

The UK Resource Centre for Women in SET works to significantly improve the participation and position of women in science, engineering and technology occupations in industry, research, academia and public service to benefit the future productivity of the UK and the lifetime earnings and career aspirations of women.

Science Learning Centres provide the highest quality Continuing Professional Development for everyone involved in science education, at all levels. With a network of ten Centres across the country access to innovative and inspiring courses is within easy reach.

Science City York is a successful business and skills development initiative, driving the creation and growth of business and employment opportunities across York and North Yorkshire within three fast-growing technology sectors – bioscience, creative industries, and IT & digital.

The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics provides effective strategic leadership for mathematics-specific CPD. It aims to raise the professional status of all those engaged in the teaching of mathematics so that the mathematical potential of learners will be fully realised.

The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. Established in 1936 and with an endowment of around £15 billion, it is the UK's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research.

A careers database for jobs in the science sector.

Aim Higher

Higher education can open up new career options and help you find your dream job. What’s more, you’ll have the chance to immerse yourself in a subject you love, have new experiences and meet new people. The Aimhigher programme can help you get there.

The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) is the largest of the three English exam boards. AQA has a leading reputation for promoting education for the public benefit and draws on long experience of setting and marking public exams such as GCSEs, A-levels and other qualifications. We also offer first class support for teachers and learners.

We work closely with schools, colleges, universities and training providers to help them deliver our qualifications to more than two millions learners around the world.

Get on-the-job training, study for a nationally recognised qualification such as an NVQ and earn money while you learn. Find out what an Apprenticeship can do for you.

The Department for employment and learning aims to promote learning and skills, to prepare people for work, and to support the economy.

We are a leading UK awarding body, providing a wide range of qualifications to meet the needs of learners of all ages and abilities.

Whether you are a business seeking an apprentice or simply would like to know how apprenticeships can benefit your organisation, or a young person seeking an exciting career in engineering then Engineering Connections will answer all!

The WISE campaign collaborates with a industry and education to encourage UK girls of school age to value and pursue STEM or construction related courses in school or college, and move on into related careers.

Information about why the Engineering Diploma is being developed, how the new qualification is likely to look, answers to frequently asked questions, and useful links are accessible via the about the Diploma pages.

The Diploma in Manufacturing and Product Design will launch in 2009, and will offer students the chance to gain a real understanding of the practical skills and knowledge required to work in the Manufacturing sectors in the UK.

We aim to help students make informed choices about higher education, guiding them, their parents and advisers through the application process.

Do you need a manual for an IT course you are teaching or for use across your organisation? This site contains every manual that Happy Computers has produced for our own courses, in both Word and PDF format. Feel free to browse through them and use the ones you want.

Pick up your Passport to a Brilliant Career or check out who you are and what you want with our personality test, What Are You Like?

A portal for teachers and students to facilitate work experience opportunities.

Provides safe, differentiated Internet material which teachers, students and parents can access easily.

businessdynamics aims to bring business to life for young people aged 14-19 years

Guidance Services is a careers company offering information, impartial advice and guidance about careers and training and learning opportunities to all in York, North Yorkshire and Wakefield District

Futures4Me North Yorkshire

If you're aged between 13 and 19, 'Futures4Me' has all the info on courses, qualifications and options available to you in your area.

Futures4Me

If you're aged between 13 and 19, 'Futures4Me' has all the info on courses, qualifications and options available to you in your area.

All your yucky science questions answered!

This site explains how many things work.

The new Institute aims to make Leeds Met the first choice for students seeking enterprise education across the whole range of academic subjects.

A provider of high quality education and training in the City of York and the surrounding area.

York St John has a long and proud history as a distinguished education provider. 

Higher York is an exciting and innovative Higher Education partnership between Askham Bryan College, the University of York, York College, York St John University and the City of York Council.

F1 in Schools Challenge is a competition, open to all UK based secondary schools, colleges and (organised) youth groups, to design and manufacture CO2 powered model Formula One cars.

Encouraging young people to develop an interest in engineering.

FLL is an international programme for children aged between 9 and 16 years that combines a hands-on, interactive robotics program with a sports-like atmosphere using the LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System.

Toyota Manufacturing UK and Rapid invite teams from across the UK to take part in this year's Toyota Technology Challenge - an educational, fun and affordable schools' national technology competition, aimed at Key stage 3 & 4 students (aged 11-16).

Make Your Mark is the national campaign to create an enterprise culture among young people in the UK.

The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) has been set up to spark fresh enthusiasm for innovation and excellence in the learning and skills sector.

The Humber Eblo is the strategic body established to develop education and business link activities in the Humber area.

Business & Education South Yorkshire (B&E-SY) is the strategic body established to develop education and business links activities in South Yorkshire.

Young Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber runs enterprise programmes for more than 14,000 young people in over 300 schools, colleges and universities each year

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage.

The NYCJB is responsible for ensuring that North Yorkshire performs well against national and local criminal justice targets and that all agencies responsible for the delivery of criminal justice work together effectively.

TGS is the Enterprise Hub for North Yorkshire. Funded by the DfES, it supports 53 schools across the Region in their development of enterprise activities, and enterprising teaching and learning.