Links

Researching Equity, Access and Participation
African Caribbean and Asian
Widening Participation & Aimhigher
Family Related Learning & FAHED
Widening Participation-Disability

We have assembled a number of links with sites that are of relevance to various projects in which the REAP Group is engaged.

Links to REAP: Researching Equity, Access and Participation

Lists sites covering multiple themes or relevance to the REAP Group including exclusion, disadvantage, and further and higher education.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England

Higher Education Academy

The Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning

European Access Network
The European Access Network encourages wider access to higher education for those who are currently under-represented, whether for reasons of gender, ethnic origin, nationality, age, disability, family background, vocational training, geographic location, or earlier educational disadvantage.

The British Council

NIACE National Organisation for Adult Learning
NIACE's formal aim is: "to promote the study and general advancement of adult continuing education" This web site contains a host of information about adult learning including conferences, publications and reports.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is the UK's largest independent social policy research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
It is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England

Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

National Association of Voluntary and Community Action (NACVA)
The national association of CVS (Councils for Voluntary Service). Over 280 CVS are currently members, with the network spanning both urban and rural areas of England. We help to promote effective local voluntary and community action through our member CVS, by providing them with a range of support services

Directory of Social Change
DSC is an independent voice for social change, set up in 1975 to help voluntary and community organisations become more effective.

The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
CESI formed in 2001 by the merger of Unemployment Unit and Youthaid and Centre for Social Inclusion

Links to African Caribbean and Asian

Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

Runnymede Trust
Founded in 1968, Runnymede is the foremost UK-based independent think tank on ethnicity and cultural diversity. Our core mandate since inception has been to challenge racial discrimination, to influence anti-racist legislation and to promote a successful multi-ethnic Britain.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is the UK's largest independent social policy research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy.

Links to Widening Participation & Aimhigher

Action on Access
Action on Access was established by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (DHFETE) with a remit to provide national support and co-ordination for the funding bodies' widening participation strategy.

National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)
NIACE promotes the study and general advancement of adult continuing education

Universities for the North East

Links to Family Related Learning & FAHED

Blackburn College

Blackpool and the Fylde College

Edge Hill University

University of Central Lancashire

University of Cumbria

Barnardo's
It helps children, young people and their families over the long term to overcome the most severe disadvantages - problems like abuse, homelessness and poverty - and to tackle the challenges of disability.

Parenting UK
The national umbrella body bringing together those who work to provide parenting education and support for parents and families

Parent line, plus
For parents and professionals involved in research and learning within a family context

Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS)
It contains information about the CLS and the activities of research into families

Child Poverty Action
CPAG provides information to help people campaign against poverty

Links to Widening Participation-Disability

Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
A British independent educational charity, that gives information and advice about inclusive education and related issues. Inclusion means all. This commitment is based on human rights principles.

Technology for Disabilities Information Service
TechDis is a JISC service aimed at enhancing access for those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, to learning and teaching, research and administration across higher and further education through the use of information and communication technologies.

W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative)
The W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative, in co-ordination with organisations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.

The British Dyslexia Association
The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. We offer advice, information and help to families, professionals and dyslexic individuals. We are working to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia, and to effect change.

SKILL: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
Skill promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK. See their site for a list of information services to disabled people.

Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

United Kingdom's Disabled People's Council
UKDPC is the only national umbrella organisation to be democratically set up by disabled people themselves to represent their interests at the national level.