ESOL / TEFL

BBC Arts - http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/

The BBC Arts pages include a variety of useful sections, some of them multimedia, interactive resources.

BBC Key Skills - http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/index.shtml

BBC site providing key skills materials to use with students and accompanying tutor notes.

BBC Skillswise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/index.shtml

BBC basic skills site contains a range of learning materials which include: games, quizzes for literacy and numeracy as well as lesson plans submitted by tutors from around the UK.

BBC Schools 16+ - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/16/index.shtml

This BBC site provides revision materials English students.

BBC Webwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/

BBC site on how to search & use the Internet.

BBC World Service - http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

The BBC world service with pages on learning English.

Cambridge ELT - http://uk.cambridge.org/elt/

Cambridge is the oldest printing and publishing house in the world, and is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. It offers a wide range of information and resources for ELT professionals, teachers and students.

Community ESOL - http://www.communityesol.org.uk/

A website supporting a new approach to teaching English through ethnic minority community centres and includes resource materials for use by ESOL teachers.

DFES - http://www.dfes.gov.uk/readwriteplus/ESOL

Department for Education & Skills - information about ESOL qualifications.

ESOL Scotland - http://www.esolscotland.com/

In the pages of ESOLScotland, you can browse or search for details of ESOL courses currently available across Scotland and for professional development opportunities for ESOL practitioners.

Fairground Spells - http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/F/fairground/

A variety of interactive activities to help practise English skills.

Key Skills in Context - http://www.keyskillsincontext.co.uk/index.php

This site, managed by the Learning & Skills Development Agency and sponsored by several major companies, provides access to a number of online Key Skills materials.

Key Skills Support Programme - http://www.keyskillssupport.net/

The Key Skills Support Programme is funded by the Department for Education and Skills. The site provides access to a range of resources for Key Skills, such as the Inspire! Project. The site also includes a resource for practitioners to share materials developed by schools and colleges.

LiteracyNet - http://literacyworks.org/learningresources/

The Learning Resources site offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN news stories. This material is intended for adult literacy and educational purposes.

NQ e-library - http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/coreskills/index.asp

These resources support five core skills including Information Technology from Access 3 to Higher and available in online interactive format, as downloadable flexible learning materials and as a content package for use in a college virtual learning environment.

OnestopEnglish - http://www.onestopenglish.com

This website is a teacher's resource site organised and run by Macmillan Education in order to help EFL, ESL and ESOL teachers.

The Internet TESL Journal - http://iteslj.org/links/

Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language. They include worksheets / interactive games / online books / quiz generators.