NPTCLibGuides: USW Childhood Studies: Websites and media

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Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies - TV

You tube resource

Useful Websites

We've provided some links to websites that are suitable for your course.

Remember, when using free websites for research, always evaluate the quality of the information you find using criteria such as the CRAAP test. For advice and information about how to evaluate information, visit our Research Skills course on Moodle.

Research Skills Developing good research skills will allow you to find information and use it effectively. Research skills include methods to create a search strategy to gather information and reach conclusions so that you can answer a question. This help page will guide you through the research process.
USW Childhood Studies Libguide
Department for Education England
The website for the English Department for Education.
Welsh Government Education and Skills
The website for the Welsh Government's Education and Skills department.
Institute of Child Health
National Children's Bureau
The charity that works collaboratively across the issues affecting children to influence policy and get services working together to deliver a better childhood.
Curriculum for Wales
Curriculum for Wales guidance
The Curriculum for Wales guidance aims to help each school develop its own curriculum, enabling their learners to develop towards the four purposes of the curriculum – the starting point and aspiration for every child and young person in Wales.

Other sources

Other places to continue your search and satisfy your curiosity.

The Conversation
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