guidance

**general guidance links**
issues relating to bullying	SCRE website
EUROPEER	A meeting place and resource centre about peer education to prevent HIV infection among young people in Europe. It aims to provide knowledge and guidance about the use of AIDS peer education with young people and to bring about exchange of information and experience among European projects, adults and young people.
Promoting Social Competence	A Scottish project is focused on curriculum-based approaches to enhance personal, social, emotional and behavioural competence and development for all pupils in primary and secondary schools. This site include a searchable database of 'People', 'Books', 'Resources' and 'Case Studies'.
Promoting Social Competence	The original site devoted to the above project which tells you what it is about.
BULLYING: WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW	A web site from Scotland on-line
Guidance in the Republic of Ireland	part of the Scoilnet site
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Site	One of the UK's biggest resources for young people on the web with around 13000 pages of content in the areas of Advice, Drugs and Alcohol, Education, Entertainment, Freetime, Health, Housing, Money, Sex, Sport & Work. There are organisations that can be contacted directly - plus publications, fact sheets, features and hotlinks.
YOUTHLINE	A Scottish site which offers information on problems such as depression, drugs, relationships, money, bereavement, homelessness, peer pressure, unemployment. A confidential listening service for young people is operated from 7 pm to 10 pm every evening.
Scottish Drugs Forum	The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) co-ordinates action to reduce drug-related harm in Scotland.
Student Awards Agency for Scotland	The Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) deals with applications from all Scottish domiciled students undertaking full time courses up to degree level throughout the UK, and also administers the Student Nursing and Midwifery Bursary Scheme.
Student Loans Company Ltd	Student Loans Company Limited (SLC) administers the student loans scheme.

**careers/vocational guidance links**
University of Northumbria careers links	external links to other Sites relevant to careers guidance on the World Wide Web - one of the most comprehensive sites available
progression routes (SQA)	This guide, organised by broad career areas, looks at qualifications needed for a particular career, the types of jobs or qualifications are available in a particular career area and the possible entry routes to a specific qualification?
Education Business Partnership	The Education Business Partnership Scottish Network which helps people in education and in business to come together.
Teaching Abroad	*Teaching Abroad* offers volunteers who want to travel and teach, placements around the world where people really need to speak English to boost their long-term prospects. Through *Projects Abroad* they also offer volunteers the opportunity of gaining work experience with programmes covering a wide variety of subjects from medical work to tourism and conservation.
courses for young engineers	Smallpeice Trust
Choice and Career	UK government site on careers information, research materials, development and good practice guides, conference reports and more.
Careers and Occupational Information Centre (COIC) Catalogue
Choice and Careers Division (CCD) Catalogue
National Association for Managers of Student Services in colleges (NAMSS)	a valuable site providing information about further education, student support, careers, student finance and lots more of relevance to both students and teachers. Well worth a visit.
Better Choices 7	DfEE document about key areas for professional development for careers co-ordinators in schools
Modern Apprenticeship	Modern Apprenticeships are a major reform of the training system in England and Wales, which aim to help make businesses stronger and more competitive. They offer a new way to get high-level skills and qualifications needed to become a technician or manager of tomorrow.
The Smallpeice Trust	The Smallpeice Trust concentrates on charitable activities which encourage school students to focus on science and engineering subjects, and to consider engineering as a career. They organise courses for 13-18+ year olds.
GMB pages for young members and schools	Pages produced by the GMB union about employment rights and pay prospects for young people
UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service)	the UK central organisation through which applications are processed for entry to full-time undergraduate courses, HND's and university diplomas.
UK universities and colleges	complete list of UK university and college web sites
Careers Europe	UK resource centre for international careers
The European Choice	A Guide to Opportunities for Higher Education in Europe
ECCTIS	A guide to UK courses guide containing information on approximately 100,000 courses at over 1000 universities and colleges of further and higher education. Searches can be done by course subject, location, method of study or by institution.