Useful Contacts and Publications
Useful Contacts and Publications
Many of the organization listed below produce a variety of publications, newsletters and other resources, many of which are listed in the Resource section of the Catalogue; they all provide advice and information.
Artability South East Shadwell House
65 Lower Green Road
Rusthall, Kent TN4 8TW
01892 519920
Artability enables people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, visual or hearing impairments, elderly, frail, and people with mental illness to develop, explore, share and enjoy their creativity by engaging fully with the artistic and cultural life of the community. They do so via projects, performances, exhibitions, publications, etc. throughout the South East of England (Kent, Surrey, E. and W. Sussex)
British Marine Life Study Society
14 Corbyn Crescent
Shoreham- by- sea
Sussex
BN43 6PQ
Tel: 01273 465433
Contact: Andy Horton
A wildlife study group that produces a journal for members four times a year. Rock pooling trips are arranged by individual members and a slide show presentation is also available.
Council for Environmental Education
University of Reading
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AQ
Tel: 01734 756061
National co-ordinating body for environmental education. Provides information, resources, and analysis of developments in environmental education.
Environment Agency
Sussex Area Office
Rivers House
3 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
BN11 1TF
Tel: 01903 215835
Contact: Wendy Rogers
Formally the National Rivers Authority, the Environment Agency is the most comprehensive environmental protection body in Europe. It is responsible for pollution prevention and control, the regulation of waste disposal and the management of the water environment. It produces educational materials, advise and may help with school visits.
To report pollution, flooding etc. call the Emergency Hotline (0800 807060)
Friends of the Earth
26-28 Underwood Street
London N1 7JQ
Tel: 0171 490 1555
Campaigning organisation producing information on all environmental issues including water supply and pollution.
Greenpeace
30 - 37 Islington Green
London
N1 8XE
Tel: 0171 8658100
Campaigns for clean beaches and species protection. Provides posters.
Lewes Recycling Centre
20 North Street
Lewes
BN7 2PE
Tel: 01273 486423
Operates a community recycling plant, run by people with learning difficulties, to process plastic, tins, paper, glass, etc. Has a resource library covering a wide range of environmental issues and topic. Local Agenda 21 contact.
Marine Conservation Society
9, Gloucester Road
Ross- on- Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 5BU
Tel:01989 566017
Acts as a lobby group to encourage creation of marine nature reserves and reduction of pollution in our coastal waters. It organises research projects (e.g. SeaSearch) and campaigns for the protection of endangered species. It produces educational resources.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
The Lodge
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 2DL
Tel: 01767 680551
Promotes the conservation of wild birds and their habitats. Produces educational materials.
sea watch foundation
70 Stratford Road
Oxford
OX4 1SW
Tel: 01865 727984
Contact: Peter Evans
A charity that monitors dolphin populations. It is mainly a research organisation, but it has an educational remit and produces identification guides and information.
South East Water
The Lodge
Arlington Reservoir
Berwick
Nr. Polegate
East Sussex
BN26 60F
Tel: 01323 870810
Contact: Emma Goddard.
This water company gives guided walks around the reservoir and talks on conservation and water related subjects. It produces a pack on reservoirs.
Southern Water Services Ltd.
Southern House
Yeoman Rd
Worthing BN13 3NX
Tel: 01903 264444
Helpline: 01202 669993
Contact: Helen Sparkes (Communications)
This water company provides schools with a talks presentation service. The half hour slide presentation on the water cycle, weather patterns etc. is suitable for K. S. 2. It also produces a pack and newspaper for the primary school.
Tidy Britain Group
The Pier
Wigan
WN3 4EX
Tel: 01942 824620
Manages the Eco- Schools Project and also produces educational material on various aspects of waste, including water.
Water Aid
Prince Consort House
27-29 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7UB
Tel: 0171 793 4500
A charity that aims to help people in developing countries to achieve sustainable improvements to their lives by improvements to water supplies. It encourages schools to become involved and produces educational resources.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
the Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
Slimbridge
Gloucestershire
GL2 7BT
Tel: 01453 890333
Promotes the conservation of wildfowl and their wetland habitat. Produces educational materials.
Wildlife Watch
The Green
Witham Park
Lincoln
LN5 7JR
Tel: 01522 544400
National environmental organisation for young people. Provides information and runs surveys, e.g. Water Vole Watch.
WWF - UK
Panda House
Weyside Park
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 1XR
Tel: 01483 426444
A campaign group that protects endangered species throughout the world. It publishes educational material, runs in- service training and a free Teacher representative scheme.
Useful Publications
International
Water Aid:
The Water Kit teaches about water supply and use in the UK and rural India.
Southern Water Services Ltd.:
Water Wise Pack raises awareness of water as a finite and essential resource.
South East Water:
Making Water Clearer provides information and activities that focus on water supply.
UNICEF(UK):
Clean Water, a Right for All: Active Project Work for Children aged 7 - 12 suggests activities on water, its control, supply, use and pollution. It includes experiments and design activities whilst covering the human issues of water as a resource. Tidy Britain Group: Water: Towards a Sustainable Lifestyle is available to registered Eco- schools. It contains useful information and ideas for activities in the classroom.
Severn Trent Water:
Water and Development Issues, Focus on Stories, KS1 asks questions such as 'What is water?', ' What makes water precious?'. Water and Development Issues, Focus on Ethiopia, KS2 is an issue-based approach to explore water, using the local area and Ethiopia as case studies.
Geography
Environment Agency:
In Depth Educational Fact sheets on a range of subjects, including The Water Cycle, River Flooding, & Life in the River.
The Wildlife Trusts :
Riverwatch Set looks at different aspects of the river in a fun and colourful way.
BBC Educational Publishing:
Rivers of the World Resource Pack and Follow the River cover the Rivers theme of the Geography NC at KS 2.
Thames Water Utilities:
Reservoir Book contains information and ideas for activities about the water cycle, and supply and demand of water from ancient times to the present day.
Marine Conservation Society:
Fact sheet Packs: on a range of subjects such as Marine Pollution.
Science
Three Valleys Water PLC:
The Water Box contains an extensive programme of work, including 21 science experiments.
BBC Educational Publishing:
Water Video Plus looks at different aspects of water with demonstrations of practical investigations.
Naturetrek Educational:
Water Activities is a photocopiable booklet that uses the water environment to teach across the curriculum. Water contains photocopiable worksheets and a teacher's booklet on the topic of water, with activities and experiments for indoors and outdoors.
Severn Trent Water:
Water in the Science Curriculum Pack KS 1/2 is designed to support teachers teaching a project on water as part of the Science curriculum and covers all aspects of water, from rain through treatment.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust:
Wildfowl and Wetlands Resource Book for Teachers is full of information and ideas for teaching about wildfowl and their habitat.
Devon Wildlife Trust:
Seashore: a Marine Environmental Resource Pack includes ideas for practical activities and games for the classroom to demonstrate most aspects of Life Processes and Living Things.
Naturetrek Educational:
Exploring Ponds contains coloured photos and photocopiable workcards for indoors and outdoors.
RSPB:
Estuaries and Seabirds and The Sea are curriculum guides.
Water and Water Life
Multi Media Pack contains photocopiable workcards, video, and a teachers booklet.
EarthWatch Europe:
Water and the Environment which includes a large booklet of background information for teachers covering all aspects of water in the environment, and photocopiable sheets and notes on NC links. It includes information on several of Earthwatch's projects throughout the world.
Art, Literature, Music.
Water Aid: Water Performer
uses drama, dance, music puppet and mask- making to explore water problems and their solutions in developing countries.
Mathematics, History, Design & Technology
WWF- UK:
Ocean Challenge is a book and wall chart full of cross-curricular ideas for activities designed to explore the oceans.
