www.bcodp.org.uk British Council for Disabled People
www.britishsignlanguage.com British Sign Language – basic signs
www.ccwales.org.uk Care Council for Wales
www.doh.gov.uk Department of Health
www.makaton.org The Makaton Charity
www.mencap.org.uk Mencap (for people with learning disabilities)
www.nhs.uk National Health Service
www.niscc.info Northern Ireland Social Care Council
www.rnib.org.uk Royal National Institute of Blind People
www.rnid.org.uk The Royal National Institute for Deaf People
www.skillsforcare.org.uk Sector Skills Council for Care and Development
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Sector Skills Council for the UK Health Sector
www.socialcare.co.uk Social care careers information
www.bohs.org British Occupational Hygiene Society
www.cqc.org.uk Care Quality Commission
www.cwdcouncil.org.uk Children’s Workforce Development Council
www.doh.gov.uk Department of Health
www.foodstandards.gov.uk Food Standards Agency
www.hse.gov.uk Health and Safety Executive
www.hsebooks.co.uk Health and Safety Executive Books
www.lshtm.ac.uk London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
www.rospa.com Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
www.skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk Sector Skills Council for Care and Development
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Sector Skills Council for the UK Health Sector
www.bda.uk.com The British Dietetic Association
www.nutrition.org.uk British Nutrition Foundation
www.dfes.gov.uk Department for Education and Skills
www.doh.gov.uk Department of Health
www.fdf.org.uk Food and Drink Federation
www.food.gov.uk Food Standards Agency
www.foodinschools.org Food in Schools
www.foodvision.cieh.org Food Vision
www.healthyschoollunches.org Healthy School Lunches
www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk Healthy Schools programme
www.hesonline.nhs.uk Hospital Episode Statistics
www.hpa.org.uk Health Protection Agency
www.statistics.gov.uk National Statistics Online – Government statistics resource
www.physicalactivityandnutritionwales.org.uk Physical Activity and Nutrition Networks Wales
www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk School Food Trust
www.surestart.gov.uk Sure Start
www.teachernet.gov.uk Teachernet
www.vegsoc.org.uk Vegetarian Society
Names of Journals, magazines and useful websites are provided for students when they start a new unit.
Textbooks
Asbridge L, Lavers S, Moonie N and Scott J – BTEC First Health and Social Care (Heinemann, 2006) ISBN 9780435463328
Baldock J, Manning N, Miller S and Vickerstaff S – Social Policy (Oxford University Press, 2007) ISBN 9780199284979
Clarke L – Health and Social Care GCSE (Nelson Thornes, 2002) ISBN 9780748770724
Eden S – Society, Health and Development Level 1 Foundation Diploma (Pearson, 2008) ISBN 9780435500900
Haworth E, Allen B, Forshaw C, Nicol D, Volbracht A and Leach J – Society, Health and Development Level 2
Journals and magazines:
Community Care Magazine
General Social Care Council Codes of Practice
www.ageuk.org.uk Age Concern
www.doh.gov.uk Department of Health
www.eoc.org.uk Equal Opportunities Commission
www.linkability.org.uk Care & support for people with learning disabilities
www.rnib.org.uk Royal National Institute of Blind people
www.rnid.org.uk Royal National Institute for Deaf People
www.scie.org.uk Social Care Institute for Excelleance
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Sector Skills Council for the UK Health Sector
Textbooks
Barker J – The Child in Mind: A Child Protection Handbook (Routledge, 2004) ISBN 9780415321754
Beckett C – Child Protection: an Introduction (Sage, 2003) ISBN 9780761949565
Benamer S, White K – Trauma and Attachment (Karnac Books, 2008) ISBN 9781855756663
Boys D and Langridge E – BTEC National Health and Social Care Book 1 (Nelson Thornes, 2007) ISBN 9780748784042
Bradley J (editor) – The Tavistock Clinic: Understanding your Child (series) (Jessica Kingsley co-published with the Tavistock Clinic) – a series of age-specific books on child development eg Lesley Maroni Understanding 4-5 year olds (2007) ISBN 9781843105343
Bruce T and Meggitt C – Child Care and Education (Hodder Arnold, 2006) ISBN 9780340925393
Ferguson H – Protecting Children in Time: Child Abuse, Child Protection and the Consequences of Modernity (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) ISBN 9781403906939
Fowler J – A Practitioner’s Tool for Child Protection and the Assessment of Parents (Jessica Kingsley, 2002) ISBN 9781843100508
Gardner R – Supporting Families: Child Protection in the Community (Wiley, 2005) ISBN 9780470023020
Nolan Y – S/NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care Candidate Book Options Plus (Heinemann, 2006) ISBN 9780435464653
Nolan Y – S/NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care Candidate Handbook (Heinemann, 2005) ISBN 9780435453732
Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC National Health and Social Care Book 2 (Heinemann, 2007) ISBN 9780435499167
Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Student Book 1(Pearson, 2010) ISBN 9781846907663
Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Student Book 2
(Pearson, 2010) ISBN 9781846907470
Journals and magazines
Children and Young People Now
Community Care
Care and Health
