British Council: find advice on training, classroom activities, and exams here. http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/

BBC Schools website features many excellent primary resources  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

Websites for lesson ideas and resources

OneStopEnglish.com: find ready-to-go lesson plans and read funny teacher anecdotes in the Magazine section       http://www.onestopenglish.com/

Breaking News English: gain access to over 700 lessons here, all based around current news events and including a reading, vocabulary and discussion questions, and an MP3 listening you can download.  http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

British Council: find advice on training, classroom activities, and exams here. http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/

Primary Resources is a well BBC Schools website features many excellent primary resources  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

known site used by UK teachers , it includes IWB resources, work sheets, display posters etc – well worth exploring

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm

Ambleside Primary School website has lots of interactive student activities – suitable for using in an ICT suite or for homework

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/literacy.htm

Schoolzone.co.uk has hundreds of ideas, lesson plans etc – look in Primary area

http://www.schoolzone.co.uk

YouTube has many songs and simple English videos for young learners – make sure you do your research first to check suitability

http://www.youtube.com/

Coxhoe Primary School has a very good area for interactive online games for spelling/grammar etc

http://durham.schooljotter.com/coxhoe/Fun+Stuff

eChalk.co.uk is a subscription site. It has many online interactive activities for use on a computer or IWB

http://www.echalk.co.uk/

Primary Toolbox has links to numerous engaging websites for primary school children

http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/