Useful links

Government Departments and non-Ministerial Departments

Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk

Dance and Drama Awards
http://www.direct.gov.uk/danceanddrama

Department for Culture, Media and Sport
http://www.culture.gov.uk

Culture Online (DCMS)
http://www.cultureonline.gov.uk

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk

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Public Offices

Arts Council of England
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk

Arts Council of Wales
http://www.ccc-acw.org.uk

Arts Council of Scotland
http://www.sac.org.uk

Arts Council of Northern Ireland
http://www.artscouncil-ni.org

British Council
http://www.britcoun.org

British Council (Music)
http://music.britishcouncil.org

British Council (Dance and Drama)
http://www.britcoun.org/arts/drama/draindex.htm

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Music:

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
http://www.abrsm.org
 (also see http://www.soundjunction.org and http://www.musicmedals.org )

Awards for Young Musicians
http://www.a-y-m.org.uk

Chamber Music Courses (South and South West)
http://www.musicworkschambercourses.org

Jazz Services
http://www.jazzservices.org.uk

Music Manifesto
http://www.musicmanifesto.co.uk

Music Masters' and Mistresses' Association
http://www.mma-online.org.uk

Music Services (The Federation of)
http://www.thefms.org/

International Society of Music Educators
http://www.isme.org

Musicians Benevolent Fund
http://www.mbf.org.uk

Music Education Council
http://www.mec.org.uk

Music for Youth
http://www.mfy.org.uk

National Association of Music and Dance Schools
( now the Music and Dance Excellence (MADE) Schools)
http://www.made-schools.org.uk/

National Association of Music Educators
http://www.name2.org.uk

National Youth Strings Academy
http://www.nysastrings.org.uk

National Foundation for Youth Music
http://www.musicleader.net

National Music Council (USA)
http://www.musiccouncil.org

Pro Corda residential chamber music
http://www.procorda.com

So you want to play a musical instrument?
http://www.paythepiper.co.uk

St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh
http://www.st-marys-music-school.co.uk

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Choirs:

Choir Schools Association
http://www.choirschools.org.uk

Cornwall Junior Choir
http://www.cornwalljuniorchoir.org.uk

National Singing Programme
http://www.singup.org

The Voices Foundation
http://www.voices.org.uk

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Dance:

Ballet
http://www.ballet.co.uk

Council for Dance Education and Training
http://www.cdet.org.uk

DanceUK
http://www.danceuk.org

Dance companies worldwide
http://www.dancer.com/dance-links

Dance Teachers On-Line
http://www.dtol.ndirect.co.uk

Folk Dance (and Music)
http://www.efdss.org/

National Association of Music and Dance Schools ( now the Music and Dance Excellence (MADE) Schools)
http://www.made-schools.org.uk/

National Dance Teachers Association
http://www.ndta.org.uk

Royal Academy of Dance
http://www.rad.org.uk

South Asian Dance (and Music)
http://www.southasiandance.org.uk
http://www.milapfest.com

Youth Dance England
http://www. yde .org.uk

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Other links:

All things musical
http://www.zonemag.net

Arts alive!
http://www.qca.org.uk/artsalive

Arts Online (ACE)
http://www.artsonline.com

Artsworld
http://www.artsworld.com

BBC Parents' Music Room
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/parents

British Arts (web resource for all arts-related topics)
http://www.britisharts.co.uk/performingarts.htm

Business sponsorship for the arts
http://www.aandb.org.uk

Charities Aid Foundation
http://www.charitynet.org

Classic FM
www.classicfm.com

Directory of Social Change : Publishers of the Educational Grants Directory http://www.dsc.org.uk

Independent Schools Council Information Service
http://www.iscis.uk.net

Live Music Now!
http://www.livemusicnow.org

Metier - national training organisation for the arts
http://www.metier.org.uk

National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/gifted

National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)
http://www.nesta.org.uk

National Grid for Learning
http://www.ngfl.gov.uk

UK Sponsorship
http://www.uksponsorship.com

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