Key contacts

Link Agencies are asterisked throughout this section.

Organisation	Contact Name and Address	Description
Business in the Community (BITC)	Rowzat Tayyebkhan Information Officer 44 Baker Street London W1M 1DH Tel: 0171 224 1600	Facilitates business involvement in community activity; programmes include: Opportunity 2000. Education. Corporate community involvement.
Creativity in Science & Technology (CREST) *	Alan West Director CREST Award Scheme 1 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD Tel: 0171 294 3098	UK Award Scheme. To encourage and excite young people about science, technology and engineering. Administered through SCSST and SATROs. Supported by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Office of Science and Technology.
Education Business Partnerships (EBPs)*	Locally based. Full lists and information from: Business in the Community 44 Baker Street London W1M 1DH Tel: 0171 224 1600	Provide a locally based focus for education/industry collaboration. Work closely with Training and Enterprise Councils (TECs). Key function is promoting the achievement of the National Targets for Education and Training.
Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)	Head of Education and Training Unit Equal Opportunities Unit Overseas House Quay Street Manchester M3 3HN Tel: 0161 833 9244	Advice and support on all aspects of equal opportunities policy and practice.
Neighbourhood Engineers Scheme	Tim Maskell Senior Executive Regional Affairs Neighbourhood Engineers Programme Essex House 12/13 Essex Street London WC2R 3EG Tel: 0171 240 7891	An Engineering Council Initiative. Attracts engineers to local schools to support pupils and teachers. To excite and stimulate young people and to promote engineering as a career.
Office of Science & Technology	Lynda Sharp Development Unit on Women in Science, Engineering & Technology OST Room 818/819 Bridge Place 88-89 Eccleston Square London SW1V 1PT Tel: 0171 215 0941	Promote the role of women in Science, Engineering & Technology. Hold list of organisations which promote and support the role of women in Science, Engineering and Technology.
The SATRO Network (Science & Technology Regional Organisations)*	David Merrell National SATRO Coordinator Cheshire SATRO Science, Design & Technology Centre Middle Lane, Kingsley Nr Frodsham Cheshire WA6 6TZ Tel: 01928 788854	Regional organisations to promote Science, Technology and Engineering related activities in schools.
Standing Conference on Schools Science and Technology (SCSST)*	Ann Parkin 1 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD Tel: 0171 294 2468	Excite young people about science and technology, industry and engineering. Stimulate curriculum change. Provide a wide range of national and local services to EBPs and schools. Run projects like Young Engineers Clubs and the Young Engineer for Britain Award.
Women Into Science and Engineering (WISE)	Activity is specifically for girls and women Marie-Noëlle Barton Manager WISE Campaign The Engineering Council 10 Maltravers Street London WC2R 3ER Tel: 0171 240 7891	Promoting women into Science and Engineering. WISE Bus Initiative Leaflets, posters, videos, role models, conferences
Careers Research & Advisory Council (CRAC)	David Blandford Director Sheraton House Castle Park Cambridge CB3 0AX Tel: 01223 460277	Conferences on careers issues. Learning programmes for teachers, students, and young managers. Customised development programmes. Learning materials.
Centre for Education and Industry (CEI)	Professor John Woolhouse Centre for Education and Industry University of Warwick Westwood Coventry CV4 7AL Tel: 01203 523909	Education/industry degree courses. National information service. Research and evaluation. International partnership network.
Community Education Development Centre (CEDC)	Barbara Crosbie Lifelong Learning Officer CEDC Unit C1 Grovelands Court Grovelands Estate Longford Road Coventry CV7 9NE Tel: 024 7658 8440 Fax: 024 7658 8441	Training programmes and materials. Consultancy services. Model development projects. Publications including NETWORK.
The Industrial Society	Roger Opie The Industrial Society Quadrant Court 49 Calthorpe Road Birmingham B15 1TH Tel: 0120 454 6769	Topical conferences and workshops on key issues for education management and EBPs. Work-related conferences in schools and colleges for students with business support. Enlisting and training school governors from the business community. Consultancy services to EBPs and TECs.
School Curriculum Industry Partnership (SCIP)*	Centre for Education and Industry University of Warwick Westwood Coventry CV4 7AL Tel: 01203 524371	Curriculum development and support services, including: Consultancy. Conferences. Project development. Publishing education materials. Training for teachers and business personnel.
Understanding British Industry (UBI)*	John L Brodie Director Sun Alliance House New Inn Hall Street Oxford OX1 2QE Tel: 01865 722585	Supports professional development of teachers through placements and training programmes Develops programmes enhancing the competence of careers teachers and careers officers.
The Trident Trust*	Coline Cooke-Priest Trident Trust Saffron Court 14b St Cross St London EC1N 8XA Tel: 0171242 1616	Operates on behalf of Education Business Partnerships to provide 14-19 year olds with: work experience. community involvement. personal challenges.
Understanding Industry (UI)	Stuart Bishell Enterprise House 59 Upper Ground London SE1 9PQ Tel: 0171 620 0735	Working to improve attitudes to industry and commerce: Programmes for 16-19 year old students. Train teachers and business people to run UK courses. Accredited course with Associated Examining Board (AEB).
Women's Engineering Society	Cathy MacGillivray Imperial College of Science and Technology Department of Civil Engineering Imperial College Road London SW7 2BU Tel: 0171 594 6025	Promoting the study & practice of engineering among women Raising the profile of women engineers in the public and policy making arenas Providing networking between women engineers & also with other women's organisations Annual conference, quarterly journal, individual, company and student group membership
Young Enterprise	Peter Westgarth Chief Executive Young Enterprise National Office Ewert Place Summertown Oxford OX2 7BZ Tel: 01865 311180	Provide young people with exciting and imaginative practical experience of business. Young people set up companies with support from business mentors. Annual awards for most successful companies.