Resource Centre

Opening hours

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 12.00pm to 5.30pm

The Centre is open during school term time and by arrangement in school holidays.

Membership

Membership helps support the work of DEC(SY). Benefits for members include:

loan of resources
discounts on resource purchases
discounts on training

Find out more

The YHGSA has a full catalogue of resources available for loan or purchase.

visit the YHGSA site >

You are welcome to come and visit the new DEC(SY) Resource Centre, opened in November 2003, where there are over 2500 resources for sale, loan or reference. (Opening hours are listed on the left.)

The Resource Centre also provides an artefacts loan service and a video viewing area, and staff can offer assistance in finding human resources, in the form of artist/educators from Africa, Asia and other parts of the world.

Centre Staff can also offer specialist advice on resources for teaching about citizenship, distant places, development, human rights, peace, environmental and equal opportunities issues.

Available Resources

The range of resources for sale, loan and reference includes photo-packs, videos, fiction and non-fiction books, posters and games. Almost every school curriculum area is represented. There are titles for early years, primary, secondary, further education, youth and community work.

National Curriculum related teaching packs and videos (there are video viewing facilities at the Resource Centre)
Initial Teacher Education materials
Junior readers and picture books
Dual language books
Adult/FE materials
Youth Work materials
Maps and posters
Journals and periodicals
Picture library
Artefacts Collections (details on request)

All the above are available for sale or reference, with DEC(SY) members receiving purchase discounts and a loan service.

A Tanzanian Headteacher at the Resource Centre.

A selection of artefacts from the Resource Centre.

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