A few tips before you join

• An important note: Some local authorities restrict staff use of social networking sites.  If you work for a local authority, please do check with your IT department to ensure that you are able to have access to the Learning Exchange as it will require log in details. If you need a letter verifying that the Learning Exchange is a bona fide extended services website supported by the Department for Education, please email Paddy O'Dea.
• Download the Learning Exchange guides and tips from the right hand side of this page.
• Please read the Learning Exchange Moderating policy, the Terms and conditions and the Privacy policy.
• If you have a query, please don't hesitate to email the moderator, Paddy O'Dea, or call her on 020 7587 5091.

Forgotten your password or your login name?

Take these steps to create a new password:

• Go to this page
• Type in the email address you used when you registered on the Learning Exchange.
• You’ll receive an email message with a link in it. Click on the link, which takes you to where you can reset your password (be a wee bit patient – it may take a few minutes to come through).  Note: the link in the email sent from the Learning Exchange will only be valid for a few days, so please activate a new password immediately.

Having difficulty logging in?

Some local authorities block certain sites such as Facebook, Myspace, etc. If you are being blocked from logging into the Learning Exchange, please do check with your IT department to ensure that you are able to have access. If you need a letter verifying that the Learning Exchange is a bona fide extended services website supported by the Department for Education, please email Paddy O'Dea.

How to subscribe and unsubscribe to forum threads

• Click on each forum topic and look at the threads.
• Decide which ones you want to subscribe to and click on the ‘Subscribe’ button to the right of the forum thread title.
• That takes you to a page where you’ll see two buttons: ‘Cancel’ and ‘Confirm subscribe’.
• If you want to subscribe and receive email alerts when there is activity on the threads that interest you, click ‘Confirm subscribe’ – and choose how often you’d like to be notified.
• If you want to stop receiving the emails, click ‘Cancel’.

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