Some links to websites suggesting strategies for motivating students/pupils:

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/motiv.htm

http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/motivate.html

http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/motivatingstudents/motivating.html

http://712educators.about.com/cs/motivation/a/motivation.htm

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/motivation.html

http://www.alite.co.uk/readings/motivation/motivation3.htm

http://www.etln.org.uk/resources/page19.html

http://www.axiseducation.co.uk/template2/home.asp?&gclid=CLLgldDnmpcCFc0e3godzDamDA