We have put together a list of websites which may be of interest to parents.
The World Wide Web is a dynamic beast with sites being created, destroyed and relocated on a daily basis. Please let us know if you find a website that you feel may be of use to others and we will do our best to include it. If you find a broken link we would like to hear about that too so that we can correct it!
We have checked the listed sites fairly carefully but the inclusion of a link should not be seen as an endorsement of the views expressed within that website. Please contact us as a matter of urgency if you feel that any of the listed websites contain material that is unsuitable for our target audience.
Send an email to our webmaster
General information BBC Schools page
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
Useful resources for teachers, pupils and parents
Educate the children
http://www.educate.org.uk/
A huge collection of resources for parents and teachers
Department of education and Skills (Parents' gateway)
www.dfes.gov.uk/parentsgateway/index.shtml
A useful source of information about government policy with a useful selection of additional links
The Parents' Information Network (PIN)
www.pin.org.uk/
An independent service providing a wide range of guidance on computers and education for parents with children of toddler age through to 18
iVillage (Parenting)
http://www.ivillage.co.uk/parenting/school/
A useful source of information for parents with school age children. Includes sections on activities, behaviour, concerns, education, health and fitness and healthy eating
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)
www.ace-ed.org.uk/
An independent advice centre for parents offering advice on education for 5 to 16 year olds in England. Targeted at the state sector but with useful information for other parents
Internet safety Superhighway Safety (DfES)
http://www.parentsonline.gov.uk/usingtheinternet/
Part of an excellent site which contains guidelines designed to promote the safe use of the Internet by children.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
http://www.ceop.gov.uk/
Sound advice about internet safety for young people.
Welfare issues Bullying Online
www.bullying.co.uk/
A registered charity with a website which contains relevant information for parents, pupils and teachers
Bullying via mobile phones
http://www.stoptextbully.com/
A joint initiative between NCH and Tesco Mobile. Aims to reduce the incidence of bullying through the medium of mobile phones
Bullying at School
www.scre.ac.uk/bully/
Guidance from the Scottish Centre for Research in Education. Useful advice for the friends and siblings of victims
Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk/
A website for young people who are feeling the effects of stress or depression
LifeBytes
http://www.lifebytes.gov.uk/index_flash.htmll
A comprehensive government sponsored collection of advice on health issues as they affect children
Ability
www.ability.org.uk/
A website which contains information relating to a wide range of disabilities and disorders. Include information relating to dyslexia and eating disorders
Road safety Rode Code
www.roadcode.co.uk/
A children's version of the Highway Code
Let's Walk to School
www.walktoschool.org.uk/
Promoting the advantages of walking to school
Revision sites to point your children to BBC Revise Wise
www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/
A revision area aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils
BBC Bitesize (KS3)
www.bbc.co.uk/education/ks3bitesize/
A revision area for Key Stage 3 pupils
BBC Bitesize (KS4)
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
A revision area for Key Stage 3 pupils
BBC AS Guru
www.bbc.co.uk/education/asguru/
A support site for candidates studying AS level subjects