This section provides a list of recommended websites with a brief description of each site. Each site provides resources or information on the topic areas of the programme.
Alcohol Concern is the national agency supporting alcohol misuse. They
would like to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm and
to increase the range and quality of services available to people with
alcohol-related problems.
Alcohol Concern provides information and encourages debate on the wide
range of public policy issues affected by alcohol. Including public health,
housing, children and families, crime and licensing. They support specialist
and non-specialist service providers helping to tackle alcohol problems at
a local level, whilst also working to influence national alcohol policy.
ASH is a public health charity working for a comprehensive social
response to tobacco aimed at achieving a reduction and eventual
elimination of the problems caused by tobacco. Fact sheets and
information are available for download.
An extensive site which provides information for pupils, parents and
teachers.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is the UK's biggest heart charity.
The website contains a number of games, interactive activities, downloads
and events for young people in relation to lifestyles, getting to know your
heart, food4thought, smoking and illegal drugs.
This is an interactive web site with sections for children and young
people, teachers and parents. It provides information about alcohol abuse
and personal safety, peer pressure, crime and the law, home and families,
online safety and interactive activities.
www.childprotectionukltd.co.uk
This provides information and resources aiming for a drug free future. To
contact this agency E mail - Childprotection(at)tiscali.co.uk
An information site for young people aged 11-25 specific to Wales. It has
loads of information from sport to money, health and other issues.
The aim of “Daily Dose” website is to provide links to news and reports
concerning drug and alcohol misuse/abuse and drug addiction.
The “Daily Dose” page is updated twice a day and the headlines have been
selected from a wide range of information providers. They are linked directly
to these sources where the original reports can be accessed via the Internet
free of charge.
A bilingual drug and alcohol helpline site. It provides an A – Z of drugs and
useful information regarding the helpline. (08006335588)
The site includes a link to an online database which will assist you to find
helping agencies in your own locality.
An interactive site providing information for teachers, parents and pupils. It
provides resources, games, animation slide shows and videos. The teacher
resources cover a range of themes such as stay safe, exploring the
community, internet safety, and citizenship.
A National UK Trust that has produced several resources to support the
teaching of alcohol related issues. You will need to register to use this site
but all resources are downloadable e.g.
street-wise
drink aware unit calculator wheel
let’s talk about alcohol
parents and carers tips and advice leaflets.
This is the cross-government drug strategy web-site for drug professionals
and others interested in the strategy. Content includes publications, events,
Drug Action Tear Directory, Public Drugs Campaign Recourses, Press releases
and the National Drug Strategy.
This is an excellent site for 11-15 year olds with loads of games and
activities, which look at drugs and alcohol. It also has links to some great,
free to play web-based games. It is definitely worth a visit to D-world as part of the drug scope.
The Welsh healthy schools site providing information on the health aspects of smoking and substance abuse. The site also provides the opportunity for pupils in years 3 to 6 to join the smoke bugs club by completing the application from on www.smokebugs.co.uk.
A Government based web site full of policies, guidance, and latest news. This
is a good source for research both for young people and professionals.
Kids Health is a large site on the web providing doctor-approved health
information about children from before birth through to adolescence.
Created by The Nemours Foundation's Centre for Children's Health Media,
Kids Health provides accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health
information to use with KS2 and KS3 pupils. It has separate children’s teens
and parent sections each with their own design and age-appropriate content.
It contains many in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and
resources - all original and all developed by experts in the health of children
and teens.
This site is designed to help young people know their cannabis use and its
potential impact on their lives and how to make changes if they want to. It
contains a lot of information, quizzes, self-help programme and links to other
sites.
www.patient.co.uk/health/Alcohol-and-Sensible-Drinking.htm
An informative site for young people about the dangers of binge drinking, it
contains interactive games, scenarios and facts, which can be used on an
individual basis or in a group setting.
this is the British Red Cross, web site with educational resources and suggested lesson activities to raise awareness of first aid and emergency techniques.
Re-solv was founded in 1984 by Barrie Liss, OBE, JP and remains the only
national charity solely dedicated to the prevention of solvent and volatile
substance abuse.
This web-site has interactive facilities about smoking aimed at children,
parents and teachers. It also provides a useful mailing list for most recent
information.
www.south-wales.police.uk/fe/master
On this site go to the SWooPies section and you will find colouring sheets,
activities to try about road safety and staying safe. There are links to
www.hedgehogs.gov.uk and interactive games.
Has downloadable worksheets related to aspects of first aid under the young
lifesaver scheme e.g. recovery position and emergency phone call, choking,
poisoning, etc.
Provides information for teacher’s leaflets on drugs, advice on getting help
and also has a link if you are concerned about somebody else. You can e-mail
FRANK if you have any unanswered questions regarding substance misuse or
phone the 24 hour, seven days a week Help-line on 0800 77 66 00.
Is an informative site for teachers providing guidance for teaching and
learning, information on whole school issues, professional development and
support , lesson plans and resources in a variety of forms, paper based,
videos, CDs, etc. for foundation stage, KS2, KS3, and KS4 in PSHE,
citizenship and other subjects.
Within this web site there is a resource bank for PSE, It contains 97
resources for use with the Foundation Phase, including anti-bullying,
behaviour, safety, golden rules and road safety.
This site is packed with information about all aspects of life. This is a good
reference for drugs and alcohol with links to other national and local websites.
This site is aimed at the 16+-year group.
Provides personal stories, DVD tracks of a drug user story and music. In
addition it provides a news section for information.
Drink Wise Wales is a new easy to use bilingual website giving information on sensible drinking. The site allows people to calculate how much they are drinking, and learn about how alcohol affects the body. The web site includes a downloadable drink diary. There`s also information on the number of calories in popular alcoholic drinks, and a game demonstarating how alcohol can slow reactions.
A useful topical website about a variety of issues offering resources and materials to support teachers covering human rights issues in the curriculum.
Website aimed at parents, however, has a section for professionals with information and latest news around the theme of bullying. There is an online training module to complete on-line.
Provides useful articles and information for discussion. It encourages young people from across the world to get together on their website to exchange ideas about globalization and sustainable development
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/bullying/
Very current up to date site suitable for secondary school age pupils. Practical tips by variety of celebrities for keeping up your confidence and feeling good about yourself when people around you are being a bit mean.
Provides general information for teachers about all forms of bullying.
This website provides information for pupils of all ages about bullying, the effects and consequences.
Is suitable for KS3 pupils, teachers and parents. It provides a lot of relevant information.
The website is mainly for teachers, and as the interface is not particularly child friendly is therefore not appropriate for use for classroom teaching. There are lots of case studies to read about people’s experiences with bullying and how to overcome them, lots of definitions of bullying, types of bullying and how to overcome bullying.
Create your own no bullying poster
Read Ben’s Story about bullying
Discuss the National Survey on Bullying
Read the problem pages, discuss and class write replies.
Lots of information for the teacher.
Play a game where they design a bully and a hero and they have to get away from the bully.
CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, the website provides separate sections for primary and secondary pupils, They contain video clips, quizzes, assemblies, schemes of work and information sheets for classroom use.
This website is an interactive site with sections for children and young people, teachers and parents. It provides information games and activities for KS2 pupils.
Stop Bullying Now Campaign.
Children can watch the advert made by celebrities such as Rio Ferdinand and Sharon Osborne and discuss.
Provides information on the criminal justice system and the law for teachers and parents
A Christian Aid website providing assemblies and information on current global issues. There a child friendly section entitled ‘global gang’ with educational games and stories to interest to KS2 pupils.
Provides current news articles for class debate.
Is suitable for teachers and KS3 pupils providing information on types of bullying, anti-bullying strategies, causes of bullying etc.
This website is suitable for Foundation Phase and KS2 pupils. It is interactive providing activities such as Beat the Bully game, how to surf safely and useful information if you are being bullied.
Upon entering site click on teachers. The site offers a range of ideas and resources for early years, 5 -7years, 7-11, 11-14, 14 – 16 years of age in support of teachers wishing to develop global citizenship in their classroom.
Contains an educational resource section for primary and secondary work. There is a charge for these resources.
A website containing information on road safety by BRAKE.
A child-friendly web site for Key Stage 3 pupils, which can be used to start discussions. It gives definitions supporting discussion. It includes being bullied, what bullying is like, that no one deserves to be bullied, why bullies do it, how to stop bullying and what children can do to help.
http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk
A charity involved in finding homes for orphans. The website has a section of news articles that may be useful for discussion
Be aware it is an American site suitable for year 6 and KS3 but it is has child friendly activities, which explains things in simple terms. It includes why people bully with a survey to see whether or not they are bullies. It shows how people feel when they are bullied. It tells children what to do if they observe bullying incidents. There are short cartoons about bullying with follow up questions, which the class can watch and discuss, case studies and games.
This is an excellent website for all ages containing information about text bullying, including the latest research summary, quizzes, tips and tip poster.
A great child friendly web-site, easy to navigate for pupils, which explains things in simple terms. Talks about types of bullying, consequences and how people feel when they are bullied. It shows the different types e.g. people who are bullied, watching other people being bullied. Lots of discussion for whole class activities.
A web-site for teacher information. Enter anti-social behaviour to gain access to a wide range of resources including programmes on Teachers’ T.V.
PSE resources and ideas. Friendship, learning to share, right and wrong decisions.
Within the website there is a resource bank for PSE. It contains a large number of resources for use with primary pupils, including anti-bullying, behaviour, safety, golden rules and road safety.
www.theaa.com/aattitude/teacher-zone/index.jsp
A website from the AA. Within the teacher zone there are lessons such as “Are you Road Worthy?” Information/facts are also available about Driving/Safety/ Young Driver Issues. Pupils may particularly enjoy the on line driving lesson.
The Anti-bullying Network supports anti-bullying work in schools. It has a young person section with support materials.
Offers tips and suggestions for keeping safe when using Internet chat. Separate sections dedicated to adults, teenagers and young children.
www.bebo.com/itdoesnthavetohappen
A site for people who want to become active in tackling knife crime and promoting the dangers of carrying weapons
The site provides information and advice to parents and teachers about potential problems of life on the internet and how to behave appropriately. There are sections on safe use, e-mails, chat rooms, IM and file sharing.
www.bmweducation.co.uk/learningcentre
The education programme provides free, curricular linked educational resources aimed at the different phases. ‘Cool Wayz’ encourages 9 -14 year olds to make the right choices about personal safety as they start to travel independently.
A national road safety charity which aims to prevent death and injury on the roads through education. There is a Kidz’ Zone with materials aimed at different age groups.
The site has become a resource for people using search engines to find reliable information on a variety of bullying issues. It has a site for young people that address issues around cyber bullying and offensive phone text. It has a section for young people that address bullying on school transport.
A website produced by Childnet which looks specifically at the dangers of Internet Chat rooms. This is a site about the potential dangers of interactive services online like chat, IM, online games, e-mails and mobile phones.
Is an interactive web site with sections for children, young people, teachers and parents. It provides information and advice about various forms of bullying, mobile phone safety, peer pressure, crime and the law, online safety and interactive activities for KS2.
Gives details and links to over 60 exciting websites produced by and for and by young people.
Childnet's main website which includes a special children's area called "joinhands" where children can describe what they feel about the Internet. Links directly to Childnet with resources for young people including a moderated Forum, Kidsmart and Chatdanger.
The site is a trusted source of safety information and educational materials that focus on general safety awareness. It caters for young people from 5 to 15.
An information site for young people aged 11-25 specific to Wales has specific reference to crime and guns and weapons. The site provides information on many aspects of rights, citizenship and the law. It has loads of information from sport to money, health and other issues.
A partnership site between the police, the media and the community to fight crime.
Danger Point has been developed by North Wales Police and is a dedicated centre providing safety education for children and young people.
An interactive site providing information for teachers, parents and pupils. It provides resources, games, animation side shows and videos. The teacher resources cover a range of themes such as road safety, teenage travel and cycle safety.
An interactive site providing information for teachers, parents and pupils. Aimed at KS1 and KS2 pupils. It provides resources, games, animation slide shows and videos. The teacher resources cover a range of themes such as stay safe, exploring the community, internet safety, and citizenship.
Children of all ages need to know about road safety. The Think website has many teaching resources which have been developed to meet curriculum targets and a forum to discuss aspects of road safety.
www.gridclub.com/games/citizenship.cybercafe
A home learning website that offers brain game and thinking skills. Its learning centre is designed for children between the ages of five and twelve. It also has sections for teachers and parents. The Gridclub Learning Centre has more than 500 games and activities designed for children aged six to twelve. It is one of the most popular websites in the UK because of its fun approach to learning.
www.gunsandknivestakelives.com
Refers to the making of a DVD which it is reported accounts for a marked decrease in incidents. Interactive quiz to recognise real and fake guns and effective posters. Changes to the gun laws. Interactive resources to support a lesson plan.
A guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people from ThinkuKnow. Learn how to use the computer safely by watching a presentation about Hector and his friends.
Gives details of parents Internet safety seminar and classroom activities which teachers can order. Dedicated to introducing inner city children to quality activities.
The Be Safe Programme, a Home Office site The most complete resource on knife crime in the UK. Offers information about victims, keeping safe, a section for children and young people and how to report crime
The Welsh Assembly Government web site houses a number of pertinent documents.
www.nspcc.org.uk/kidszone
This website is suitable for KS2 pupils. It is interactive providing useful information on keeping safe.
A site dedicated to parents to help their children to develop skills using helpful resources and steer clear of dangers that exist with interactive games and provide internet safety tips.
2SMART Essex police advice to young people on staying safe, antisocial behaviour, knives, bullying. A forum for 12 – 18 year olds.
PowerPoint presentations about making friends and about how we like to be treated.
Road safety Wales has been established to create partnerships between all stakeholders in Wales. The mission is to further casualty reduction through collaborative working. The site has an education section which addresses issues in primary and secondary schools.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of accidents provides advice and information on a wide range of topics. There is a safety and risk education section.
The site offers interesting features and practical advice on all sorts of safety issues. Access videos on a range of topics pertinent to child safety.
A site for teachers which provides strategic advice on the use of ICT in schools.
Shadow CS Youth Website is a fun interactive website aimed at young people 11 – 16.An interactive website. Allows young people to get involved in discussions about crime and gives them options of seeking advice. Crime prevention tips.
The pack is designed to help teachers; young people and parents understand and prevent text bullying. Lots of valuable information for young people.
The official website of the metropolitan police’s Operation Trident. Contains advice, posters, accounts, gangs and reporting mechanisms.
This is an informative site for teachers, providing guidance for teaching and learning, information on whole school issues, professional development and support , lesson plans and resources in a variety of forms, paper based, videos, CDs, etc. for Foundation Phase, KS2, KS3, and KS4 in PSE, and other subjects.
PSE resources and ideas for primary teachers. Friendship, learning to share, right and wrong decisions.
Within the website there is a resource bank for PSE. It contains a large number of resources for use with primary pupils, including anti-bullying, behaviour, safety, golden rules and road safety.
Components on the site include Put down the knife and gun awareness. Includes Knife City DVD.
A site for 12 – 16 year olds who are worried about something and needs some help. Ther4me can help with issues like abuse, bullying, exams, drugs and self harm.
A website for children, run by CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) which offers advice on how to stay safe on the internet. It includes inside information on how to stay safe while having fun online and also has a section for teachers and parents.
Wise Kids promotes internet literacy, online safety and further information for young people.
The UK Government's Internet safety campaign which includes a booklet which you can download and pass on to parents of the children in your class.
The Young Persons Guide to the Internet. A special directory produced as a labour of love by one parent in the UK which lists helpful websites for children in 40 detailed categories and 230 subjects for children, parents and teachers.
This is an interactive site, which provides follow-up work for pupils after Crucial Crew. The site provides pupils with a fun way of reinforcing important safety messages, providing a computer-based version of the workshops. Children navigate through a game-like environment, where they are presented with a series of choices in relation to health, police, public emergencies, electricity, fire, the seaside and bus travel safety. The site also provides resources for teachers and parents.
Dyfed Powys Police have compiled for young people information on what the Police do as well as some advice and tipson issues that affect young people such as how to stay safe on the internet, bullyingm, protecting your ipod or mobile phone, drugs and alcohol etc.
www.wales.gov.uk/personalandsocialeducation
The PSE Guidance web site which includes the PSE Framework 2008.
The Welsh Assembly Government web site houses a number of pertinent documents.
The Skills Framework for 3 to 19 year-olds in Wales.
The Anti Bullying Guidance ‘Respecting Others’ Circular 23/2003.
wales.gov.uk/bestpracticebullying
Best practice in drug education: Substance Misuse: Children and Young People: Circular 17/02.