National Burns Awareness Day
National Burns Awareness Day #BeBurnsAware - 17 Oct 18 Prevention & good first aid are key to reducing the number of burns & scalds occurring in the UK every single day. More info at http://bit.ly/BurnsAwarenessDay …
Think! Child Road Safety Campaign
This campaign includes more than 50 free resources to make it easier for parents, teachers and road safety officers to teach children aged 3 – 16 to be safer on our roads. Children are being urged to ‘Stop, Look, Listen, Think’ in this new road safety campaign which...
Sign up for #HelloYellow this World Mental Health Day
On Wednesday 10th October, World Mental Health Day, get everyone in your school or workplace to wear something yellow and donate to YoungMinds. Whether it’s a scarf, hat or bowtie - Young Minds want to see your colourful costumes! By taking part in #HelloYellow you...
Islington Junior Citizen 2018
We've just finished our first week in Islington, North London, and have two more fun-packed weeks ahead. The weather has been amazing, and we've worked with some great year 5 and 6 pupils. Agencies this year are Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade, Victim...
Staggering knife crime statistics in Birmingham schools every parent should know.
A staggering number of children caught carrying and using knives in schools has been revealed by police. New and concerning stats, exposed by a Freedom of Information request to West Midlands Police, reveal 119 reports of children caught carrying and even using bladed...
Lord Mayor and Young Mayors at Liverpool South Crucial Crew
Lord Mayor and Young Mayors Visit Crucial Crew Event Last week, more than 750 children from 18 local primary schools across Liverpool took part in a series of interactive safety workshops. ‘Crucial Crew’ teaches children about important issues that are often...
Young Drivers – Some Interesting Facts from BRAKE the Road Safety Charity
Young drivers (17-24 years old) are at a much higher risk of crashing than older drivers. Drivers aged 17-19 only make up 1.5% of UK licence holders, but are involved in 9% of fatal and serious crashes where they are the driver. Data on British drivers shows that: • ...
Safer Internet Day – 6th February
Tuesday 6th February marks Safer Internet Day 2018!This year’s theme is ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you”. Do you work with children who live stream? Live streaming means using an app or website to put out a broadcast without...
Children unprepared for social media ‘cliff edge’ as they start secondary school, Children’s Commissioner for England warns in new report
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has launched a new report, ‘Life in Likes’, on the impact of social media on the lives of children before they become teenagers. Whilst most social media sites have an official age limit of 13 years, some...
Islington Junior Citizen artwork competition winner!
Congratulations to Charlotte from St Mary’s Islington CE Primary School for winning our Islington Junior Citizen school artwork competition! The competition, organised by Child Safety Media, was open to primary schools who attended the Islington Junior Citizen event...