Useful links
The Internet is a wonderful source of education, advice and shopping!
While you're on-line, here are some sites you may find interesting...
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Ask Jeeves - ask any question and be guided to an appropriate website |
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Independent reviews of the very best sites online for gardening, food, money etc. |
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What your children can learn from the internet, children's software choices and recommendations on how to protect your family when they go online |
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Keeping your child safe on the internet' campaign home page |
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The Parents version of the DfES Superhighway Safety web site |
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Parents guide to the dangers of chatrooms |
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If you think you've been the victim of a scam or suspect one. |
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UK Business search |
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The UK Hotline for reporting illegal content. |
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Interactive and educational sites that give you and your children a taste of what the Internet can offer |
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General |
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Helps show you where to find and hire all types of help around the home |
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Not just the Guardian online, but loads of info on parents, schools, shopping, eating out - you name it! |
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You are invited to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. |
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One for the kids. Go to the www.bbc.co.uk home page for all BBC info (news, education and entertainment.) |
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See projects around the world help relieve poverty and create opportunity in the poorest countries |
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Shopping |
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Buy children's books online |
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Europe's largest online underwear store, featuring over 70 brands including maternity undies! |
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Fast, funky and fun tailor-made direct clothes shopping for an overview of what's on the market |
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Christmas and everyday greetings cards sold in aid of several charities including the NSPCC |
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Innovative selection of inspiring and unusual products to buy online |
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Online sales of hemp made and hemp related products |
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Bizarre bazaar featuring 100's of wonderful gift ideas |
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Ethical search engine, also featuring an ethical shopping centre |
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The Red House has books for children of all ages and parents too |
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Women |
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Info, lifestyle and expert advice with a community ethos where UK women can 'meet' |
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Parenting |
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Sure Start is a cornerstone of the Government's drive to tackle child poverty and social exclusion |
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A US site, but search for UK and find lots of local community and parenting sites |
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Whether your child is 21 days or 21 years - a must-read for all parents |
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Parentline Plus is a UK registered charity, which offers support to anyone parenting a child |
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Site for parenting and baby advice |
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Practical parenting advice |
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Your parenting lifeline, online. A unique parenting lifeline with lots of information and expert advice |
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Gingerbread - the leading support organisation for lone parent families in the UK. |
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Kidscape is the registered charity committed to keeping children safe from harm or abuse |
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The one-stop source of information for people with children, from cool days out to clothing and gifts |
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Help and advice for victims of bullying |
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New Deal for Lone Parents - a voluntary programme designed specifically to help lone parents. |
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Playground Chat - an opportunity to chat online with other parents |
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National Council for One Parent Families |
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Website for UK Charity 'Families Need Fathers' |
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Back to Work |
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Information on the work and parents taskforce. |
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The Volunteer Information Point provides guidance to volunteers seeking work, and gives charities and self-help groups a place to register their volunteering vacancies. |
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"New Deal - Childcare" - helps more parents, particularly women, get back to work |
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For expert careers advice and support |
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Health |
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Site promoting veggie, vegan and organic food, as well as alternative medicines and herbal remedies |
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A highly informative website, in conjunction with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children |
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A full service online pharmacy for the whole of the UK, including full info on 1000s of modern drugs |
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The National Eczema Society page. The NES offer support, advice and information to eczema sufferers |
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Information about Solvent and Volatile Substance Abuse |
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Contains an MMR Information Pack for Health Professionals |
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Department of Health site, including government information on the MMR Vaccine |
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Association for Children with life-threatening or terminal conditions and their families |
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Education and Training |
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Babies and books, including the current view amongst researchers on a child's success as a reader |
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Association of Teachers' website |
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Department of Education home page with many useful links |
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The National Curriculum at your fingertips. |
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The web site to help parents with children through their primary school years |
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DfES site packed with info on career development loans, individual learning accounts etc. |
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Information for parents, kids & teachers on offsite venues for school trips & activities. |
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Free educational site which includes classroom resources, homework helpers, education lesson plans |
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The British Dyslexia Association - the voice of dyslexic people |
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Word Pool - the UK children's book site for parents, teachers and writers |
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An organisation which offers website building, and hosting and free resources, for teachers |
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Guidelines to understanding the education system for primary school parents |
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Site supporting the Science Year |
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Underfives is an independent site based in the UK which promotes pre-school education |
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Learning resources for the national curriculum |
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Parent Education & Support Forum - a forum providing support for parents in the United Kingdom |
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An internet resource for primary school children and teachers, including online activities |
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Developing speech and language |
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Campaign for State Education |
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Advisory Centre for Education (ACE). Independent advice for parents, covering topics like exclusion from school and bullying |
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The UK education site for parents, teachers, pupils and students, including every school |
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Education site for students at school in the UK, including revision and teaching materials for GCSE's |
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Project HappyChild - linking children all across the world through school networks |
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Pregnancy and Birth |
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Twins and Multiple Birth Association homepage |
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| The NCT (also known as the National Childbirth Trust) is UK's leading charity for parents. Every year they support over a million mums and dads through the incredible life changing experience of pregnancy, birth and early days of parenthood. They offer antenatal and postnatal courses, local support and reliable information to help all parents. |
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A multiple-birth related site |
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The leading UK website for information on pregnancy |
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National on-line resource and 24 hour access to a Health Visitor |
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Special Needs |
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Helping families who care for children with any disability |
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Parents of Down's Syndrome voluntary support group |
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UK national organisation of disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents |
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The UK charity campaigning for equal rights for children and adults with a learning disability |
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Home based therapy programme for children with developmental delay, brain injury due to birth trauma, accident, genetic conditions or chromosome abnormalities |
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Information pages for the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus |
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The National Association for Special Educational Needs |
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Choices and challenges for young disabled people |
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Childcare |
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Childcarelink home page for national and local childcare information. |
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A free childcare recruitment site for parents, nannies and all childcare professionals in the UK |
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Daycare Trust - a national childcare charity |
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Fostering and Adoption |
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UK children's charity providing information on adoption, foster-care and divorce. |
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The web site of Britain's leading adoption and fostering organisation |
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Adoption UK - supportingadoptive families before during and after adoption |
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