External Websites relating to Children's Services

Logo	Description
	0-5 Steps: section of Inurarea website (http://www.inurarea.co.uk/) for children aged 0-5 years of age and their parents/carers.  www.inurarea.co.uk/steps
	10 Downing Street Government Information site: www.number-10.gov.uk
	Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.  www.afasic.org.uk
	After 16: This website is aimed at teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there should be when they leave school.  http://www.after16.org.uk/
	The Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH) aims to improve services for people with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus, to work with them to extend their choices, and maximise opportunities for independence and achievement.  http://www.asbah.org/
	Barnardos: The website for the national charity helping children and young people. http://www.barnardos.org.uk/
	Basic Skills Agency: The national development organisation of literacy and numeracy in England and Wales: http://www.niace.org.uk/
	Body Positive, Grimsby: A registered charity for individuals infected / affected by HIV, Hepatitis B and C Virus. http://www.e-voice.org.uk/bodypositive/  or http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/BodyPositive
	BBC4: A Digital TV Channel and Online website from the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/
	BBC Online: Education and Schools online: www.bbc.co.uk/education/
	BAAF Adoption and Fostering: The leading UK wide membership organisation for those concerned with adoption, fostering and child care.  http://www.baaf.org.uk/
	Be My Parent is a family-finding service from the British Association for Adoption & Fostering. It is aimed at prospective adopters and foster carers and includes profiles, photographs and videos of UK children waiting for new families as well as general information on becoming an adoptive or foster parent. http://www.bemyparent.org.uk/
	The British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)  which has now changed its name to: United Kingdom Disabled People's Council) is the only national umbrella organisation to be democratically set up by disabled people themselves to represent their interests at the national level.  http://www.bcodp.org.uk/
	The British Deaf Association (BDA) is the largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. We represent the UK's Deaf community, a community united by shared experiences, history and, above all, by a common language.   http://www.bda.org.uk/
	The British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) is an independent registered charity, which is committed to improving the quality of life of all people with a learning disability.  http://www.bild.org.uk/
	CADES (Health Related Training For Everyone).  http://beehive.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=2363
	Capita Education Systems: Management Information System: www.capitaes.co.uk
	Caring for Someone: Section of Direct Gov containing using information for carers of all ages.  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/index.htm
	The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is a charity that aims to provide an authoritative first point of reference for those involved with individuals that have learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.  http://www.thecbf.org.uk/
	ChildLine is the UK's free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.  www.childline.org.uk/
	Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS): CAFCASS looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. It works with children and their families, and then advises the courts on what it considers to be in the children's best interests. CAFCASS only works in the family courts.  http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/
	Childcarelink: Information on all aspects of local and national Child Care www.childcarelink.gov.uk/index.asp
	Children's Network: Welcome to the Childnet International website - the children's Internet charity committed to helping to make the Internet a great and safe place for children.  www.childnet-int.org/
	Children's Services Directory: External site listing information on children's and young people's services.  This can also be useful to professionals.  http://www.fishnetwork.info/
	Connects: the Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Portal is a worldwide, interactive, personalised forum for the sharing of information by people interested in mental health problems and/or learning disabilities.  http://www.connects.org.uk/
	Contact a Family (CaF) helps families who care for a child with any special need or disability and is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.  http://www.cafamily.org.uk/
	Connexions: National website: www.connexions.gov.uk
	Deafblind:  This site is intended to offer some help to Blind or deaf people, and especially deafblind people, and those who provide specialised services for those who are deafblind. A-Z to Deafblindness is also here, to make people more aware about deafblindness.  http://www.deafblind.com/
	DCSF: Department for Children, Schools and Families.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/
	DCSF Parents Centre: Information about schools and the curriculum, as well as a facility to search for local schools: http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk/
	DIAL UK is a national organisation for a network of 140 local Disability Information and Advice Line services (DIAL) is run by and for disabled people living with a disability.  http://www.dialuk.org.uk/
	Disability: Site includes information on the DRC/DfES consultation on new rights of access to goods and services from 2004; statistics on the number of disabled people in work; information on the New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) which is piloting a range of initiatives to help disabled people and those with long-term illness into work and training through the Government's Welfare to Work approach.  http://www.disability.gov.uk/
	The Disability Alliance principal aim is to relieve the poverty and improve the living standards of disabled people. Site provides background information on the organisation, its campaigns, training courses and special projects.  http://www.disabilityalliance.org/
	Disability Now: Site contains the full text of selected news stories and features from the current issue of the monthly periodical "Disability Now". Also includes a searchable archive of articles from January 1997 onwards, discussion group and links to other sites.  http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/
	Downs Heart Group: charity site giving information about Downs Syndrome and its associated cardiac conditions.  http://www.dhg.org.uk/
	Downs Syndrome Association:  Site provides information about Down's syndrome and includes the text of the Association's statements on issues such as organ transplantation and antenatal screening. Also describes the work of the Association and lists its publications.  http://www.downsyndrome.com/
	Dyspraxia Foundation: http://www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/
	Elections UK:  www.ElectionsUK.org/myp
	The Elfrida Society has worked with people with moderate learning difficulties since 1919. Our aim is to identify and promote the best ways of supporting people to live their lives in the way they want to.  http://www.elfrida.com/
	The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.  It replaces the three former equality commissions: the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC). http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx
	The Family Fund Trust's aim is to ease the stress on families in the UK who care for severely disabled children under 16, by providing grants and information related to the care of the child.  http://www.familyfundtrust.org.uk/
	Family Information Service: http://www.familyinformationservice.info/
	4 Children (the new website for the Kids Club Network) http://www.4children.org.uk/
	Fostering Information:  The purpose of this site is to provide anyone thinking about applying to become a foster carer with a lot of useful information that will help them to come to a decision.  www.fostering.org.uk
	The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities aims to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities by conducting research and sharing the findings with other people.  http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/
	Franklin Sixth Form College: Local Sixth Form College for 16-19 year olds: www.franklin.ac.uk
	The Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education: Local further education college www.grimsby.ac.uk/
	Grimsby Telegraph: Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire Newspaper: www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk
	Headline History:  Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the free website, which recently won the interactive BAFTA for Children's Learning, is full of true stories about English history. The website, covers four eras: Romans, Tudors, Victorians and World War Two:   http://www.headlinehistory.co.uk/
	The Hideout: Information and advice for children and families suffering from domestic violence: http://www.thehideout.org.uk/
	Info 4 Local: Government website for children and young people http://www.info4local.gov.uk/documents/related-links/93914
	Inurarea: Website for young people in North East Lincolnshire from the ages of 5 to 24: http://www.inurarea.co.uk/
	Learn Direct: national site for online learning: http://www.learndirect.co.uk/
	Learning and Skills Council: Humber region Learning and Skills Council: http://www.lsc.gov.uk/regions/YorkshireHumber/
	The National Autistic Society website:  http://www.nas.org.uk/
	The National Childminding Association (NCMA) is the only national charity and membership organisation that speaks on behalf of registered childminders in England and Wales. They promote quality registered childminding so that children, families and communities can benefit from the best in childcare and education.  http://www.ncma.org.uk/
	NCH improves the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people by offering them diverse, innovative and responsive services and by campaigning for change.  http://www.nch.org.uk/
	National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is an organisation of parents, families and carers which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities; and works to facilitate this process by every means possible.  http://www.ndcs.org.uk/
	Nelly for me: Online community for Looked After Children, their carers and professionals http://www.nellyforme.com/
	North East Lincolnshire Healthy Schools website: a healthy living resource for schools, governors and pupils.  http://www.nelincshealthyschools.co.uk./
	North East Lincolnshire Family Action Support Team: The team is hosted by North East Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust and funded by North East Lincolnshire Children's Fund: http://www.nelfamilyaction.nhs.uk/
	Ofsted: The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED): www.ofsted.gov.uk
	Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (Radar) - supports local and national disability organisations, campaigns for improvements in disabled people's lives, and supports independence and equality for disabled people.  http://www.radar.org.uk/
	The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID): http://www.fsid.org.uk
	Sure Start: Sure Start is a radical and innovative strategy to improve services for young children and families: www.surestart.gov.uk/
	The Children's Society has worked with people with moderate learning difficulties since 1919. Our aim is to identify and promote the best ways of supporting people to live their lives in the way they want to.  http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
	The Lighthouse for Education: North East Lincolnshire's Teacher resource Site: www.tlfe.org.uk
	The Who Cares Trust:  A national charity working to improve public care for around 60,000 children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care.  http://www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk/
	YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all babies, children and young people.  http://www.youngminds.org.uk/
	Young People's Service (formerly called the Youth Service):  http://www.pulselincs.org.uk
	Youth Justice Board: The YJB for England and Wales will help rebuild communities and promote decent opportunities for all by preventing offending by children and young people: www.youth-justice-board.gov.uk