Useful websites for parents to view with their children

These sites have been selected as quality assured websites of educational content. They have been identified as safe at time of viewing for children of Key Stages 3 and 4 because the sites do NOT have:

• adult content on site or in links
• any link to a general internet search engine
• any link to adult purchasing
• any link to an unmoderated [open] forum, chatroom, messageboard, guestbook or weblog
• display links to user's email in forum etc.
• any links to gambling, dating or other activities unsafe or unhealthy for children
• display children's personal details on site
• display unsuitable advertising
• any copyright issues.

The above checklist may be useful to provide safety criteria for you to assess other sites for this age group, and for any ongoing checking procedure used.

The links have been checked by using a free linkchecking software program, Xenu: http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html

A few suggested sites

• 10 Downing Street , http://www.number-10.gov.uk/
• 21st Century Citizen, http://21citizen.co.uk/
• AccessArt, http://www.accessart.org.uk
• Active Science, http://www.activescience-gsk.com
• Alien Language, http://www.alienlanguage.co.uk/
• Amature Radio (for Wirral Schools), http://www.wsrclub.ik.org/
• APBI Resources for Schools, http://www.abpischools.org.uk
• Barking and Dagenham Bridges Project, http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges/
• Biodiversity and Climate Change, http://www.wcmc.org.uk/climate/home.htm
• Braids and Beads, http://www.molli.org.uk/bb/
• British Standards Education, http://www.bsieducation.org/Education/default.php
• CensusAtSchool, http://www.censusatschool.ntu.ac.uk
• ChatDanger, http://www.chatdanger.com
• Chertsey Museum , http://www.chertseymuseum.org.uk
• Children ' s Compass - British Museum , http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/childrenscompass/
• Countryside Foundation for Education, http://www.countrysidefoundation.org.uk/index.htm
• D&T Online, http://www.dtonline.org
• DirectgovKids Department: Department for Education and Skills, http://kids.direct.gov.uk/
  DirectgovKids is a website for children from 5 to 11 years old. It aims to encourage children to think of themselves as young citizens with a range of rights and responsibilities. The site has areas for teachers and parents to help children explore the people and places in their local community.
• Dudley Challenges, http://www.edu.dudley.gov.uk/c2000/
• e4s Education for Sustainability, http://www.e4s.org.uk
• Energy Chest, http://www.energychest.net
• EuroTurtle, http://www.euroturtle.org/
• Explore Parliament, http://www.explore.parliament.uk
• Flour and Grain Education Programme, http://www.flourandgrain.com
• Formula One Maths, http://www.formulaonemaths.co.uk
• Fuelling a Revolution, http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk
• History of Health and Medicine in Kent , http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/history/medhist/index2.html
• Holnet (The History of London), http://www.holnet.org.uk
• Lichen Projects, http://www.thebls.org.uk/proj.htm
• LifeBytes, http://www.lifebytes.gov.uk
• London ' s Transport Museum , http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
• Long Shop Steam Museum Education Web Site, http://www.longshop.care4free.net/education.html
• MapZone, http://www.mapzone.co.uk
• Maths Skills Trainer, http://www.skillstrainer.co.uk
• Mathsphere, http://www.mathsphere.co.uk
• Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester , http://www.msim.org.uk
• Music for life, http://www.musicforlife.net/
• Music:ed, http://www.musiced.org.uk
• Mythstories Museum , http://www.mythstories.com
• National Museums and Galleries of Wales, http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/
• National Museums of Scotland , http://www.nms.ac.uk
• NatWest Face 2 Face With Finance, http://www.natwestf2f.com
• Newspaper, http://thenewspaper.org.uk
• Peace Museum , Bradford , http://www.peacemuseum.org.uk
• Physics 2000, http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/
• Planes, Tools & Automobiles - Coventry ' s Virtual Gallery, http://www.virtualgallery.org.uk
• Potatoes for Schools, http://www.potatoesforschools.org.uk
• Power of Photography, http://www.pentaxeducation.co.uk
• Pyrrha ' s Roman Pages, http://www.pyrrha.demon.co.uk/indexp.html
• Radiation Protection Division, http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/
• raftarget.com, http://www.raftarget.com
• Recyclezone, http://www.recyclezone.org.uk
• Red Box, http://www.redbox.gov.uk
• Redrow Learning Web, http://www.education.redrow.co.uk
• Romans in Sussex , http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk
• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland website, http://www.rcahms.gov.uk
• Royal Observatory Greenwich, http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB): Teaching, http://www.rspb.org.uk/youth/learn/index.asp
• SchoolNet Global, http://www.schoolnetglobal.com
• Shefton Museum of Greek Art and Archaeology, http://www.ncl.ac.uk/shefton-museum/
• Sport England , http://www.sportengland.org/
• SportScience and Engineering in Education, http://www.cookeassociates.com/seesite/index.htm
• St Anselms MathsSite , http://www.mathsmadanselmz.com
• Sun Block 99, http://www.sunblock99.org.uk
• SymbolWorld, http://www.symbolworld.org
• Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets, http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/
• Techniquest, http://www.tquest.org.uk
• The Memory Store, http://johnlewis.ebcnet.co.uk/
• Think Leadership, http://www.thinkleadership.org.uk
• Timelinescience, http://www.timelinescience.org
• Track Off, http://www.trackoff.org
• Tyne and Wear Museums collections online, http://www.imagine.org.uk
• Virtual Solar System, http://www.solarsystem.org.uk/
• Virtual Victorians, http://www.victorians.org.uk/
• Wirral Schools Amateur Radio , http://www.wsrclub.ik.org/

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