Childrens’ play areas in Eastbourne are to reopen from Saturday (July 4) in line with government guidance on easing lockdown measures. Eastbourne Borough Council’s Neighbourhood First team is working hard to carry out safety inspections and essential maintenance ahead of their reopening. Children should not use them while they are […]
Sent on behalf of Adoption South East FAMILIES across the south east able to offer adoptive children a loving home will now be supported by a newly created agency. Adoption South East brings together services from Brighton & Hove City Council and East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey county councils […]
Young readers in East Sussex are being encouraged to join the Silly Squad for a summer of reading fun. A team of adventurous animals who love to have a laugh and get stuck into all kinds of funny books, will guide four to 11 year olds through The Reading Agency’s […]
As a parent or someone else with responsibility for a child or young person, you’ll be all too aware of the dangers they can be exposed to online. Children and young people are generally curious, sociable and impressionable to one degree or another. Under the right circumstances these are good […]
NSPCC asks Boris Johnson to publicly commit to having world-leading online harms legislation on statute book within 18 months Social media sites are ‘enabling offenders’ as recorded online grooming crimes under new law goes beyond 10,000 and 220 in Sussex Facebook-owned apps were involved in 55% of instances where the method […]
Children’s charity the NSPCC is celebrating 10 years of helping school children recognise and report abuse. A special Speak Out, Stay Safe assembly will be held at a Brighton school marking the 10th birthday of NSPCC’s School Service. ‘Buddy’ the mascot, who will be lending a hand with celebrations, has […]
Today the Government has announced landmark plans to give Ofcom powers to regulate social networks and protect children from harm on their sites. NSPCC CEO Peter Wanless said: “The Government has today signalled they are willing to stand up to Silicon Valley and commit to landmark British regulation […]
Childline volunteers in the South East expecting to deliver hundreds of counselling sessions to children and young people over the festive period Actor and Ambassador for Childline Natalie Dormer joined a night shift NSPCC ‘Light For Every Childhood’ Christmas Appeal shines a light on children needing help in December Childline […]
Majority of parents (85%) are concerned how their children will adapt to changes when moving home One in four parents (25%) worry that they would see changes in their children’s behaviour after moving house Those with children aged four (62%) are most likely to worry about how their child will […]
A sex crime against a child recorded every seven minutes nationally In Sussex there has been a 59% increase in the number of recorded sexual offences against children from 2014 to 2019. NSPCC calls for transformation of support system for children who have been abused Recorded sexual offences against children […]
Children as young as three years old are learning about the changing seasons at Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Tots sessions by making delicious blackberry smoothies to drink and then making natural paint with the left over goo. Weekly sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays are designed to connect children with nature […]
Children shared their mobile number and home address with people they met online Less than two thirds of parents check who their children are talking to on social media O2 and NSPCC relaunch their Net Aware site to help parents better understand the apps, sites and games their children are […]
YOUNGSTERS have the chance to meet the award-winning author and illustrator behind the space-themed images for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Adam Stower will visit Eastbourne Library for a workshop event at which he’ll teach children how to create their own characters and draw their own aliens. Adam has designed […]
Third of contacts about children left unsupervised were during summer months Charity encourages parents in Sussex to talk to their children about staying safe online, as well as offline NSPCC has urged parents in Sussex to think carefully before leaving their children unsupervised during the school holidays, after seeing a […]
Last week over 2,000 pupils from 52 primary schools across Sussex and Surrey were treated to a very special educational day out at the 13th Connect with the Countryside event at the South of England Showground. The free event, organised by the South of England Agricultural Society as part […]
YOUNG readers will be able to embark on an adventure that is out of this world, with the return of the Summer Reading Challenge. East Sussex libraries are calling on children aged four to 11 to join the Space Chase and sign up to read six books over the summer […]
Sussex Wildlife Trust is leading fun-packed outdoor activity days for children across the county throughout the school holidays. From bug-hunting, survival skills, camouflage games, rock-pooling, to arts and crafts from natural materials; there is something for everybody. ‘Wild Woodies’ may join in the muddy minibeast mayhem in the woods, or […]
A MYSTERY adventure in which a boy’s life changes forever when a giant sinkhole appears under his home has been named East Sussex children’s favourite book. The Jewelled Jaguar, by Sharon Tregenza, came first in a poll of county schoolchildren to claim top prize in the East Sussex Children’s Book […]
The NSPCC has joined forces with the Sussex County FA to host an online safety workshop. Media are invited to attend this workshop, which has been devised in partnership with O2, to help tackle the growing concerns of children’s safety online. The evening is an opportunity to help parents and […]
The Book Folk have been making an appearance at all 17 of the county’s libraries, inspiring youngsters to use their local library. The show, Between the Books, follows a group of puppets who live among the bookshelves, wake up when the library closes and spend their nights reading and looking […]
For our children and young people, the internet is a wonderful place where they can explore, learn new things, communicate, be entertained and much more, with their curiosity and appetite for new content evolving and growing as they do. At Get Safe Online, we embrace these benefits, but equally, we […]
A COLOURFUL new story book and resource pack for teachers and parents aims to protect thousands of young children across East Sussex from accidental poisoning. Launched to coincide with Child Safety Week, June 3 to 9, Staying Safe with Sam uses interactive stories to help youngsters stay safe around laundry […]
Katy Bourne awarded the charity’s Speak out Stay safe service £5,000 from the Safer in Sussex Community Safety fund which was launched by her office in 2013 for crime reduction and community safety initiatives. With the help of mascot Buddy, specially trained NSPCC volunteers teach pupils aged four to 11 […]
Seaford Town Council is now in receipt of three exciting designs for the new skate-park to be built in The Salts recreation ground. Seaford Skate park Association has been consulted on the criteria for the tenders, and the Council would now like to invite skaters, park users and residents […]
Our Reporter Delores William went along to a session of Wildlife Watch held by the Sussex Wildlife Trust for children between the ages of 5-11. They started them for older children after the success of their Nature Tots sessions. Delores recorded part of the session please listen to […]
