The Children's Safety Education Foundation

did you know 20,000 children are excluded from school for misuse of drugs or alcohol?

Sponsors	Schools
Did you know that 95% of our funding comes from the business community? Sponsoring CSEF is a great way to help keep children safe and is a charity your customers and staff will really care about. So supporting CSEF is a great way to boost staff morale, while ensuring your business makes a positive difference to the community. There are many ways your business can help to educate children about safety – by supporting CSEF’s safety programmes, through corporate donations and payroll giving, as well as fundraising and volunteering. Find out more about how we Work with Businesses.	CSEF offers a whole range of safety education resources for schools on important personal safety issues such as bullying, first aid, drugs and alcohol, as well as improving awareness of every day dangers such as roads, fire and water. Your school can start a safety programme without delay by taking part in our Sponsored Safety Quest, a fun competition that tests young people’s safety knowledge. Plus family and friends can sponsor pupils to get all the answers correct. Find out more about our Support for Schools.
MISSING CHILDREN… EVEN MORE MISSING CHILDHOODS.	CSEF LAUNCHES KIDS' GARDEN SAFETY TIPS FOR MARSHALLS
Widespread hysteria about rare cases of missing children is causing many more of today’s children to miss out on the traditional freedoms of childhood, as they are no longer allowed to play outdoors. But continual supervision and over-cautious parenting mean that many children simply do not have the practical skills to seek help if they do get lost or feel unsafe. Now the Children’s Safety Education Foundation (CSEF) have launched a new initiative at the House of Commons on Wednesday 7th May 2008. In response to the Government’s recently published Staying Safe Action Plan, CSEF’s campaign aims to give children a much more positive framework of advice on how to identify ‘Safer Strangers, Safer Buildings’. As the Staying Safe Action Plan states, ‘Keeping children and young people safe is everyone’s responsibility… We need to find a balance between protecting children and young people and allowing them the freedom to develop and enjoy their childhoods… Children need ...	Gardens are wonderful spaces for children to play, providing the ideal environment in which to burn off energy, improve physical skills and enjoy a sense of adventure. They also pose a real danger and more than 450 children in the UK under 14 are injured every day by playing in the garden....
	'OUT AND ABOUT' ROAD SAFETY PRESENTATION IN TRENT VALE
	Michelin Stoke has linked up with local school St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Trent Vale and the Children’s Safety Education Foundation to provide them with much needed safety literature....
	LOCAL EMPLOYER SPONSORS FIRST AID EDUCATION
	Local employer, Lockheed Martin, is sponsoring first aid training for pupils at St Peter's Junior School in Farnborough. Peter Harris and David Barnes presented Mr Tim Burgess, Acting Head Teacher, with a comprehensive range of first aid training books. The educational and entertaining First Aid books are designed by experts to teach and train young people about administering first aid, how to recognise dangers and how to react in an emergency situation. ...
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Walk to School Week 2008 Monday May 19^th 2008 To Friday May 23^rd 2008 Walk to School is a joint campaign run by Travelwise and Living Streets with funding from the Department of Transport and Transport for London. For more information visit www.walktoschool.org.uk