The Children's Safety Education Foundation

each week 20 schools are damaged or destroyed by arson

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.	DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES - NEW HOME SAFETY VIDEO
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 ...	Accidents at home are the biggest cause of injuries to children under five. Every week nearly 800 under-fives are rushed to casualty after falling down stairs, over 500 suffer burns and scalds, and around 500 swallow something harmful. However, many of these accidents could be prevented....
	MAYOR ARRESTED AT 'CRUCIAL TIME'
	Graffiti can get you into trouble as Mayor of Thurrock Cllr John Everett found out on Tuesday (8 July)....
	CHILDREN’S SAFETY EDUCATION FOUNDATION REACHES ITS ONE MILLIONTH CHILD
	The Children’s Safety Education Foundation (CSEF), a national charity with offices in Stockport, Nantwich, Burnley and East Kilbride, has reached over one million children through the provision of life saving safety programmes and educational resources....
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Playday Wednesday August 6^th 2008 The annual celebration of the child's right to play. For more information visit www.ncb.org.uk