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Road Safety

AA Motoring Trust has information on children's road safety, including a child safety leaflet.
Arrive Alive - A Highway Code for young road users from the Department for Transport
Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust aims to promote the wearing of bicycle helmets by the under 16 age group on a national scale. The Trust is committed to work in partnership to develop a proven community programme with other Health Care Districts, police, schools and road safety units to the benefit of young pedal cyclists living within their community.
BUSK (formerly Belt Up School Kids) is the national school transport safety association working to improve the safety of children and young people travelling to and from school and on school trips.  The organisation provides an educational service to parents and schools and other safety groups. BUSK organises an annual safety week.  Email BUSK for further information .
Child car seats - comprehensive information about all aspects of child car seats, including making the right choice and an explanation of UK law.
Hedgehogs - the Department for Transport's Be Safe Be Seen campaign.  The sites content is aimed at children, it includes cartoons and games.
Kerbcraft - strategies for pedestrian safety: a handbook for Road Safety professionals. 
LARSOA - a national road safety organisation that represents Road Safety Officers (RSOs) employed in local government across the UK.  Provides regular, comprehensive updates of road safety news.
Lets Decide - Walk Wise cross-curriculum teachers aid aiming to help make children safer pedestrians.
Living Streets (formerly the Pedestrians Association), campaigning for safer and friendlier neighbourhoods.
Pacts (Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety)
Safe Routes to School - information about road safety for young people, teachers, parents, etc
School Travel information from Department of Transport. Provides information on current actions to promote safe, healthy and sustainable travel to school. 
School Travel Plan Best Practice
Slower Speeds Initiative
Sustainable School Travel Database - a gateway to hundreds of road safety teaching aids and case-studies.  The database can be searched by key-word, transportation subject (walking, cycling, public transport, car, journey planning), curriculum area (numeracy, art, language, etc.) and age group (5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16). 
THINK! - the Department for Transport's website giving road safety advice for parents.

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Home & Garden Safety

Dog's 'n' Kids practical advice from Australia
Fire Kills
Fireworks Safety
Fire Safety Toolbox - a fire prevention information for and by the fire service.
Home Safety Network - a DTI site providing background, statistics, practical information and link to further information but injury type.

Potentially Harmful Garden Plants - list of poisonous plants by The Royal Horticultural Society. 

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Government Bodies

British Standards Institution
BSI Education - the award-winning website of the education section of British Standards Institution.  It has resources and information for children, young people and students in higher education
Department of Communities and Local Government (formerly Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
Department for Education and Skills
Department of Health
Department of Trade and Industry 
Department for Transport
Directgov - range of government information and services online
Health and Safety Executive
Home Office
Housing Corporation
National Assembly for Wales
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health.
NHS Direct Online - link to the "Accidents to children in the home" pages
Northern Ireland Assembly
Scottish Executive - the devolved government for Scotland
Scottish Parliament

Sure Start

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Trust and Charities

Barnardo's vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. Their purpose is to help the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential.
Brake
British Standards Institution
BSI Education - the award-winning website of the education section of British Standards Institution.  It has resources and information for children, young people and students in higher education
British Toy and Hobby Association
Carefreekids
Child Brain Injury Trust
Children's Fire and Burn Trust
Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) (incl. Child Safe Wales)
Children's Play Council
European Child Safety Alliance
Headway
www.homesafetyscotland.org.uk
Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management
Kidsafe Project Magazine - tackle a wide range of childhood safety issue, strong bias on stranger danger.
National Playing Fields Association
Pre-school Learning Alliance
Playlink
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
Safe Kids Australia
Safe Kids Canada
Safe Kids New Zealand
Safe Kids USA
Scottish Burned Children's Club is a charity helping children live with the trauma of a burn or scald injury. It provides a network of support throughout Scotland to children and young people under 18 years following a burn or scald accident.
Swimming Teachers' Association

Transport Research Laboratory

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First Aid

British Red Cross, includes access to an interactive road safety first aid learning experience
St John Ambulance runs first aid and life-support courses relating to the specific needs of babies and children, including courses meeting OFSTED requirements
Royal Life Saving Society, including a short life support course for people caring for infants
St Andrew's Ambulance
St John Cymru Wales

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