Young People

Derby
bline.derbyshire.gov.uk/ B-line is the online home of Derbyshire's student card for 11-18 year olds.
www.connexions-derbyshire.org/ Connexions is an information, advice and support service for all 13 - to 19-year-olds, and for people up to 25 who have learning difficulties or disabilities (or both).
www.routes-ahead.org/ Courses and other opportunities for 14-19 year olds in Derby and Derbyshire
www.derbykidztalk.co.uk/ DerbyKidztalk is for all 11-19 year olds in Derby - you asked for it to be developed, have named and designed it and decided what topics you want to know about.
www.derby.gov.uk/theSPACE The SPACE offers information, advice, counselling, referral and support to young people between the ages of 12-25 years on a variety of subjects including benefits, counselling, drugs, education, housing and sexual health

Homework
library.eb.co.uk/comptons?library_id=derby Britannica Student Reference Online For ages 12 - 18
www.labinalorry.org/ Lab in a Lorry is an interactive mobile science laboratory that gives young people aged 11-14 the chance to explore science through hands-on experiments
www.handsonscience.org.uk/ Provides open access by students and teachers to online Key Stage 4, Science and Maths revision resources created by teachers

National
scratch.mit.edu/ A free programming tool that allows anyone to create their own animated stories, video games and interactive artworks
www.spinebreakers.co.uk/ A pioneering online book community for teenagers, run by teenagers themselves.
www.bookheads.org.uk/ Book heads gives you the chance to find out what other teenagers and celebs from tv, entertainment and sport are reading.
www.beastquest.co.uk/ Books, interactive games, fun stuff and competitions from the Beast Quest books.
www.cool-reads.co.uk/ Cool Reads are reviewed by 10-15 year olds. You can send in your own reviews and comments, play book games and quizzes, or join the cool-talk discussion forum.
www.need2know.co.uk/ For 13 to 19 year-olds. This is a "First Stop Shop" from the Department for Education and Skills and gives information about health and relationships, getting a job, facts about the law.
www.groupthing.org/ Groupthing from the Reading Agency is an online community where teenagers (13-18 ) can engage with reading and words. You can set up groups, meet new friends and post your own online work.
www.readingmatters.co.uk Reading Matters is about books and ideas for children and teenagers who are keen to choose their own books. There is an interactive book finder form as well as lists of books and authors.
www.thinkforensic.co.uk/ Thinkforensic aims to support teachers and students as part of the GCSE Applied and Additional Science Curriculum, the web site represents a great opportunity to highlight how science is implemented and used in the workplace and the world at large.