what's new

ClickCEOP is a new ‘app’ which links young users directly from their Facebook profile to help, advice and reporting facilities of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – the police agency set up to tackle child abuse.

By adding the app young people and parents can get support from CEOP on a range of issues – viruses, hacking, dealing with bullying online and they can report someone who is acting inappropriately towards them online.  

If you have a Facebook profile, app and bookmark the app.  

www.facebook.com/clickceop

Do you use social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube?Connexions Northumberland would like your views about these sites and how you use then.  Click on the link below to complete our survey. Your responses to the survey are anonymous and will help us plan how we use social networking websites to communicate with you. Thanks!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LCQZQFC

From Monday 14th June you can drop in and get information, advice and guidance from a Connexions Northumberland personal adviser at Cramlington Library.

Connexions will be at the library on Mondays and Wednesdays between 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

Connexions Northumberland is now on Twitter. We will be tweeting news, events, opportunities and vacancies.

Follow us at www.twitter.com/cxnsNorthland.

Getting There Student Resources. Use these files to help you plan, apply for jobs and Apprenticeships, check your higher education ideas and plan your finances.

The Philip Lawrence Awards recognise outstanding achievements by groups of young people aged 11 to 20 who make a real contribution to their local community. Nominations are now open for the 2010 awards.

The awards look to recognise and reward projects that will be sustained in the community, with activity largely or entirely initiated by young people.

For more information and to nominate go to http://www.philiplawrenceawards.net/

Winning groups will receive cash awards to invest in their award-winning activity.

The closing date for nominations is Wednesday 15th September 2010.

Connexions Northumberland has produced Choices '10: A Guide for Parents/Carers to help parents and carers support their children with their choices. Parents of young people in Year 11 will have received this direct to their home. You can also download a copy by clicking on the link below.

Choices '10: A Guide for Parents and Carers

If you are a parent or carer of a young person in Northumberland and would like a copy please contact us on 01670 798180 or email enquiries@connexions-northumberland.org.uk.

After many months of work writing articles and designing layouts, Click This! an online magazine by and for young people in Northumberland, has debuted on the Internet.

Most of the young people in the editorial group were from St. Benet Biscop’s High School, Northumberland Church of England Academy and Bedlington High School, with additional articles from Berwick Youth Project.

In a complete change from previous magazines they have produced, the group not only wrote all the articles, they also produced the magazine themselves.  The first issue features articles about fashion, money and going to university as well as poetry and a puzzle.

The first issue of Click This! is now available online at http://issuu.com/isabelt/docs/click_this

Connexions Direct have launched a moderated chat room.  A Connexions Direct Adviser will be available to answer your questions on selected topics. To take part you need to register. You will be asked to provide an email address and a username. Once you have registered you can use the chat room to discuss the session topic. Chat room topics and session times are available on the site and include: young people's rights, qualifications explained, revision techniques, Year 9 options and more.

Go to www.cxdirectchatroom.com for more information.