Children and Young People

A huge range of our services are provided for children, young people and families - from leisure activities to volunteering opportunities, healthy lifestyle advice to educational activities, work experience placements, safety advice and more.

Follow the links below to find out what the District Council and our partners can do for you!

If you would like to contact us call our customer services team on 01636 650000 or e-mail us at webteam@nsdc.info

Get Active

Leisure Centres - activities and holiday programmes for all ages
Xperience - leisure centre membership scheme for children 2-15 years old
Active Card - district wide discounts for our leisure facilities
Sport in Newark and Sherwood
Nottinghamshire Sport - sports club directory for Nottinghamshire
Cycling - where to cycle locally and safely

Places to go, things to do

Millgate Museum - your local museum in Newark
Palace Theatre - for drama, music, workshops and films
County Parks and Playgrounds - woodland and play areas, lakes and cafe's!
Robin Hood things to see and do, places to explore!
Local Events - summer events to delight and entertain you
PAYP (Positive Activities for Young People) including street dance, music, film making, urban art, laser tag, football, and kick boxing

Keep Healthy

MEND Lifestyle Programme (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it!)
Healthy Eating - getting the balance right!
Drugs and Alcohol Misuse - straightforward advice and where to find help
DARE UK - learn how to be drug aware

Stay Safe

ICO Young People - protecting your personal identity, social networking, identity theft and unwanted marketing.
Mobile Phone Safety - a few easy steps to protect yourself
Anti-social Behaviour - examples, solutions and how to report it.
Fearless - provides advice from 'crimestoppers' and allows you to anonymously report a crime.
Road Safety - tales of the road website for younger children
Cycling Safety - cycle safety and security tips from Directgov
On-line Safety - using the internet safely
On-line Safety and Cyberbullying - advice from facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;www.cyberbullying.info/
http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;stopcyberbullying.org/
http://www.facebook.com/l/8bbd5;www.kidsmart.org.uk/

Jobs and Careers

Our current vacancies at the Council
Work experience placements with the Council
Apprenticeships with the Council
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce - delivering apprenticeship programmes locally
Education Business Futures - information on work experience placements and apprenticeships in Nottinghamshire
Directgov Work and Career Advice - creating a CV, gap years, your career path, your working rights

Get Involved

Active Volunteering (coming soon!)
VISPA (Volunteering in Sport and Physical Activity)
Register to Vote - have your say on how we do things!
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme -everything you need to know about D of E!
Green Living and Recycling - what we do at Newark and Sherwood
Schools Recycling Service - what you and your school can do to recycle
Fun Green Sites for Kids - including Charlie and Lola planet game, ecobeebies..
Nottinghamshire Library Service - Join your local library or order on-line!

Education

My Choice Notts - this website aims to help you look up all courses, training and learning opportunities in Nottinghamshire
S-Cool - the free GCSE and A-level revision site
Garibaldi Maths and Computing College, Forest Town and Clipstone
Joseph Whitaker School, Rainworth
Lincoln, Newark and Gainsborough College, Newark
Magnus Family of Schools, Newark
Minster School, Southwell
St Josephs Primary School Boughton
Tuxford School, Tuxford, Newark
University of Lincoln
West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield

Get Advice

Benefits Advice - housing and council tax benefit
Council Tax Discounts - young people and students
Money Advice from Directgov - managing your money, paying tax, financial help for young people
Think Children - school based support for vulnerable young children
Newark Women's Aid - support service for women and children suffering domestic abuse.

Useful Links

Directgov - Young People
Directgovkids
The Youth Service in Nottinghamshire provides a range of positive events and activities which are fun, exciting, challenging and educational for Young People.
Youth Zone at Nottinghamshire County Council
SortItOnline - Connexions Nottinghamshire’s website for young people, 13-19 -information, instant online advice, job and training vacancies, courses, contacts, links, activities...
www.MyChoiceNotts.com Local courses, learning opportunities, apprenticeships and qualifications for 13-19s - plus ‘apply online’ too!
www.Passportfolio.com Free electronic individual learning and action planner for Nottinghamshire students
http://www.connexions-direct.com/ - comprehensive advice website and instant advice online for teenagers, open every day, 8am-2am
http://www.cnxnotts.co.uk/fetch/ - the best of the web for local young people - hundreds of sites, all checked and vetted - bite-sized online help
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/greenballoonclub/
http://www.charlieandlola.com/planet/planet-game.html
BBC Nottingham - for news, weather, entertainment, sport and things to do

Newark and Sherwood District Council
Kelham Hall
Kelham
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5QX

Telephone : 01636 650000

Last updated : 27/07/2010 08:59:46

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