TheZone

TheZone is an exciting website resource which aims to entertain, inform and educate both young children and teenagers about good citizenship, personal safety and staying within the law.

The site was launched at the end of 2006 at Clapham Terrace Primary School in Leamington Spa, and is the brain-child of Sasha Taylor, who is the author of the site.

By visiting The Zone website, the surfer is presented with three options:

• KidsZone - aimed at children aged under 11
• TeenZone for teenagers
• AdultZone - specially designed for both teachers, parents and carers.

Enter KIDSZONE to:

• Play Zap the Roaches
• Spot the difference
• View 'a day in the life of Toby the passive drugs dog'
• Colour-in a picture online
• Enter the drawing gallery
• Read simple advice, such as 'stranger danger'

Enter TEENZONE to:

• Read about personal safety and alcohol, drugs, solvent abuse, legal ages, bullying
• Find out about the law
• Research careers within the Police Service

Enter ADULTZONE to:

• Read a guide to safe internet surfing
• The role of 'Positive About Young People in Warwickshire
• Warwickshire Police events

Assistant Chief Constable Bill Holland said: "This is a fantastic learning tool to help promote personal safety and a responsible attitude to life. In addition, teachers and parents can utilise the site and present information to children in a fun and informative way, without dictating how youngsters should behave."

Marion Davis, Strategic Director for Children, Young People and Families at Warwickshire County Council, said: "Safety issues for children and young people of all ages are very important, and it is important that we explore every avenue of getting these messages to the people who need them most. This new website will complement existing advice and reinforce the lessons that Warwickshire children and young people are taught at home and in school, about issues such as stranger danger, bullying, road safety and mobile phone safety. TheZone promises to become a useful and well-used resource."

Crimestoppers became an official partner of the website in 2006, providing information on how young people can help Crimestoppers fight crime. At the end of 2007, Warwickshire County Council have now signed up to TheZone website making the site the young persons website within Warwickshire.