School
School can be exciting and sometimes a bit scary. There will be new things to learn, it may be bigger than expected. You'll meet new people, make new friends and have fun.
Bullying
If you are being bullied, or you know someone else who is being bullied, please don't keep it to yourself, tell a trusted adult who can help. Childline have a helpline - 0800 1111. Trained counsellors at Childline can help with lots of different problems.
Try the Directory search to find services in Hampshire or the useful websites in the right-hand menu. If you can't find the information you need or you'd like to tell us what's missing, please use the feedback form.
Useful websites
- Education in Hampshire
- My future in Hampshire and Portsmouth - courses, qualification and training opportunities for 14-19 year olds
- Going to College
- Funding Education - advice and guidance
- Transforming the education system for 14-19 year olds
- BBC Teens
- Healthy Schools
- Need 2 know - exam help
- Bully OnLine -help and advice
- Connexions direct - information and advice for young people
- Connexions South Central - now Hampshire Connexions
- Childline - free 24 hour helpline - 0800 1111
- Hampshire school travel plans and safer routes to school
- Free internet access at your local Hampshire library
- Off the record - Counselling and info for Young People Aged 11 - 25 in Portsmouth, Havant area
- R U Bothered - website for young people aged 13 - 19 in the Eastleigh area.
- There4me - online information, advice and support
- Talk to Frank - 0800 77 66 00. National advice line about drugs.
- Youth Information - advice service for teenagers
- Child employment info
- Leaflets for parents and young people - about the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
- Young people's version of the CYPP (
Adobe Acrobat Document, size 971Kb - download Acrobat Reader) - Hampshire's children and young people's plan