Resources for Digital Bridges
Lots to Learn – Digital Bridges Resources
Now you have made a start with digital technology here are some useful websites to help you keep up to date and to refresh your knowledge. We have listed useful websites to help you keep learning, stay safe and find out more about helping your children in school, managing money and benefits, finding work, improving your health, keeping entertained, improving your numeracy and contacting your local council.
Keep Learning
- Learn My Way – Learn My Way | Develop Your Digital Skills
- Internet and technology learning for older people | Age UK
- Grow your digital and money skills with Barclays Digital Wings.
- Multiply your Skills for Everyday life! | Gower College Swansea (gcs.ac.uk)
Stay Safe!
- Get Safe Online | The UK’s leading Online Safety Advice Resource
- Online and mobile safety | Childline
Help for Parents
- Apps guide for parents | Internet Matters
- Oxford Owl for Home: help your child learn at home – Oxford Owl
Help with Money and Benefits
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- https://www.moneysavingexpert.com– Advice on saving money and consumer rights
- Turn 2 Us https://www.turn2us.org.uk – benefit calculator
- Topcashback – https://www.topcashback.co.uk – Cashback websites pay you when you go through them to spend with retailers or providers.
Finding Work
- Careers Wales – Careers Wales can help you to plan your career, prepare to get a job including guidance on CV writing and find and apply for the right apprenticeships, courses and training.
- Better Jobs, Better Futures – This programme delivered by Gower College Swansea provides employment, education, training and career support tailored to individual need and is designed to prepare individuals to upskill, access local job opportunities and build longer-term career pathways.
Help with Health
- NHS in Wales – NHS 111 Wales – Homepage
Entertainment
- BBC Iplayer – https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
- ITVX – https://www.itv.com/ – watch ITV programmes
Help with Numbers
- Improve numeracy using the www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk challenge
- Improve numeracy : www.bbc.co.uk/teach/skillswise/maths
Local Government
- Swansea Council website – www.swansea.gov.uk