http://www.dbda.co.uk dbda's RSS feed containing news items, articles and announcements. en-GB Copyright 2012 dbda limited. itsupport@dbda.co.uk (dbda IT Support) Fri, 18 May 2012 01:10:43 GMT 240 /rss/images/dbda_logo.png http://www.dbda.co.uk 144 88 Visit the dbda web site. http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_global-decade-for-action-on-road-safety Support the Global Decade for Action on Road Safety with 15% off RoSPA and dbda road safety products, for the whole month of May. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:55:12 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_school-power-interactive-story-books-support-childrens-book-week According to the National Literacy Trust, one in six people in the UK cannot read, write or communicate as well as they need to. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:55:47 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?nationwide_education_pledge_challenge_winners The impact of Nationwide Education's Pass it On ‘Pledge Challenge’, designed and developed by dbda for Nationwide Building Society, can be felt across the country, as many teachers, parents and pupils took part, making a pledge to 'pass on' key life skills to children and young people. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:56:32 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dawn-boyfield-mbe-to-take-new-role After 27 years Dawn Boyfield MBE is taking on a new challenging role: becoming both Chairman of dbda, and Board Director of Ten Alps CSR. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:58:35 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_sustainable-living-games-added-nationwide-education Following Climate Week and just in time for Earth Day, dbda has designed and developed new additions to the Nationwide Education Sustainable Living programmes for pupils and students aged 4-16 years. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:49:33 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dbda-develops-cim-database-national-grid dbda has worked with National Grid to develop an online database and reporting tool that captures details of the company's corporate and community investment and volunteer engagement. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:50:21 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dbda-builds-pretend-blog dbda has built a blog site for entertainment TV formats business Pretend, due to launch later in 2011 in Manchester. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:50:52 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_cycling-through-recession-safely Many people of all ages have got on their bikes in recent times, not as Norman Tebbit once suggested to find work, but to save money during these hard times. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:51:32 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_childrens-traffic-club-appears-in-metro An article about dbda's award-winning The Children's Traffic Club was published March 9th in the London METRO newspaper. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:52:54 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_health-safety-executive-knocking-on-doors In 2009/10, 152 workers were killed at work, a rate of 0.5 per 100,000 workers. 121,430 other injuries to employees were reported a rate of 473 per 100,000 employees. 233,000 reportable injuries occurred, at a rate of 840 per 100,000 workers. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:54:11 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-launches-webshop The dbda Webshop is now the home of all dbda and Children's Traffic Club products at shop.dbda.co.uk. There is a special offer of a 5% discount on all orders placed before 28th February 2011 (please note, the prices shown on the Webshop already include this special offer discount). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-designs-develops-public-consultation-site-pax PAX is an independent organisation that plans to launch a global digital system to give early warning of wars and genocide. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_new-practical-activities-added-to-nationwide-education Nationwide Education, designed and developed by dbda, has recently launched a series of practical activities for the Financial Capability 4 to 16 programmes. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_syngenta-innovative-online-chemistry-resource-live The Syngenta interactive Periodic Table, designed and developed by dbda, launched today at the Association for Science Education (ASE) conference. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_partnership-dbda-royal-society-prevention-accidents-rospa dbda is proud to announce a new, collaborative partnership with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-launches-pass-it-on-pledge-challenge The Nationwide Education 'Pass it On - Pledge Challenge', designed and developed by dbda, has launched! enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_bob-geldof-dbda-attend-pmirsa Members of the dbda team were honoured to attend the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards (PMIRSA) with Ten Alps co-founder Bob Geldof KBE, on 7th December. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dbda-travels-east-to-ukraine-to-talk-road-safety dbda was invited by the URSA, as a leading international road safety expert, to advise and showcase its suite of road safety education materials. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-bringing-chemistry-to-life-for-syngenta dbda is delighted to be working with Syngenta, one of the world's leading companies, to develop an exciting new resource to be launched in January 2011. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-attend-rospa-home-safety-congress At the beginning of November dbda's award-winning website Nationwide Education, was showcased at the 2010 RoSPA Home Safety Congress, in Glasgow. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_national-grid-dbda-team-up-city-year The National Grid School Power team are constantly seeking new ways to enliven students' interest in the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-glasgow-city-council-see-our-seniors The new campaign 'See Our Seniors' was launched on the streets of Glasgow at the beginning of November, due to ongoing concern over the road safety wellbeing of the elderly population. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_bob-geldof-kbe-visits-dbda dbda was delighted to showcase its award-winning work to Ten Alps co-founder Bob Geldof KBE, on Friday 29th October. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dbda-attends-annual-scottish-road-safety-seminar dbda has had a long association with Road Safety Scotland (RSS) and members of staff from dbda were delighted to be guests of RSS at the annual Scottish Road Safety Seminar held at The Hilton Dunblane Hydro on the evening of 27 October 2010. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_nationwide-education-receives-excellent-site-award dbda's multi-award-winning website, Nationwide Education, developed for Nationwide Building Society, has received an 'Excellent Site Award' from a highly regarded educational website. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_new-game-added-to-finance-world-resource Nationwide Education, designed and developed by dbda, has introduced a brand new game about budgeting within its existing Financial Capability programme aimed at 16-18+ year olds. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_in-a-flash-highly-commended-ivca-clarion-2010 dbda and Straker Films, the corporate production company, were highly commended for IVCA Clarion 2010 in the Video category for the 'In a Flash' drama, developed in partnership, on behalf of London Safety Camera Partnership. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:05:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_dbda-helps-glasgow-stars-shine Glasgow City Council Land and Environmental Services, along with the Go Safe Glasgow Partnership and 120 pupils from Our Lady of Annunciation Primary School, launched the Go Safe Glasgow Partnership's new School Travel and Road Safety (STARS) resource on the 23rd September. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_back-to-school-online-resources Whether you're a teacher or a parent, here is a selection of online resources, designed and developed by dbda to keep your young ones alert. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_national-grid-brings-school-power-to-hackney National Grid volunteers went back to the classroom to inspire primary school children to become the scientists and engineers of tomorrow. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/index.php?news_school-leavers-not-interested-in-engineering-career Following a recent survey carried out by Centrica, the Telegraph reports that school leavers are "not interested" in engineering careers. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_rsa-reveals-extensive-study-child-road-casualties Road Safety Analysis, a not-for-profit organisation, has released groundbreaking analysis into child road casualty risk across 408 areas of Great Britain. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-home-safety-programmes-success dbda's latest review of web statistics for Nationwide Education shows that the new Home Safety programmes are a hit! enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_pedestrian-distraction-texting-zombies-on-the-march AA patrols have noted a marked increase in the number of "iPod zombie pedestrians" and joggers oblivious to traffic around them as they cross busy roads. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_summer-drink-drug-driving-figures-fall-except-young-drivers The Association of Chief Police Officers has revealed a decrease in the number of drivers found to be over the alcohol limit, but offending by drivers under the age of 25 rose by 0.5%. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:15:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_dft-releases-road-casualty-statistics New figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show road casualties have decreased by 3%, and killed or seriously injured casualties were down by 6%, compared with the year ending March 2009. The figures also show the number of fatalities fell by 16% over the same period. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_one-million-to-stop-the-traffik dbda is thrilled to be publishing Mark Wheeller's latest play, One Million to STOP THE TRAFFIK, which will be available soon. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_pacts-welcomes-road-casualties-report-2009 The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety has welcomed the further fall in road casualties shown in the Main Results issued by the Department for Transport. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_record-low-for-casualties-in-wales Casualties on roads in South Wales are the lowest since records began 42 years ago, according to figures released by the Welsh Assembly Government. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-launch-home-safety-resource Nationwide Education launch new Home Safety resource. The interactive programmes for ages 2 through to 16, help young people develop skills around staying safe in the home. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_go-safe-with-glasgow-road-safety-partnership dbda is delighted to have been given the opportunity to assist with the delivery, marketing, publicity and evaluation of the road safety projects associated with the Go Safe Glasgow Road Safety Partnership (GoSGRSP). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 21 May 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_buzy-streets-programme-launched-dublin On the 14th May Dublin City Council launched a brand new road safety programme called Buzy Streets for all junior primary school children in Dublin, created and developed by dbda. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 18 May 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-edexcel-create-btec-award Leading building society Nationwide has teamed up with awarding body Edexcel (part of Pearson UK) to develop a course designed to prepare students for the challenge of managing their personal finances. The BTEC award in Money and Finance Skills, aimed at 14-19 year olds, is unique in using free online resources provided by the multi-award-winning Nationwide Education programme, developed by dbda. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 13 May 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_ray-andrews-operations-director-retires The end of the financial year was somewhat different for all of us at dbda this year as Ray Andrews, Operations Director and mentor at dbda, retired. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-wins-gold-ivca-2010 dbda's multi-award winning, online interactive education programme, developed for Nationwide Building Society, has won Gold in the prestigious IVCA Awards 2010 in the e-Learning category. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_in-a-flash-hard-hitting-online-dvd-resource London Safety Camera Partnership (LSCP) has launched a brand new, hard-hitting online and DVD resource for young people, created and developed by dbda. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-nominated-2010-ivca-award dbda's multi-award winning online interactive education programme, developed for Nationwide Building Society, has been short-listed for a prestigious 2010 IVCA Award in the e-learning category. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:59:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_drop-children-walking-school The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures showing the amount of British primary school children walking to school has dropped to less than half. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://www.dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-nominated-eras Nationwide Education, the free, interactive website developed by dbda for Nationwide Building Society, has been nominated for two Education Resource Awards (ERA): for Innovation and the Best Primary Resource Using ICT. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:40:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_marks-spencer-launch-online-interactive-quiz-by-dbda dbda has created four online interactive quiz challenges for the education section of the Marks in Time website, an online experience to commemorate Marks & Spencer's 125th year celebrations. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-addresses-parents-debt-fear Recent research, published by Nationwide Building Society in conjunction with pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group), has shown that 69PERCENT of British parents HYPHEN nearly seven out of ten HYPHEN are concerned that their children will get into debt in the future. This is up from 62PERCENT of parents in 2008. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-scoops-intl-road-safety-award To help combat the vulnerability of child pedestrians, Nationwide Building Society has distributed close to one million Cats' Eyes Reflectors to schools across the UK, with more than 13 million distributed over the last eight years. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-wins-youth-award dbda is delighted to announce winning a further award for Nationwide Education, the free, online, educational resource specially developed for Nationwide Building Society. dbda has been awarded the Children & Young People Now (CYPN) 2009 Financial Capability Award, sponsored by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-cats-eye-reflectors-quiz-launch To help combat the vulnerability of child pedestrians, Nationwide Building Society has distributed close to one million Cats' Eyes Reflectors to schools across the UK, with more than 13 million distributed over the last eight years enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-wins-go-award dbda, Ten Alps' award-winning CSR and education specialist, has won the Government Opportunities (GO) Best Service category at the magazine's Scottish Excellence Public Procurement Awards in Glasgow. The award recognised the outstanding contribution made to public service delivery in Scotland for dbda's partnership with Road Safety Scotland in providing the Children's Traffic Club. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_new-awards-nationwide-education Nationwide Education, designed and developed for Nationwide Building Society, has scooped two new awards which recognise excellence in communications and community investment. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-are-go Following consideration of the many nominations by the judges of the annual Government Opportunities (GO) Awards Scotland 2009, dbda (working in partnership with Road Safety Scotland) has been shortlisted as finalists in the Best Service Award category for the procurement process of The Children's Traffic Club in Scotland. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_national-grid-school-power dbda has launched its latest online education programme, School Power, which has been created and developed for National Grid. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_footballer-john-terry-promotes-nationwide-education John Terry, the England and Chelsea FC captain, took time out of his busy training schedule to pay a visit to delighted school children at the Wallace Fields Junior School in Epsom, Surrey, to promote Nationwide Education, the innovative and free online education website created for Nationwide Building Society by dbda. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_lincolnshire-takes-on-childrens-traffic-club dbda are pleased to announce that Lincolnshire County Council's Children Services has embarked on a new partnership with The Children's Traffic Club, providing free membership to all 3 year olds living in Lincolnshire from September 2009 onwards. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_bullied-children-forced-out-of-education Bullying in schools is a major problem not just for the victims and schools but also for society as a whole, with thousands of bullied children leaving education and failing to reach their full potential every year. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-sponsors-road-safety-gb-conference dbda is proud to announce that it has been confirmed as the co-sponsor of the 2009 Road Safety GB annual conference. This will be alongside the Highways Agency, which is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road networks in England. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-just-journey-site-launched Last week, dbda launched a brand new website, designed to further support our multimedia, road safety resource 'Just a Journey' for Key Stage 2 pupils in the UK. This website has been developed to compliment the wide range of teaching resources already available, which are currently been utilised throughout primary schools in the UK. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dbda-ramblers-trail-tales-kids A major new programme aimed at getting families with young children walking for health has been developed by the Ramblers and Action for Children in collaboration with dbda and with the support of the Department of Health (DH). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_london-road-safety-unit-site-launched dbda has designed and developed a brand new website on behalf of client 'Transport for London', for their London Road Safety Unit (LRSU). enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_londons-deputy-mayor-hydrogen-challenge Kit Malthouse, the Deputy Mayor of London, personally congratulated young Londoners for successfully taking part in the London Schools Hydrogen Challenge, an online science competition run by the London Hydrogen Partnership and developed by dbda. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_dawn-boyfield-awarded-mbe Dawn Boyfield, 57, managing director of dbda ltd, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to road safety. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_marks-spencers-125-years dbda has created educational materials for the Marks in Time website, an online experience of Marks & Spencers' 125 year celebrations which launched on 4th June 2009. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_host-16-plus-focus-group dbda has recently held a series of focus groups on behalf of Nationwide Building Society in order to identify some of the key interests, issues and finance related concerns faced by 16-20 year olds in today's society. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_traffic-club-bbc On 8th May, the Children's Traffic Club was singled out for praise by the BBC as being one of the most successful interventions in teaching young children the importance of road safety by delivering it in a fun and interactive way. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Fri, 22 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_steven-gerrard-nationwide-education Liverpool captain and England midfielder, Steven Gerrard, was a big hit with pupils on his visit to a Liverpool secondary school to promote Nationwide Education, the innovative online resource created by dbda for Nationwide Building Society. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Wed, 20 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_lifes-journey-resource-dvd-ks3 dbda has joined forces with Transport for London (TfL) to develop an exciting new multi media interactive DVD resource for 12-14 year old students in London. enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT http://dbda.co.uk/?news_nationwide-education-financial-capability dbda has developed the latest Financial Capability resource, Savings & Lifeskills, for Nationwide Education, aimed at 12 to 16 year olds enquiries@dbda.co.uk (dbda News) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT