Despite our continued on line safety lessons and advice to the pupils in school, we continue to have issues and concerns raised about our older pupil’s behaviour on line when they are at home. Whilst we can support the children in school, we cannot monitor and police their behaviour outside of school. Quite often issues that have started off as a small disagreement between friends, become a much bigger issue because of the behaviour of other pupils on line. We would once again ask you to monitor your child’s social media usage and support them in managing what is and is not acceptable to post on line.
If you have any questions or concerns about this please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We have recently received the following information from Northumbria police
Advice for parents and carers–Do you know which apps your children are using? It’s important for the adults in a child’s life to be aware of what and who they are interacting with on line, and for young people to be aware that what they share online can affect their lives in the‘ real’ world. For example, sharing their location ( school, home) via images can give those who wish to do harm an opportunity to do so. Parents and carers may need help with having these conversations, especially if they feel they know very little about the many apps available. NSPCC Chat Apps and Have a Conversation contain helpful advice on how to approach this subject with children and young people. We have added links to these sites on the school website.
Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the information you need.
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