Your Monthly Newsletter
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Welcome to your first monthly newsletter 👋
Consider this your essential tool for staying informed and operating with maximum confidence in your classroom and school. Let’s ensure you remain safer, smarter, and fully equipped to support your students.
We Hope Your Half Term was Filled with Pumpkin Fun, Fireworks, and Sparklers! 🎆
Understanding the Horror Genre’s Influence on Young People
We know that horror content, whether encountered through social media trends or theatrical releases, is part of many students’ lives and can impact their emotional landscape. This one page resource offers insights to help you confidently facilitate necessary conversations and support students navigating these sometimes intense thrills. Let’s work together to handle the genre’s influence effectively this spooky season. 🎃
“6 – 7” has taken over classrooms across the world, but what does it mean? 🤔
Bridge the digital communication gap in your classroom and safeguarding team.
Our ‘Decoding Digital‘ resource is an essential, always-current online dictionary that clearly defines digital language, acronyms, and emojis.
Using this resource allows you to quickly understand evolving student conversations, spot potential risks, and keep the young people in your care safer. 🤝
✨ Resource Spotlight ✨
We know that managing bullying and cyberbullying takes significant time and emotional energy. The Safer Schools App (Mobile & Web) is designed to simplify safety and support staff with instant access to expert guidance. Lighten your load with our curated content library.
Partners from Zurich Municipal Visit Belfast
We had a fantastic and highly productive meeting with our partners from Zurich Insurance. Natalie Bate, the Head of Market for Education, and David Jones, Manager for Education, joined us to look at the next steps in the development of our Safer Schools Ecosystem! As one Assistant Headteacher put it:
“I’m passionate about keeping children safe, and I think that this App brings together a wide range of credible resources from a really experienced team with a lot of knowledge behind it.”
We were delighted to introduce them to our newest developments, and the exciting things to come! Watch this space for updates 👀
Firework Fun, Online Safety Done!
As the excitement for Bonfire Night builds, it’s the perfect time to reinforce vital safety messages and responsible fun. But safety isn’t just about sparks and flames—it’s also about what’s lighting up the screens in our students’ hands.
The pressure to participate in viral online challenges and trends is immense, and risks can spread faster than wildfire. Equip parents and students with the knowledge they need to spot the danger and resist the pressure.
Don’t forget to share your licence key code EDU-SAF-SCH-TH with your colleagues!
👇 Why P0rnogr@phy is Compromising S£xu@l Development?: A Conversation👇
✨ Book your webinar seat FREE as a registered Safer School ✨
In today’s digital landscape, how do you talk to young people about adult content and s3xual development? This is a crucial, yet often difficult, conversation. Our upcoming webinar helps you understand the genuine impact of this content on young people’s development.
Join us to be part of the conversation and get the practical tips you need to address these complex issues with confidence and competence.
Your school must be registered for Safer Schools to access this for free. Due to updates to the framework, we may ask you to re-register.
🗞️ Latest News Stories 🗞️
🚨 EU grills Apple, Snapchat, Youtube over risks to children – The European Union has opened formal investigations and sent requests for information to tech giants including Apple, Snap (Snapchat), and Google (YouTube), under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to question their measures for protecting minors from illegal and harmful content online.
🤔 The social media dilemma – The article discusses how social media platforms have evolved to pressure ASU students and young people into adopting curated online personas, raising issues of authenticity, privacy, and mental health.
⚠️ Why young people are lonely despite 24/7 availability – This article reports on a health psychologist’s warning that digital connections create an illusion of social choice and availability, paradoxically leading to increased loneliness in young people and the elderly by undermining the commitment required for deep, authentic friendships.
🧠 When knowing more means doing less – Algorithmic knowledge and digital (dis)engagement among young adults – A study on young adults found that higher knowledge about social media algorithms is paradoxically linked to greater cynicism and disengagement.
