More new Online Safety Resources

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Latest news from Thinkuknow – July 2018

Summer is here! Just before many of you head off on a well-deserved break, here’s a heads up about a new Thinkuknow resource we hope many of you will find useful when planning for the start of next term.

Band Runner: new Thinkuknow game and website for 8-10 year olds

We’re delighted to say that Band Runner – our fun new runner-style game for 8-10 year olds – is now live on the Thinkuknow website.

The game features some familiar faces: Sam, Alfie and Ellie from the Play Like Share animations are continuing their adventures and helping children to build their knowledge, confidence and skills to stay safe from sexual abuse and other risks they might encounter online.

Band Runner is hosted on an all-new Thinkuknow website for 8-10 year olds.

A key area of the new site is the ‘Stay Safe’ zone where Sam, Ellie and Alfie share child-friendly advice based upon their adventures in the films. The zone is divided into six topic areas: Play, Like, Share, Chat , Lock, and Explore.

Children can visit the ‘Worried About Something?’ page which provides advice and support on how to get help if something worrying has happened online.

You can download the guidance for professionals, which includes a lesson plan on using Band Runner with children and young people here. The game and website can also be accessed by parents and carers with their children at home, and you can find information to share with parents and carers here.

Please note that Band Runner will replace our older 8-10s resource the Cyber Café. The Cyber Café will stay live here until 21st December 2018 to give you time to wrap up any work in which it features, at which point it will be retired for good.

We hope you enjoy Band Runner and the new site, and look forward to hearing your feedback.

Online safety

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Some links if you need any help staying safe over holidays and always!

1) Speak to Family members, friends, trusted adults.

2) For Further advice

Stop Speak Support- when you see online bullying. https://www.stopspeaksupport.com/

Newsround, Staying safe online: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/44074704

Think U Know https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

More advice and link to online chat and live support.

ChildLine: https://www.childline.org.uk/

NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

CEOP: if you feel you are in immediate danger: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Telford and Wrekin Family Connect www.familyconnecttelford.co.uk

SEND Review

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The local authority are holding a SEND review. You are invited to attend an open evening to share your opinion.

This week, on the 19th July (9.30am-12.00), PODS (Parents Opening Doors) will be holding a workshop to discuss the proposals with parents. This event will be held at the Park Lane Centre, Park Lane, Woodside, TF7 5QZ. All parents are invited to attend. More information about how to book a place can be found by following the link below:

Children’s University

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This is awesome and free for pupils.

https://www.tcat.ac.uk/events/childrens-university-2018-2/

First come first serve (we have a 5 hour headstart to get signed up!)

Following on from last year’s action packed week, run in conjunction with and sponsored by Maxell Trust, we are thrilled to give youngsters aged between 9 and 11 the chance to try out a broad range of activities in a relaxed and fun environment.

We will welcome a total of 100 children during the week from schools right across Telford & Wrekin.

Please note, children who have not previously taken part in previous years, will be given priority when booking.

Children will join one our fantastic pathways for the week for five days of fun learning activities.

The youngsters will graduate from our Children’s University on the final day, each getting a certificate and something to take home with them from their chosen pathway.

Book your child’s place below, thank you.