Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Parent Statement re Instagram/TikTok and Snapchat

  Wed 09 Sep 2020

  Parent Statement - Instagram/TikTok /Snapchat

   

  As a parent/carer, you may have heard that a disturbing video has been posted on the social media apps Tik Tok and Snapchat. This is not the first time that harmful videos have been posted onto social media sites. Whilst the platforms have tried to remove the video, it has been shared by many other users and in some cases, users have encouraged others to view it. Some users have also disguised the video with pictures of ‘cute animals’. 
  
  Tik Tok is a very popular app with children as it includes viral videos of dancers, celebrities etc. The videos are limited to less than 60 seconds and users scroll through different videos. In the UK it had a minimum age of 13.
  
  Advice for parents is to monitor their childrens use of social media apps such as Instagram, Snapchat and Tok Tok. All these have a minimum age restriction of 13 years old. Remember that all social media apps have risks and if you allow your child to use these apps, they must have adult supervision.
  
  Look at privacy controls for devices and ensure that you know what they are downloading. All devices have built in restrictions to give you more control. A useful site for this is https://www.internetmatters.org/
  
  It is also important that you regularly talk to your child about what they are doing online. 
  
  Tik Tok also has a safety centre, available here: https://www.tiktok.com/safety/resources/for-parents?lang=en 
  
   

• Coughs, Colds & Coronavirus

  Mon 07 Sep 2020

  Colds, ‘Bugs’ and Coronavirus:

  As we move into the winter months we will start to see lots of children presenting with runny noses, sore throat and other minor symptoms of colds or similar ‘bugs’. I would like to remind you to look for the three main symptoms of coronavirus as detailed on the NHS website, with regards to any advice for a child to go home, isolate and get tested:
  
  The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

  • a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
  • a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

  Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.
  
  Unwell individuals who have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms, or who have someone in their household who does, should not attend school.