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Dear Parents and Carers Thank You for Your Messages of Support Recently https://stivesjunior.org.uk/ [email protected] 01736 796202 Dear parents and carers Thank you for your messages of support recently – they really do make a difference. As you know we continue to be busy here supporting learning through Google Classroom and learning packs, welfare and emotional support calls, maintenance of the building, liaising with partner schools for transition of Y6 and Y2 children and preparing your child’s annual report as well as planning for everything that needs to be in place as best we can for next school year! We have been able to start welcoming back Y6 children this week and they have been amazing. The school experience is very different for them but they have listened carefully and taken it all on board positively and enthusiastically. As you will be aware, the Government has now said that it is not possible for all children to return before the end of the summer term. With smaller class sizes in order to ensure safety, this was always going to be a significant challenge given the pressure on space and also numbers of teachers needed, especially at a time when some are not able to attend work. We are told that more guidance will be issued on what the next steps may be and we will keep you informed as soon as we have any news to share. Life Saving and beach safety The RNLI usually leads an assembly during the summer term to ensure that the children know the dangers and ways to keep safe when using our wonderful beaches. As this is not currently possible, they have a number of videos and resources available on their website which you can find by clicking on the following link https://rnli.org/youth-education/education-resources/water-safety-wednesdays These have also been shared on Google Classroom. Learning packs Learning on paper and on Google Classroom continues to impress us all – keep it up in whatever way works for you at home around other commitments. Both you and the children are doing an amazing job. Let us know if there's anything that you need any further support or advice with. For those of you without internet access, learning packs for the next fortnight will be available by the main entrance from Monday 15th June. If you have any difficulties with collection of these, please let us know. Online safety Since schools closed to most pupils back in March we have shared with you information on keeping children safe online. Technology is such a wonderful tool, but as we know also carries risks that children need support to navigate safely. There are links on our website to some of these resources and attached to this letter is another copy of the grooming advice we have previously shared. As you may be aware from our Facebook feed this week there have been concerns raised recently. Safety message Cornwall Council Together for Families have been made aware of the following safeguarding concerns: ● There have been incidents locally of children being groomed through snapchat and an online platform called Omegle. ● There has also been a local incident with a hack on the game Roblox. Players are invited to open a 'gift' which is a camera which then takes a photo and is shared with other users. This has also involved a child potentially being groomed. These concerns are being followed up by police and social services but please be aware and continue to check on your child's online activity to ensure they are safe. A reminder that you can also access interactive guidance on setting up parental controls on your child’s devices, as well as guidance on apps like Tikor, YouTube, Instagram and more through the parent hub. This is our school’s unique parent link and should take you directly to these sources and information. > https://parenthub.thekeysupport.com?uuid=65a6417e-e202-4346-a517-b5baeca61776 Emotional Health A reminder that resources to support you with children’s wellbeing can be found in the following places: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children- and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing https://mindedforfamilies.org.uk/young-people www.childline.org.uk 0800 1111 https://www.penhaligonsfriends.org.uk 01209 210624 Please remember to keep in touch and let us know if we can help you with anything. Take care Best wishes Ruth Davey Headteacher At National Online Safety we believe in empowering parents, carers and trusted adults with the information they need to hold an informed conversation about online safety with their children, should they feel it is needed. This guide focuses on one platform of many which we believe trusted adults should be aware of. Please visit www.nationalonlinesafety.com for further guides, hints and tips for adults. Online Grooming is when someone befriends and builds an emotional relationship with a child and communicates with them through the internet with the intent to commit a sexual oence. This type of victimisation can take place across any platform; from social media and messaging apps to online gaming and live streaming. Often it involves young people being tricked, forced or pressured into doing something they wouldn’t normally do (coercion) and often the groomer’s goal is to meet the victim in a controlled setting to sexually or physically abuse them. In some cases children may be abducted or have long-lasting psychological damage. CHILDREN ARE MOST VULNERABLE LIVE STREAMING CONCERNS ANYONE CAN BE A PREDATOR Unsurprisingly children are often most at risk as Predators may use live video to target children in real-time The internet has made the ability to interact they are easy to target and unlikely to question using tricks, dares or built-in gifts to manipulate them. with strangers online easy. Many sites and the person who is engaging in conversation with Grooming often takes the form of a game where apps are reliant on individual users entering them. Groomers will use psychological tricks and children receive 'likes' or even money for their own information when signing up. methods to try and isolate them from their performing sexual acts. Social media However individuals can remain anonymous if families and friends and will often choose to target channels, such as YouTube, Facebook, they choose to enter inaccurate information more vulnerable children who may be easier to Instagram and Snapchat, all have live and many online predator cases are due to manipulate. Predators will stalk apps and websites streaming capabilities, but there are groomers using impersonation techniques. that are popular with young people and will use a many apps which children can use to However, often the greater threat comes from ‘scattergun’ approach to find victims, contacting live stream, including Omegle, adults who 'hide in plain sight', choosing to hundreds online to increase their chances of Live.me, BIGO Live, YouNow and befriend young children without hiding their success. many more real identity. CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DETECT FROM OPEN TO CLOSED MESSAGING EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS Unfortunately, most children nd the Online predators may contact their victims using any number Online predators will use emotive ‘grooming’ process (before any of ways including social media, forums, chat rooms, gaming language and aim to form close, meeting) an enjoyable one as the communities or live streaming apps. Sometimes there is little trusted bonds with their victims predator will compliment, encourage, need to develop a ‘friendship /rapport stage’, as the victim has through showering them with and atter them to gain their trust, already shared personal information online and is compliments and making them feel friendship and curiosity – ‘a wolf in communicating openly with others. Children may also be good about themselves. Often victims sheep’s clothing’ scenario. This often prepared to add other online users they don’t know so well to will refer to them as their ‘boyfriends’ means children fail to disclose or report gain ‘online credibility’ through increasing their friends list. or ‘girlfriends’ and it can be dicult to what is happening. If the groomer is Predators will often seize this opportunity to slowly build a convince some young people that also previously known to the child, relationship and then move their conversation with the child they have been groomed, often their family and their friends, then this to a more secure and private area, such as through direct leading to lasting psychological can make detection even harder. messaging. eects. IT’S GOOD TO TALK CHECK PRIVACY SETTINGS MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA & It’s unlikely that you can stop your child using the In order to give your child a safer online experience, it is LIVESTREAMING USE internet, nor can you constantly monitor their online important to check privacy settings or parental controls It’s important to be aware of what your child is sharing on activities, but you can talk to your child on a regular on the networks, devices, apps, and websites they use. social media and with whom. Create your own prole basis about what they do online. By talking openly with Disable location sharing if you can. If you use and become “friends” with them or follow them so that them about online relationships, they can quickly location-sharing apps to check where your child is, you can monitor their activity. Similarly, always check on ascertain the kind of behaviour which is appropriate or remember that these could always be used by strangers them if they are live streaming and implement privacy inappropriate. Ask them whether they have any online to follow your child without their knowledge. Ensure controls. Choose a generic screen name and prole friends or if they play online games with people they that you check options so that location information is picture that hides their identity.
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