Online Safety
If you have any questions or worries about a the safety of a child, please come in and speak to a member of staff. if you are worried that a child is in immediate danger, phone 999.
9th May 2024
At Virgin Media O2, they want internet users of all ages to enjoy all the wonderful things the web has to offer, safely. That’s why their experts have created a children’s internet safety test to help build awareness for parents and children of all ages to ensure they are better protected online.
You can access this resource by following the link below:
https://www.virginmedia.com/blog/online-safety/childrens-internet-safety-test
7th February 2024
Safer Internet Day
As part of our computing curriculum we are mark #SaferInternetDay in school. There are lots of resources on the following website that can support parents and carers to ensure children are safe when online, whether at school or at home.
2nd February 2023
We all know that the Internet has many exciting opportunities for education and the online world is a wonderful place for young people to explore, but just like the real world there are risks and dangers that they need to be aware of. The following websites may be useful for home:
www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/…/keeping…/online-safety/
4th October 2022
Many of the older children play games (such as Fortnite and Minecraft) and chat online with their friends at home. Usually this is all fun and enjoyable, however there are times when it can cause issues. This can include the group falling out online and then this carrying on when they come into school. And unfortunately sometimes things are said online that wouldn’t be said in person and can cause hurt, worry and distress. The following link has a wealth of advice for parents and carers to help you manage your child’s online activity.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/in-game-chat/
29th September 2022
We are concerned that some of the children are referring to a game called ‘Poppy Playtime’ and a character called ‘Huggy Wuggy’.
Poppy Playtime is a horror game in which the player roams around an abandoned toy factory. A giant, horrifying blue creature with bulging eyes, wide red lips, and long limbs called ‘Huggy Wuggy’ follows the player around and appears in the dark unexpectedly and if he catches the player he bears his wide and sinister grin and eats you.
When things like these begin trending online, it can be difficult to prevent children accidently stumbling across them – especially if they use a range of platforms, like online games, social media, streaming sites or messaging apps. A trend can originate in one online space and rapidly spread to other platforms or via chat apps.
Due to the name of the character, these videos are often ‘slipping through the net’ of platforms’ safeguarding measures like content filtering and age-restrictions. These child friendly terms hide the frightening images and disturbing content. THEY ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.
Content like this can scare children and affect their behaviour, especially if they’re younger or have never been introduced to horror before. Being introduced to content with gory or scary themes before they have built resilience can result in a negative reaction.
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Momo Update
MOMO Game Update from Darlington Safer Internet Partnership Just a quick update on this game, please share the information on your webpages etc. to support parents and carers helping their children stay safe online, we know from our most recent healthy Lifestyle Survey data that the use of the internet and online gaming has grown…
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Information about TikTok – from Parents Zone
You may have heard of Musical.ly (think of it as a kind of karaoke platform). TikTok is the new name for the expanded version of the app, which enables users to upload, watch and create short videos of between three and 60 seconds. Here’s what you need to know: From musical.ly to TikTok: Until recently,…
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Christmas Information from Darlington Internet Safety Partnerships (DISP)
Hi All, As part of Darlington Internet Safety Partnerships (DISP) parental control Christmas campaign here is some information on the video games expected to be the best selling this Christmas. All of the games in this list are also games found in the most popular bundles when you buy a console as well and some…
Top five e-safety tips for using the internet at home
- Have family rules about how the internet will be used at home and be clear about what information is safe to share online.
- Discuss rules about making and meeting online friends.
- Make sure you know what your children are doing online much like you would in “real” life and use parental controls (on computers, mobile phones and games consoles) to help you. Remember that these cannot always be 100% effective.
- Make sure that your children are aware that people or websites can lie online.
- Make sure your child understands that online actions can have offline consequences.
Who are Internet Matters?
Internet Matters is a not-for-profit organisation working with online safety experts to bring you all the information you need to keep your children safe online.
We aim to bring you
- Advice on important e-safety issues
- News and advice from industry experts
- Guidance on setting parental controls and filters
- Reviews on the latest technology and apps
This is a really useful site to help you protect your children on the internet.
Click on the below link to visit their website.
Here is a handy resource you may find useful. It has links to appropriate websites to report concerns you may have over online safety and security.
There are also some useful tips and hints about how to keep yourself and your children safe online
http://educateagainsthate.com/resources/
A Useful List of Apps that the children use
PC Dobson came into school and talked to our parents about the different apps and websites that children use and she shared some important messages about internet safety. She advised that if a child has any concerns, that they can be logged via CEOP. She also provided a list of apps that the police are aware of that children use; you can download and read the list by clicking the image below.
Internet Safety Guides
In order to stay safe online, have a look at some of this safety guides to popular web services:
Another SATs paper completed ✔️
We are so proud of our Year 6 children again after today’s Reading test. They showed determination, resilience and fantastic focus from start to finish.
The texts were challenging, but they gave every question their best effort and kept smiling throughout the day.
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We couldn’t be any prouder of the Year 6 children after their first day of SATs.
They walked in with courage.
They stayed focused.
They kept going even when some questions were tricky.
That’s Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling done — next up is Reading tomorrow!
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What a wonderful, busy day Year 3 have had at Preston Park!
When they arrived, they headed straight to the learning area, in the museum, to find out who the Anglo-Saxons were and how long ago they lived. The children discovered that they lived in Britain after the Romans but they led very different lives. Did you know that many place names in our region originate from Anglo-Saxon times and 'Darlington' is one of them?
Being history detectives, the class enjoyed examining some interesting replicas of artefacts that would have used during this period of history and they would even have been buried with people back then. One of the objects that they looked at was a leather pouch that contained lots of glass beads, which may have been used to play games, so we played an Anglo-Saxon game called 'Nine Men's Morris' which was great fun. Then they created their own beautiful clay pots like some of the ones they saw on display.
After a lovely picnic lunch, the class explored the Victorian Street and enjoyed going into some of the buildings where they learned many interesting facts. Luckily, they all made it out of the police cell so they could spend some time in the fabulous park. What a treat at the end of a gorgeous day! ... See MoreSee Less
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Just 2 weeks into the Summer Term and the Lost Property Box is already full with unnamed items:
* George 3-4 cardigan x 2
* George 5-6 jumper x 2
* George 8-9 jumper
* TU 7 years jumper
* NEXT 11yrs cardigan
* TU 8 yrs cardigan
Plus the items in the photos below.
Please claim them from the school office if any belong to your child.
Desperate plea again:
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Reception to Year 6 all had a great time with the coaches from Go Well for their Hoopstarz session this week. Here are some great photos from Year 2 and Year 5. ... See MoreSee Less
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Today, Reception had an amazing time joining a live lesson with Greg Botrill to celebrate National Hairy Toe Day! 👣✨
The children got stuck into some fantastic creative activities—making their very own hairy toes and designing houses for them to live in. There were so many imaginative ideas, but our absolute favourite had to be the “Hairy-plane” 🚀—a brilliant invention to help the hairy toe escape the tiny monster!
Everyone had so much fun, with lots of laughter, creativity and brilliant ideas all round. What a fantastic experience for the class! 💛
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The children will be bringing home today their class's Summer Term Class Newsletter with lots of information including what they will be learning this term, class organisation details and key dates for the term.
The newsletters have been emailed to all our parents and carers too and are also available to view and download on our website - link below. ... See MoreSee Less
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Class Newsletters with curriculum information and dates for the Summer Term will be coming home with the children in the next few days, but I wanted to give you early notice of the dates for this year's Sports Days.
With the unpredictable nature of our weather, we are holding our Sports Days slightly earlier this year so that if we do have to postpone we have enough time to find an alternative date later in the term. Also, the weather in May is often lovely and not quite as hot as it can potentially get in June/July.
The dates are as follow:
Nursery: Tuesday 19th May 9.00am - parents and carers are invited to come in for a tea or coffee at 8.30am while the children get ready for their Sports Day which will run from 9.00am to approximately 9.45am.
Reception, Class One and Class Two: Tuesday 19th May from 1.30pm until hometime
Classes Three, Four, Five and Six: Wednesday 20th May from 1.30pm until hometime
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