Child Exploitation

25th March 2023assistanthead teacher

Child exploitation takes many forms, and any child or young person can be exploited – there is no stereotypical victim.

We all need to:

  • help prevent children becoming victims,
  • be aware of the signs that a child might be being exploited, and
  • speak out if we see something suspicious.

For everyone’s awareness Parents and Carers
Spot the Warning Signs – STOP CE – (stop-ce.org)

 

Can you spot the abuser? – STOP CE – (stop-ce.org)

 

It’s Not Okay – Real Stories (itsnotokay.co.uk)

 

Child Sexual Exploitation & How to Keep Your Child Safe | NSPCC including a helpline

 

Criminal exploitation and gangs | NSPCC including a helpline

 Helpful Guides – STOP CE – (stop-ce.org)

There are several different guides. Ones to highlight are:

  • A guide to becoming a safer parent online
  • A parent’s guide to dealing with sexting (nudes)

 

Northumbria police – County Lines Awareness for parents/carers

 

Northumbria Police – Sharing Nudes – a guide for parents and carers

Thank you for your support.

Creating Algorithms in 1 Blue.

16th March 2023Miss L Robinson

This week we have been working with Scratch Junior on the Ipads generating algorithms (a series of commands) for a sprite (a controllable character). The children worked in pairs and really enjoyed the sessions. They created some wonderful work while showing some real Pathfinder qualities!

1 Red are computer wizards!

14th March 2023L Chisholm

In our Learning Means The World theme we looked at programming and the algorithms we can make.  We used Scratchjr to start looking at programming commands and making our sprite move across the screen.  We worked with our partner and wrote a set of commands together to complete our activity.  It was great fun!

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

10th March 2023h teacher

Dear Parent / Carer
The Department for Education (DfE) has provided grant funding to South Tyneside Council, to
co-ordinate free holiday provision for children and young people aged 5-16 years entitled to freeschool meals. The HAF programme has key objectives for children including:
 To have access to free healthy food over the school holidays
 To be more active during the school holidays
 To take part in free fun, engaging and enriching activities supporting resilience and wellbeing
 To be safe and make new friends in a sociable environment.

During the main school holidays of Easter, Summer and Christmas thousands of places can be booked ‘free of charge’ for a vast range of sport, arts/crafts, dance, and drama activities, along with family events such as bowling at The Dunes, nature activities at the Brockley Allotments and performances at The Customs House. We also have organisations that provide specific sessions for
SEND children.
All information regarding the activities on offer and how to book can be found at:
www.southtyneside.gov.uk/holidayclub and bookings for our Spring programme will go live at
4pm on Friday 17 th March.

 

Please refer to the letter and leaflet attached for more information.

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A tasty treat !

9th March 2023Miss L Robinson

After reading ‘The tiger who came to tea’ in English, we decided to invite a different type of animal for tea. We thought about who to invite and made a list of things that we could have for tea. One of the suggestions was a jam sandwich. The children read and followed a set of instructions to help them make their own jam sandwiches. We wrote our own set of  instructions for others to follow.  The children said it was the best English lesson ever!