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09/07/24

📺 NEW TEACHER RECRUITMENT ADVERTWatch our new teacher recruitment advert; an invitation, from teachers, to join their amazing profession.The film was made with teachers who know the joys and complexities of school life. They helped us write the script and draft the messaging pic.twitter.com/RXt2USnc07

21/06/24

Today we hosted a mini Newham Maths Bee with Year 5 children from Newham schools! Congratulations to for winning! Thanks to William Davies, St. Luke's, and WHCS for joining the fun too. We had a blast tackling challenging problems and having maths fun in the sun! pic.twitter.com/tmsdIfB67k

15/06/24

Great start to our annual Governor Conference, choir. pic.twitter.com/cy8D0hgYEX

01/04/24

Liora is running the Manchester Marathon for Chobham Friends!You can help raise money for Chobham Friends by donating online https://t.co/37hFmmQGEl

08/03/24

choir representing at a national choral competition last weekend - WOW 🔥🙌🏾👏🏼🫶🏿⚡️! Three part harmony, syncopated body percussion and in Portuguese 🇵🇹. We are so proud of how hard you worked and can’t wait to hear what you do next! pic.twitter.com/6FXMoePk7D

08/03/24

choir representing at a national choral competition last weekend - WOW 🔥🙌🏾👏🏼🫶🏿⚡️! Three part harmony, syncopated body percussion and in Portuguese 🇵🇹. We are so proud of how hard you worked and can’t wait to hear what you do next! pic.twitter.com/6FXMoePk7D

08/03/24

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08/03/24

A fantastic International Women’s Day at Chobham today! Celebrating all women and helping to 💜💜 pic.twitter.com/8dffQkuDVd

04/03/24

Our penultimate choir is from the Olympic Park in London: Harris Academy Chobham Junior Choir. Great percussion accompaniment! pic.twitter.com/tBKi9iedjL

04/03/24

Our penultimate choir is from the Olympic Park in London: Harris Academy Chobham Junior Choir. Great percussion accompaniment! pic.twitter.com/tBKi9iedjL

03/03/24

We are sooooo proud of our choir who are competing on Manchester today! We send all the luck and positivity! https://t.co/v0ZDGUNhkC

29/02/24

Year 2’s first ever visit to the primary school library for their first Accelerated Reader session! These readers are super excited to get their hands on the big books! pic.twitter.com/nY65QV5uaG

29/02/24

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29/02/24

Our YUCAN group were lucky enough to go to Shrek’s Adventure and then for a trip on the London Eye this week! So much fun for these amazing pupils! pic.twitter.com/wxQYqDyqfZ

29/02/24

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29/02/24

Year 4 were happy historians at The British Museum last week learning all about things from the past. pic.twitter.com/SFC2KNy8zu

29/02/24

Get along to Chess Club on Thursdays at the Lighthouse and Gardens! With an amazing teacher every week for only £6 per child! pic.twitter.com/mqFwkiRE3A

28/02/24

Important team talks and tactics before the boys and girls’ football matches today! Well done to our boys for winning and reaching the final!! pic.twitter.com/BhrFZiFvIP

15/02/24

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Online Safety

At Harris Academy Chobham, we are aware of the importance of online safety and the increasingly important role it plays in our children’s lives.

The online landscape changes rapidly, so it is important that schools, parents and carers work together to take an active role in teaching children about online dangers and how to act safely when using the internet, apps and games. We are fully committed to protecting our pupils online and you can find a wealth of information on this page to support you with this at home. Harris Academy Chobham is committed to ensuring that our pupils are educated to become responsible, confident online citizens and users of information technology

‘Aims of the Framework Education for a Connected World’, government guidelines for online safety education, focuses on eight different aspects of online education:

1. Self-image and Identity
2. Online relationships
3. Online reputation
4. Online bullying
5. Managing online information
6. Health, wellbeing and lifestyle
7. Privacy and security
8. Copyright and ownership

We have built these aspects into the delivery of online safety education throughout the curriculum, particularly in PSHE and Computing, so that it is empowering, builds resilience and effects positive culture change. Online safety issues will also be reinforced during assemblies and through Safer Internet Day. 

Setting Boundaries

 It is important to talk to your child about Online Safety openly and regularly. Here are some tips of how to do this in a calm and supportive manner:

  • Ask your child about their life, online and offline.
  • Ask them to show you the apps and websites that they enjoy.
  • Be positive about your child’s interests but open about your concerns.
  • Talk to them about any concerns they have.
  • Ask them about their online friends and how they know if they are really who they say.
  • Listen to your child’s reasons for wanting to access apps and websites that they choose.
  • Ask your child what they think is appropriate for different age groups.

For further advice, click here and here.

 Along with establishing a dialogue with your child, a great idea can be setting up a family internet agreement and setting parental controls. Click here for advice on how to create a family agreement. Click here, scroll down and select your device/internet provider/app from the drop-down menu to find instructions on how to set parental controls.

Keeping Children Safe

Regardless of parental controls, innocent searches can sometimes produce unexpected results and sites such as YouTube can easily lead a child ‘down a rabbit hole’ to inappropriate content. Children may also search for things out of curiosity. However your child came upon the content, it is important that you stay calm and discuss this with them. Click here and here for advice on how to discuss these things with your child.

In addition to tablets, laptops and phones, children have access to other internet connected devices. These include smart speakers (Google Home, Amazon Echo, etc.), wearables (Fitbits, smart watches, etc.), toys with voice recognition (Hello Barbie, Furby Connect, etc.), robots, drones and other mechanical toys. Click here for advice on how to keep children safe while using these devices.

Many children are playing online games. These games are a great way for children to relax, have fun and socialise with their friends. However, they do not come without their risks. All games come with a PEGI age rating and content warnings. These should be taken as seriously as BFI film ratings. Please refer to the image below to see what you are looking for.

Click here for advice on how to keep your child safe when gaming.

Age Restrictions

As they get older and get their own phones and tablets, children are beginning to access live-streaming and online video apps, such as TikTok. These apps appeal to children as they provide them opportunities to be creative, take part in viral trends and connect with their friends. However, it is important to note that many of these have age restrictions of 13+. Please see the image below for guidance on social media age restrictions.

Click here for advice on dealing with these apps and websites, including how to handle a video of your child being shared without their consent.

Age Restrictions for Social Media Apps | St Peter's CE Primary & Nursery  School

Age Appropriate Resources

For more specific age-related advice, follow the links:

To learn more about how to support your child to stay safe online, please do make use of the useful websites and document on this page.

Useful websites:

  1. Thinkuknow: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
  2. UK Safer Internet for Children: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
  3. Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/
  4. Childnet International: https://www.childnet.com/
  5. Internet Matters: https://www.internetmatters.org/
  6. Parents Protect: https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/internet-safety.htm
  7. NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
  8. Net Aware: https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
  9. Apple parental controls: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304
  10. O2 Family resources: https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety

Useful documents:

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