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E Safety tips for families
10 Top Tips for Parents and Educators: Developing Healthy Sleep Patterns
Dreaming of a decent night’s sleep? 🥱🛌 Many of us are – and it’s a particularly pervasive problem for young people. Concerningly, research has suggested that around 70% of teens get less than the recommended 8–10 hours’ sleep per night. The effects of poor-quality sleep on a developing mind, of course, can be harmful over a prolonged period.
Although a significant portion of under-18s struggle for shut eye, there is still plenty we can do to support them in getting the beneficial rest they need during those formative years. Compiled in conjunction with our friends at award-winning mental health charity Minds Ahead, this week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide has tips on helping children to develop healthy sleeping habits 💤
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School Council
Paired Reading for World Book Day
You asked for paired reading across classes, and World Book Day was a perfect opportunity for all of us to do this! You can find more World Book Day photos on Facebook and Twitter.
Year 2 had a great time in the library today swapping books and chatting about them too. Then we had a fantastic visit from Year 3 who read us books they'd carefully selected. #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/aqSmFzLxIE
— Lord Deramore's (@lordderamores) March 7, 2024
Y1 enjoyed lots of stories today. They loved The Great Storm Whale then relaxed to some whale music. Everyone enjoyed Y5 reading to their younger friends. #LordDEng #WorldBookDay @Benji_Davies pic.twitter.com/8QKLscGsSY
— Lord Deramore's (@lordderamores) March 7, 2024
Hedgehog-friendly School
No Hedgehog News is Good News!
We haven’t had many hedgehog updates recently – but this is excellent news, as hogs who are out and about during the day are usually sick. It seems that at the moment our hedgehog friends are happy, healthy and quietly enjoying sharing our lovely school grounds with us!
School Council
School Council 28-2-24 – you said, we did!
E Safety tips for families
Top Tips for Managing Screen Time
From using them for communication, work, shopping and entertainment, devices such as smartphones, laptops and the rest are now deeply ingrained into modern society. Small wonder, then, that young people – who’ve grown up surrounded by such gadgets – can sometimes struggle to put them down, switch them off or keep themselves occupied without them.
While limiting our screen time may require a great deal of restraint, the effort can be rewarded with significant benefits to our physical and mental health. Our #WakeUpWednesday guide has simple tips for helping to manage the amount of screen time in your household – encouraging the whole family to spend more quality time together and live in the moment.
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School Council
School Council 22-2-24 – feedback and suggestions from pupils
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Smartphone Safety Tips for Young People
According to Ofcom, 69% of under-18s use a smartphone as their main method of going online. Additionally, 49% of children use them for online gaming – putting smartphones only behind consoles (59%) as the device of choice for playing games on. Most people won’t require such statistical evidence, however, to acknowledge the huge importance of phones to young people.
Given that Santa’s recent visit is likely to have bestowed smartphones on an even greater number of young people, it’s a particularly opportune moment to ensure that children are able to use their handsets responsibly – and, above all, safely. From passcodes to parental controls, and from screen time to scams, our #WakeUpWednesday guide has the essential advice.
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E Safety tips for families
Top Tips for Setting up Parental Controls on New Devices
The guide below shepherds you through the process of establishing parental controls on new internet-enabled devices, from smartphones to laptops to consoles. Simply find the device in question and read on to find out what options you have and how to enable them – letting children enjoy their shiny new gadget, without so much of the worry over where it might lead them.
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