Please can we remind families to ensure that payments are up to date for residential visits.

Where payments are behind you will have contact from school to check whether your child still wishes to take the place.

Thank you for your support.

A paper copy of the letter below will be coming home with your child for you to complete and return to your class teacher to make a Parents Meeting appointment.

March 26 Parents Meeting

Dear Parents and Carers,

Online Safety Newsletter March 2026

Please find attached the NJS Online Safety Newsletter for March. This month’s edition includes links to information and advice about the following key points:

• YouTube Safety Update: New Parental Controls – YouTube Shorts time constraints for parent to use to limit time spent viewing these short videos.
• Mobile phones – do you know the risks? Effects on Mental Health, EE Online Safety Hub, delaying when you give your child a smartphone, advice about which device to chose.
• VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) – what are they and how to use them / start a conversation about them with your child.
• Social Media Algorithms – What are they, what do I need to know?
• Five Nights At Freddy’s – information about this Horror game, reviews etc.
• Screen Time and online harms – information from the Royal College of Paediatrics on the effects of Screen Time.
• New Govt. Campaign – Is your child influenced by toxic content? – a new campaign providing guidance to parents on safety settings, conversation prompts and advice for tackling misinformation and harmful content.

That’s all this month. As usual, if you have any questions or require further information, please contact myself or Mrs Moody to discuss.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kind regards,

Mr Butler