Dear Parents and Carers,
Online Safety Newsletter Primary July 2024 PDF
Online Safety Newsletter Primary July 2024
Attached is the latest edition of the NJS Online Safety newsletter. Please take the time to read it and develop your awareness of the latest apps, threats, issues and safety education for you and your children in an online environment. This month’s edition includes the following topics:
- Roulette style video/chat Apps – Chat roulette style apps work by pairing people together anonymously to chat (and video chat) to each other. NOT recommended for under 18s. How to keep safe and risks when using these type of apps.
- Capcut app – video editing and image tool, run by the owners of TikTok.
- Harmful online challenges – what are they, and how to protect your children from these.
- Being unkind online – what to do if you think your child is being bullied online, starting a conversation with your child.
- Summertime screen time – how to manage it for your child over Summer.
- Helping your child transition to Secondary School – discussion of the challenges faced by your child having their first smartphone.
- Accessibility features – available on iPhone and Android phones to support those with vision, speech and cognitive needs – read aloud website text readers, text to speech, colour-blindness filters, dyslexia friendly text etc.
As usual, if you have any concerns or questions, please contact myself or Mrs Moody for further information.
Kind regards,
Mr Butler