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What Parents and Carers Need to Know About Twitter
This week's free online safety guide focuses on Twitter. It highlights a number of risks such as trolls and bullying, fixation on view...

Simon Hollingsworth
Jan 19, 20231 min read


What Parents and Carers Need to Know about World of Warcraft
This week's free online safety guide focuses on World of Warcraft. It highlights a number of risks such as the potential for online...

Simon Hollingsworth
Jan 11, 20231 min read


WINYATES & ST JOHN'S FEDERATION PROPOSALS
Dear Staff, Parents and Carers As you are aware, over the last twelve years St John’s and Winyates have worked closely together and we...

Simon Hollingsworth
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Stay Safe on New Devices
This week's free online safety guide focuses on staying safe on new devices. It highlights a number of tips such as double-checking your...

Simon Hollingsworth
Jan 5, 20231 min read



Simon Hollingsworth
Dec 16, 20220 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Setting Up Apps, Games and Software
Millions of new phones, tablets, laptops and games consoles will be nestling under Christmas trees this year. However, even if parents...

Simon Hollingsworth
Dec 15, 20221 min read



Simon Hollingsworth
Dec 7, 20220 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Social Media & Mental Health
An estimated one-third of children have a social media account, so it’s important that trusted adults know what content young people are...

Simon Hollingsworth
Dec 1, 20221 min read


What Parents Need to Know about TikTok
TikTok is a free social media platform that lets users create, share and watch short videos ranging anywhere from 15 seconds to 10...

Simon Hollingsworth
Nov 25, 20221 min read


Children and Sleep
Around 40% of typically developing children have sleep difficulties (rising to 70- 80% of children with disabilities and/or additional...
Lucy Kent
Nov 23, 20221 min read



Simon Hollingsworth
Nov 17, 20220 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Amigo
A free online safety guide on Amigo. Amigo is a social platform which purports to connect strangers from around the world – and, with...

Simon Hollingsworth
Nov 2, 20221 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Discord
A free online safety guide on Discord. Discord is a free app which allows users to communicate in real time via text, video or voice...

Simon Hollingsworth
Nov 2, 20221 min read


What Parents Need to Know about FIFA 23
FIFA 23, like its many predecessors, is a massively popular football simulator featuring lifelike recreations of thousands of real-world...

Simon Hollingsworth
Oct 13, 20221 min read


Condolences
On Saturday Mrs Salisbury went to London and laid some flowers in tribute and memory to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on her sad passing....
Lucy Kent
Sep 15, 20221 min read


Queen Elizabeth II
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch who has meant so...
Lucy Kent
Sep 9, 20221 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Roblox
Roblox is one of the most popular video games on the market. By 2020, the game’s makers were claiming that more than half of children in...

Simon Hollingsworth
Sep 8, 20221 min read


What Parents Need to Know about Amazon Fire Tablets
The Amazon Fire Tablet is a popular choice: not only are Amazon’s own-brand devices more affordable than most other tablets on the...

Simon Hollingsworth
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Keep Children Safe Online Over Summer
School’s out … for summer! Yes, it’s that time of the year again: around six weeks at home for ecstatic youngsters. For many young...

Simon Hollingsworth
Jul 28, 20221 min read


NEWSLETTER
This term's Newsletter.

Simon Hollingsworth
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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