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On Tuesday 9th February we will be joining schools and youth organisations remotely across the UK in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2021. Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, which calls on young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and more to join together in helping to create a better internet.
Using the internet safely and positively is a key message that we promote in school and celebrating Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for us to re-emphasize the online safety messages we deliver throughout the year.
We would be delighted if you could join us in celebrating the day by continuing the conversation at home. To help you with this, you may be interested in downloading the free Safer Internet Day Education Pack for Parents and Carers which is available at: saferinternet.org.uk/sid-parents.
Other resources and website links we highly recommend are:
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Tuesday 11 February 2020 is Safer Internet Day, a day that is very important to our school and pupils. Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the Insafe Network and is celebrated every year across Europe, and in other countries worldwide. In the UK, Safer Internet Day is organised by the UK Safer Internet Centre (www.saferinternetday.org.uk), and this year’s theme is “Together for a better internet.”
We believe that internet safety education is a crucial element of the curriculum and an essential part of young people’s development. In school we will be reminding the children of the importance of online safety and the many positives and also negatives while using the internet.
Safer Internet Day is designed to help you become more aware of the safety messages that your children receive in school in order to reinforce them in your home environment. Please find below the link to find out more about what is happening in the UK on Safer Internet Day at https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2020.
The ICT Team
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In Waringstown Primary School we take the safety of our children very seriously, that also includes their safety on the Internet.
Children are becoming increasingly computer literate so it is essential that parents/carers are fully aware of the pros and cons of their child using the Internet. As we continue our new School year and Term, would you please ensure you talk to your child about the SMART rules for the use of the Internet and general E-Safety within school and home.
Visit the Our Policy Link to view the E-Safety Policy.
Below you will find links to websites which offer advice to help ensure that children stay safe while online and will also help to reinforce the SMART rules:
Know IT All – visit here for plenty of information for parents about online safety:
- http://www.childnet.com/kia/primary
- http://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew
- http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Thinkuknow – plenty of information on how to stay safe on the internet. Your child can also visit this website for age related advice and activities:
Click on the PDF attachments below to access the SMART & SAFE rules for:
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Following the application process for Digital Leaders, the DL Teachers had over 50 applications to work through. The successful 14 Digital Leaders from Primary 5, 6 and 7 were presented with their Digital Leaders Badge in Assembly.
The Digital Leaders Team will be responsible for problem solving with iPads, working with teachers to help them with lessons and helping fellow pupils to use the ipads. It is a big responsibility and we know they will be great at the job. The teachers are very much looking forward to having them help with iPad lessons in school.
Congratulations to all the Digital Leaders!
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A message we continue to instil in our children is Internet Safety when using technology at home and at school. The pupils from Primary 1 to Primary 7 recently designed their own Internet Safety message on the template of an iPad ... take a look through our gallery to view these messages:
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Recently in school, we had a very special assembly hosted by Primary 6 Mr Mitchell to announce the launch of our new Digital Leader Scheme!
Primary 6M informed all P5, P6 and P7 pupils that they were being given the opportunity to apply for the position of a Digital Leader. There will be 14 Digital Leaders appointed in the coming weeks through the application process. The Digital Leaders Team will be responsible for problem solving with iPads, working with teachers to help them with lessons and helping fellow pupils to use the ipads and other related technology.
Best wishes to all those who apply!
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In Waringstown Primary School we take the safety of our children very seriously, that also includes their safety on the Internet.
Children are becoming increasingly computer literate so it is essential that parents/carers are fully aware of the pros and cons of their child using the Internet. As we continue our new School year and Term, would you please ensure you talk to your child about the SMART rules for the use of the Internet and general E-Safety within school and home.
Visit the Our Policy Link to view the E-Safety Policy.
Below you will find links to websites which offer advice to help ensure that children stay safe while online and will also help to reinforce the SMART rules:
Know IT All – visit here for plenty of information for parents about online safety:
- http://www.childnet.com/kia/primary
- http://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew
- http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Thinkuknow – plenty of information on how to stay safe on the internet. Your child can also visit this website for age related advice and activities:
Click on the PDF attachments below to access the SMART & SAFE rules for:
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In Waringstown Primary School we take the safety of our children very seriously, that also includes their safety on the Internet.
Children are becoming increasingly computer literate so it is essential that parents/carers are fully aware of the pros and cons of their child using the Internet. As we continue our new School year and Term, would you please ensure you talk to your child about the SMART rules for the use of the Internet and general E-Safety within school and home.
Visit the Our Policy Link to view the E-Safety Policy.
Below you will find links to websites which offer advice to help ensure that children stay safe while online and will also help to reinforce the SMART rules:
Know IT All – visit here for plenty of information for parents about online safety:
- http://www.childnet.com/kia/primary
- http://www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew
- http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Thinkuknow – plenty of information on how to stay safe on the internet. Your child can also visit this website for age related advice and activities:
Click on the PDF attachments below to access the SMART & SAFE rules for:
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Congratulations to Waringstown Primary School on achieving the prestigious Digital Schools Award. This Award assesses the leadership, development and use of ICT within the whole school, recognising excellence in the use of digital technology at primary level. The programme is supported by industry partners HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft and Intel in Northern Ireland.
All of the staff in Waringstown Primary School continue to work extremely hard to ensure ICT is embedded in the teaching and learning from Primary 1 to Primary 7. The Judging for this Award took place in Term 1 and the ICT Team are proud to announce that as a school we have just received this certificate of recognition.
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February 07 2017 is Safer Internet Day, a day that is very important to our school and pupils. Safer Internet Day is coordinated by the Insafe Network and is celebrated every year across Europe, and in other countries worldwide. In the UK, Safer Internet Day is organised by the UK Safer Internet Centre (www.saferinternetday.org.uk), and this year’s theme is “Be the change: Unite for a better internet.”
Our school is participating alongside hundreds of other schools across the UK and students will be learning about how to use the internet safely and positively. To celebrate the many positives of the internet and to raise awareness of the issues that children and young people face online today, we as a school will be participating in class activities on Safer Internet Day. We are also hosting an online safety information evening for our P6 and 7 children along with their parents on Wednesday 08 Wednesday 2017.
We believe that internet safety education is a crucial element of the curriculum and an essential part of young people’s development.
Safer Internet Day is designed to help you become more aware of the safety messages that your children receive in school in order to reinforce them in your home environment. Please find attached the Safer Internet Day Factsheet for Parents. You can also find out more about what is happening in the UK on Safer Internet Day at www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day.
The ICT Team
Mrs S Williamson Mr I Somerville Mr M Gault
(Vice-principal)
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The P6 Classes this year entered a competition to make Safer Internet day videos to teach other children how to stay safe online. The videos were to be called - Be the Change, Unite for a Better Internet.
As it is Safer Internet week, we are re-sharing these videos to for the whole school.
The top two Waringstown videos are below. Click read more if you wish to see the other group entries.