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Community Bulletin
Monday 6th July 2020
School Update
Start the week with this rendition of Arioso by Handel recorded by CFBS Strings remotely in June. All
the parts were covered in online lessons with Mr Sibley and then recorded remotely by Yuki, Archie
(both Year 10), Oliver, Elliot and Kai (all Year 8).
If you have any issues with your musical instruments (for example, broken strings, fallen bridge, out
of tune violin/viola), the music team are able to carry out some repairs before the end of term. Please
contact Ms Wild ([email protected]) to arrange a time slot with the school so we can ensure
contactless drop off/collection.
At the end of June we heard about the wonderful activities of those of you who were taking on the PE
Department challenge. Thank you to everyone for taking part and sending in your scores, and we have
continued to share the chart with the challenges below. Well done to Miró in Year 7 for everything he
did, including running 45 kilometres across the month, Kazuma in Year 9 for adapting these tasks to
fit his skateboard and Mackenzie in Year 8 for completing two columns of the challenge.
See below for a new Career Insight section and a fitness-codebreaking competition called Operation
Bletchley. Please also note reposted sections below on e-safety including parental safety controls,
Show My Homework and national health measures. We are also sharing this guidance from the
Government on keeping children safe.
A Moment’s Thought
On 4th July 1776, 13 colonies claimed their independence from Great Britain, an event which
eventually led to the formation of the United States of America. Each year on the fourth of July, also
known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event.
Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies convened a
Continental Congress in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania
State House (later Independence Hall), Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the
famous words:
"Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States,
that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection
between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."
But for African Americans, final liberation from slavery only came on the 19th June 1865, in Texas, two
and a half years after slavery was abolished in the rest of the country. And now this date, known as
Juneteenth, is a celebration rivalling that of the Fourth of July, for African Americans like Emma Sapong
who talks eloquently about this in this episode of From Our Own Correspondent.
Send in your thoughts and contributions to [email protected].
Poetry Corner
This poem, Change, was written for National Poetry Day in 2018 by Karl Nova, British-born hip-hop
and performance artist.
Change is always happening
It’s a fact my friend, it’s like fads and trends
It’s like I used to write poems with pads and pens
Now I type ‘em in my phone
I’ve got stacks of them
Them being notebooks I once wrote in
My head in the clouds daydreaming and floating
Even when sitting still, we’re in motion
As the Earth rotates, change isn’t slowing
Growth brings change and as we are growing
Life makes me wonder with eyes wide open
The seasons run their annual relay
Spring passes the baton to summer
Whose quick pace and speed runs its lap,
hands over to Autumn
Autumn is cool but not cooler than Winter
I’m talking about change
Even when things seem the same
It has a mysterious way about it that seems strange
Like it seems to happen suddenly
It’s hard to explain
Even change changes
I mean, that’s its name
Change is always happening
It’s a fact my friend, it’s like fads and trends
It’s like I used to write poems with pads and pens
Now I type ‘em in my phone
And I’m rapping them
VTalks
As always, please check the VTalks schedule provided for us by Speakers for Schools. This continues
with live talks by industry leaders that would normally take place in schools, streamed on the link
above.
Tuesday 7th July, 10am: Cassie Chadderton CEO, World Book Day
Most of us have heard of World Book Day! Join SFS and World Book Day's CEO, Cassie
Chadderton to discuss her varied career in the creative industries, the importance of the arts
in society and more about World Book Day.
Tuesday 7th July, 2pm: Matt Brittin, President, EMEA Business & Operations, Google
Matt will be joining SFS to discuss his life lessons and advice, preparing for the world of work
and the ever changing tech industry - what could this look like in 2030 and how can students
prepare themselves for a career in tech?
Wednesday 8th July, 10am: Adam Forbes, Head of Marketing, BP Launchpad
Join this Vtalk to learn more about business start-ups and delivering cleaner energy to the
world - a must attend for those interested in entrepreneurship, business or the
environment.
Wednesday 8th July, 2pm: Kanbar Hossein Bor, Deputy High Commisioner for Bangladesh
Join us as Kanbar Hossein Bor, formerly Deputy High Commissioner for Bangladesh is
interviewed SFS. He will reflect on his personal journey from child refugee to British
diplomat as he is asked questions by young people including on the meaning of British
identity, British values and the challenges and opportunities of being a diplomat in the
current climate.
To catch-up on old VTalks, they can all be found on their website in the video library. Highlights include
the talks by Robert Peston, Malcolm Gladwell and Natalie Bennett.
Try New Genres
Try some music that ties in to events from this day in history:
1967, Pink Floyd appeared on Top of the Pops for the first time performing, ‘See Emily Play’.
1971, Louis Armstrong died of a heart attack in his sleep. Listen to one of his great tracks,
‘Summertime’ with Ella Fitzgerald.
1974, ‘Rock the boat’ by The Hues Corporation became the first disco song to top the Hot 100
singles.
1979, The B-52’s released their album featuring one of their signature songs. Listen to ‘Rock
Lobster’ here.
2019, Lil Nas X breaks the record for the longest running hip hop song on the Hot 100 with 13
weeks at #1. Listen to ‘Old Town Road’.
2020, Today on his 85th birthday, The Dalai Lama releases the album Inner World, a collection
of Buddhist mantras and prayers set to music. Listen to a track from that called, One of My
Favourite Prayers.
Send in your thoughts and contributions to [email protected].
School Highlights
Last term the Year 7 pupils studied energy generation. They have looked at the various costs and
benefits of using fossil fuels vs renewable energy. This is currently a big debate with fossil fuel supplies
decreasing, the risk of climate change increasing along with the direct risks to human health from
respiratory diseases.
Noah T-A had a few strong words for our leaders:
“In my very professional opinion I think that we have abused non-renewable energy sources to
such a degree that we are forced to find new energy sources and that is caused entirely to
ignorance and sloth, we have also inadvertently caused global warming, which is destroying
the planet. Non-renewables are, surprisingly, not renewable meaning that they will run out-
whether they run out tomorrow or a million years from now it doesn’t matter it’ll happen
eventually. We also use non-renewables because its easy, why try and form a new way of
generating energy when we’ve already perfected these other ways. It’s this lethargy that’s’
going to get the whole human race killed.
“Renewable energy sources won’t run out and unlike their finite predecessors they do not
create the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming, most of the time at least.
Renewables are the future and you don’t need to be 60 years old and have a PhD to see
that.”
Keeyan A produced a good evaluation of global energy production in his assessment answer. It had
fully developed points that showed a depth and variety of understanding of this complex and
controversial issue. He used a variety of examples to back up his points, below is one of these:
"Nuclear energy is another Non-renewable energy. It is performing better then fossil fuels in
terms of climate change as it does not produce any Carbon Dioxide and it causes the least
deaths in contrast to all the other energy units.
“However, Nuclear energy can be fatal if not handled properly. For example, the incident at
Chernobyl in 26th April 1986 where a chain reaction of explosion happened in a nuclear power
station happened due to one reactor suffering from A power spike. This made 18 miles of
Chernobyl uninhabitable. Furthermore, the nuclear waste produced in the process of creating
energy is very toxic, but it is stored many miles underground."
Year 8 pupils have been studying tectonics. They have discovered what causes tectonic hazards, the
impact of these hazards and what people living in these areas can do to manage the risks.
Ekin O has shown an excellent understanding of why some countries can cope with tectonic hazards
much better than others:
"One reason poorer countries experience a greater impact is their health services cannot cope
so fewer people can be treated so the death toll is higher. One other reason is that richer
countries can afford earthquake proof structures so there is less chance of collapse so less
chance of casualties."
And Tanjil C:
“One reason that poorer cope less well with tectonic hazards such as earthquakes is they
cannot afford to fix the damages done to the surroundings so they are left vulnerable to
disease and extreme weather. Another reason that this statement is true is that richer
countries can afford to have earthquake proof buildings this means minimised damage in the
first place so there will be fewer injuries and less rebuilding.”
Year 9 have completed an in-depth study of China. They looked at its history including the Silk Road
one of the earliest and most impressive trade routes known. We looked at the miracle of the Chinese
economy and how it has quickly become the workshop of the world. We looked at some more
controversial issues as well and in Geography we like to take a balanced view of these types of issues.
This is highlighted by this detailed and well-balanced piece of work by Yasin A:
“Completed in 2009 the Three Gorges dam is estimated to have cost of over $30 billion. It
consists of a 610-foot high wall running 1.3 miles from bank to bank. It has had several major
negative impacts: The reservoir created by the backflow of the dam stretches 360 miles
upriver to Chongqing. The reservoir (manmade lake) created by the dam submerged 13 cities,
140 towns and over 1,300 villages. Nearly 1.5million people have had to abandon their homes
and over 1,300 known archaeological sites have been lost forever under water.
“Over 1,600 factories and abandoned mines were submerged when the dam was completed.
Environmentalists predict that toxins associated with industry and mining will create a hazard
for the animals and people who depend on the river for survival.
“Over 265 billion gallons of raw sewage are dumped into the Yangtze annually. Prior to the
building of the dam the river used to flush this downstream and out into the ocean. This
sewage is now backing up in the reservoir causing high levels of pollution in the lake water
near Chongqing.
“However there are also positive impacts that in the long term: In the past 2,000 years, the
Yangtze River has experienced 215 catastrophic floods. In 1998 flooding in the area expected
to be controlled by the dam resulted in 4,000 dead, 14 million left homeless and $24 billion in
economic loss. The dam now controls the flow of water in the Yangtze preventing future
flooding.
“The Three Gorges Dam will produce enough electricity to supply 3% of China’s total energy
needs. With a total of 26 turbines, each generating 700 megawatts, the dam will have a total
generating capacity of 18.2 million kilowatts. The dam will generate as much energy as 18
coal power plants.”
Over the last few weeks it has been great to see so many Year 10s back in school and back in their
Geography lessons working hard. While in school they have been completing the same lessons as all
students have at home, the series of revision lessons on topics that have included; Changing Coastal
and River Landscapes, Weather Hazards and Climate Change and Ecosystems. They have now
successfully completed their assessment on Paper 1 and have moved on to the new topic on Global
Development. A special mention goes to the following students who have consistently worked hard
throughout the home schooling period:
Ben, Desjoniah, Simon, Isaac B, Josh, Abdul, Jamie, Ebrahim, Asif, Prince, Senta, Daniel, Ali,
Jake, Mudhir, Aaron, Mohamed A, Leon, Max, Lewis, Yassin and Isaac O.
Year 12 Geography pupil have completed their final units for the year, glacial processes and landscapes
and changing places. They have also completed an end of year assessment of the whole year’s work.
Well done to all students especially Castro, N'Dea and Bakhtyar for consistently producing high quality
work throughout the home learning period. Well done.
Reading, Watching, Listening
Hamilton
Hamilton is a play by Lin-Manuel Miranda that incorporates genres rarely used in musical theatre and
closed the gap between mainstream pop and Broadway performances. Hamilton tells the story of the
country's founding with a cast that represents the racially diverse, modern America of today.
It tells the story of forgotten American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his ascent out of
poverty and to power against the backdrop of the American War of Independence.
Hamilton was an officer in the War for Independence, America's first Secretary of the Treasury, and
credited by many historians as the architect of its financial system. In 1772, Hamilton's talents inspired
his minister, Hugh Knox, to initiate a public collection to send him to college in America. In 1777, he
became a senior aide to General Washington in running the new Continental Army and led the
Treasury Department as a trusted member of President Washington's first Cabinet.
Hamilton, the filmed version of the live musical is now showing on Disney+ as part of the July 4th
celebrations.
As well as watching this on Disney+ (families will need to sign-up for the service at the cost of £6 a
month), it is available to listen to on Spotify.
It is based on the book Alexander Hamilton by acclaimed historian Ron Chernow, an American
biographer who has also written lengthy titles about George Washington and Ulysses S Grant.
Listening
BBC Radio 3 Drama Lockdown Theatre Festival Rockets and Blue Lights by Winsome Pinnock weaves
Victorian England with 21st century London to tell the story of how slavery was abolished and what its
impact has been since.
Drama on BBC Radio 3 The Likes of Us incorporates two time frames: a young couple from Jamaica
during the Windrush period in West London and present day in the aftermath of the events after
Grenfell Tower.
In Celebration
On this day (6th July) in 1935, the Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, China. Named
Lhamo Thondup at age 15, he assumed political power of Tibet as the 14th Dalai
Lama.
The Dalai Lama is considered a living Buddha of compassion, a reincarnation of
the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced Nirvana in order to help mankind.
The title originally only signified the preeminent Buddhist monk in Tibet, a
remote land about twice the size of Texas that sits veiled behind the Himalayas.
The Dalai Lama was forced to flee his home of Tibet in 1959 after China sent
troops into the region. He sought refuge in India and for six decades has been living in exile in
Dharamsala along with some 10,000 Tibetans.
Tibetan Buddhism is a religion in exile, forced from its homeland when Tibet was conquered by the
Chinese. At one time it was thought that 1 in 6 Tibetan men were Buddhist monks.
Tibetan Buddhism combines the essential teachings of Mahayana Buddhism with Tantric and
Shamanic, and material from an ancient Tibetan religion called Bon.
Today His Holiness the Dalai Lama will release a new album that mixes mantras and chants with newly
composed music, Inner World, out today to coincide with the Tibetan spiritual leader's 85th birthday.
The Dalai Lama previewed the 11-track album with “Compassion,” which is based on one of the most
famous Buddhist prayers.
Also on this day, on this day in 1971, trumpeter, compose and vocalist
Louis Armstrong died of a heart attack in his sleep.
Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops",
was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was
among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five
decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history
of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skilful
improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song. He was also skilled at scat singing. He is renowned
for his charismatic stage presence and voice as well as his trumpet playing. By the end of his career in
the 1960s, his influence had spread to popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first
popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", meaning his music transcended his skin colour
in a racially divided America. He rarely publicly politicized his race, to the dismay of fellow African
Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis. He was able to
access the upper reaches of American society at a time when this was difficult for black men.
Armstrong appeared in films such as High Society (1956) alongside Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank
Sinatra, and Hello, Dolly! (1969) starring Barbra Streisand. He received many accolades including
three Grammy Award nominations and a win for his vocal performance of Hello, Dolly! in 1964.
Mathematics Puzzles
1. A sample of 49 randomly chosen women was taken from a large population, and their heights
were measured.
The mean height of the sample was 164 cm and the standard deviation was 20 cm
Calculate (correct to one decimal place) 95% confidence limits for the mean height of the whole
population of women.
A 157.4 cm and 170.6 cm
B 158.4 cm and 169.6 cm
C 158.6 cm and 169.4 cm
D 159.4 cm and 168.6 cm
(For 95% confidence, Z = 1.960)
2. If y=10x − 1 and the value of x is 10, what is the value of y?
3. A dress has a thirty percent discount applied and is on sale for £63. What was the original price
of the dress before the reduction?
4. Geoff thinks of a number. He deducts five from it and then divides the result by three. His
answer is 25. What number did he start with?
5. What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 7, 22, 67, 202, …?
6. What is the square root of 484?
Well-Being
You might want to use the Jump Back July calendar from the Action for Happiness group. This month
it helps us be more resilient in challenging times. It says “we can’t control what happens to us, but we
can choose how we respond.”
The PE Department have shared their latest challenge, asking you to complete as many activities as
possible to accumulate participation tracker points for completing five, eight or 40 challenges! We
have shared this below but you can also see it on their Instagram account.
Career Insight
Big Bang Digital 2020 is taking place on Tuesday 14th July. It is taking a look at the work of scientists
and engineers in a pandemic and celebrating their achievements, looking at their challenges,
innovation and collaboration. Get involved on the day with interactive polls, live Q&A sessions and
activities. It’s all free and available live here.
Operation Bletchley
Operation Bletchley is your Virtual Codebreaking Challenge. Your mission is to cover either 50 or 100
miles on foot and crack the codes as you go. With brand new codes to crack for 2020. Have you got
what it takes to deliver your final message before time runs out?
Alongside the original 50 mile codebreaking challenge we are delighted to announce our epic 100 mile
Paris mission, taking you to the heart of Nazi controlled France as you link up with resistance fighters
across the country.
With three levels of codes; junior, codebreaker and cypher expert to tackle get the whole family
together this summer - you have one month to complete the challenge starting on the 1st July.
Video here.
More details here.
Great for all students with an interest in History, Computer Science, Maths, Cryptography and Cyber
security! And a great way to stay fit during July!
openDemocracy
We would like to share with you a competition from openDemocracy and UCL on your visions for the
world after coronavirus. As they put it:
The COVID-19 pandemic raises many questions about how our societies are organised, and
how public health challenges can be tackled. As governments struggle to protect lives and keep
our economies afloat, ambitious ideas that once seemed improbable have suddenly become
surprisingly plausible.
Now that everyone is thinking about what our post-lockdown future might look like,
openDemocracy and UCL are teaming up to invite young people to have a say. We want to find
and shout about the best ideas from the next generation for what should come next.
What might democracy look like as countries emerge from lockdown? How will public health
change as a result of this global pandemic? What lessons from history have we forgotten that
might guide how the world recovers? How will our societies and cultures respond to this global
crisis and its aftermath?
There are three different ways to enter: a photo entry, a video entry, or a written entry. And although
the competition itself is only open to those aged 14 or over, we think it is an interesting problem for
everyone in the community to be thinking about. The closing date for entries is 10th July 2020, and
more information can be found here.
People Friendly Streets
Islington Council is putting in place measures to ensure safe and healthy local transport arrangements
that enable social distancing.
They have set up an easy-to-use mapping tool called 'People Friendly Streets in Islington'. Please use
this to write a quick comment if they can think of a place where we could:
Make it easier and safer to walk and cycle
Be healthier and greener
Allow social distancing now and in the future
This could be around the school, your home, or another place in the borough where you think change
needs to happen. You can also 'like' other people's comments if you see one you agree with. Islington
will review all the ideas suggested and this will help them to make the bold changes we need to make
sure we can all keep enjoying our streets.
Generation Lockdown Writes
We would like to draw your attention to a competition called Generation Lockdown Writes. You can
find out more information here, but this is a writing competition for those aged between seven and
17. It is an opportunity to write about your experience of the “lockdown”. It could be a personal
experience, a poem, or a creative story, but it must be 700 words or under and submitted by 17th July.
Send in your thoughts to [email protected] if you would like help with this project.
100 Great Black Britons
This week we will draw your attention to another competition, this time one for which there is a £300
or £400 prize!
The 100 Great Black Britons competition asks you to use the resources available here to choose one
of the Great Black Britons listed here and create a unique and innovative project to celebrate their
work and legacy. This could be an essay, a biography, presentation, a display, or any kind of project,
and the list of people you could choose cover a range of industries and include poets such as Benjamin
Zephaniah, sportspeople such as Tessa Sanderson and Paul Ince, and composers such as Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor.
Send in your thoughts to [email protected] if you would like help with this project.
Show My Homework
The School has chosen to use Show My Homework as the platform through which it is delivering its
lessons during this period of closure. Parents can find most of their questions answered here but we
have summarised some key points.
1. To login in as a parent to view your child’s account details, including their to-do list and their
gradebook, you will need an email address and a SMHW PIN. To get your SMHW PIN please
contact Mr Mitchard on [email protected].
2. Pupils who are logging into a parent’s account will not be able to submit homework using the
application or website. This can only be done with a pupil account. Again, for help in relation
to this, please contact Mr Mitchard on [email protected].
3. Parents and pupils have access to two types of task list on SMHW: their to-do list and their
gradebook. The to-do list can be crossed off by pupils before work has been completed and
submitted. The gradebook is the record of the work the teacher has received and is the most
accurate account of pupil work submission. Please see here for full information on how to
submit work using SMHW.
A to-do list managed by a pupil
A gradebook with the submission record from the teachers
Internet Safety
Whilst there are huge benefits to being online in order to stay connected to family and friends during
this period, the Government recognises many parents may feel concerned about the activities and
content their children are accessing. This guidance outlines resources to help keep children safe from
different risks online and where to go to receive support and advice.
Keep your child safe online: It is important to have regular conversations about staying safe online and
to encourage children to speak to you if they come across something worrying online. The following
guidance has been produced for parents and carers to keep children safe online. They will, amongst
other things, support you to talk to your child about a range of online safety issues, set up home
filtering in a child-friendly way and set up age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices:
Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection)
provides resources for parents and carers and children of all ages to help keep children safe
online
Childnet has developed guidance for parents and carers to begin a conversation about online
safety, as well as guidance on keeping under-fives safe online
Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP, providing support and
guidance for parents and carers related to the digital world from leading experts and
organisations
NSPCC has guidance for parents and carers to help keep children safe online
UK Safer Internet Centre provides tips and advice for parents and carers to keep children safe
online - you can also report any harmful content found online through the UK Safer Internet
Centre
What harms might my child experience online? You may have concerns about specific harms which
children can experience online. There are more resources to help you understand and protect your
child from different harms online, including:
child sexual abuse – a definition
exposure to radicalising content
youth-produced sexual imagery (‘sexting’)
cyberbullying
exposure to age-inappropriate content, such as pornography
exposure to harmful content, such as suicide content
Child sexual abuse: If you are concerned call 999 or report it to the National Crime Agency-CEOP. If
your child has been a victim of child sexual abuse – online or offline – and you believe they are in
immediate danger, you should call 999 and ask for the police. The police will continue to respond to
emergency calls.
If you are concerned that your child has been a victim of online sexual abuse or you are worried about
the way someone has been communicating with your child online, you can report it to National Crime
Agency-CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection).
Information and support for parents and carers on what to do if you’re worried about child sexual
abuse:
you can contact the NSPCC helpline (0808 800 5000) for support and advice if you have
concerns about your own or another child’s safety. The Together, we can tackle child abuse
campaign also provides information on the signs of child abuse and neglect
Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP has developed activities to support your child’s
safe use of the internet and the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Parents Protect website also
provides advice on how to help protect children from child sexual abuse
if you see sexual images or videos of someone under 18 online, report it anonymously to
the Internet Watch Foundation who can work to remove them from the web and help to
identify victims and survivors
you can contact Stop It Now! for information and advice if you have concerns about
someone’s behaviour, including children who may be displaying concerning sexual behaviour
you can contact The Marie Collins Foundation [email protected] for
support, including advice and individual counselling, for your child if they have been subjected
to online sexual abuse - support is also offered to parents and carers
Prevent and Radicalisation: If you are concerned that any family member, friend or loved one is being
radicalised, you can call the police or 101 to get advice or make a Prevent referral, so that they can
get safeguarding support. Support is tailored to the individual’s needs and works in a similar way to
safeguarding processes designed to protect people from gangs, drug abuse and physical and sexual
exploitation. Receiving support through Prevent is voluntary, confidential and not any form of criminal
sanction. If you need further help, you can also contact your local authority safeguarding team.
Educate Against Hate Parents’ Hub provides resources and government advice for parents and carers
on keeping young people safe from extremism, including online.
Let’s Talk About It provides support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online
radicalisation.
Any member of the public can report terrorist content they find online through the GOV.UK referral
tool. More information about what to report and what happens when you make a report can be found
on the Action Counters Terrorism campaign.
Sexting’ (youth-produced sexual imagery): If you are worried about your child sending nude images or
videos (sometimes referred to as ‘youth-produced sexual imagery’or sexting), NSPCC provides advice
to help you understand the risks and support your child.
If your child has shared nude images, Thinkuknow by National Crime Agency-CEOP provides advice on
talking to your child and where to get help.
Cyberbullying: If you are concerned about cyberbullying, you can find government advice and
information about how you can protect your child and tackle it if it happens.
Age-inappropriate content and parental controls: If you have downloaded new apps or bought new
technology to help stay connected at this time, remember to review and adjust privacy and safety
settings if you or your child is signing up to a new online service.
Internet Matters has provided step-by-step guides on how to set up parental controls so that
you can control what content your child can access online.
The UK Safer Internet Centre has developed guidance on how to switch on family-friendly
filters to prevent age-inappropriate content being accessed on devices in your home.
The NSPCC provides more information for parents or carers with concerns about their child
seeking inappropriate or explicit content online.
Apps to help children stay safe online: The BBC have a website and app called Own It. The website has
a lot of content for children to help them navigate their online lives, and the free smartphone app
comes with a special keyboard which can intervene with help and support in the moments that
children need it the most. It can be downloaded for free in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
SafeToNet is an app for parents to help them safeguard their children from online risks like
cyberbullying and sexting, whilst respecting their child’s rights to privacy. The SafeToNet Foundation
is providing UK families with free access to 1 million licences during coronavirus.
Suicide content: If you are worried about your child’s mental health, the government has published
guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and
wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. If you are worried that someone you know is
suicidal, including your child, Samaritans provides advice on how you can support others.
Support for children: If your child is worried or needs support, they can receive advice and support
from Childline (0800 1111) or download the ‘For Me’ app.
If you need help to support your child’s mental wellbeing, this list of online education resources for
home education includes mental wellbeing resources which provide guidance on how to support the
wellbeing of children and young people
Health Advice For Everyone
Please find full Government guidance here.
1. Handwashing advice
It is essential that everyone washes their hands more often, using soap and water for at least 20
seconds. Hand washing with soap employs mechanical action that loosens bacteria and viruses from
the skin, rinsing them into the drain. Drying hands afterwards makes the skin less hospitable to the
virus. Hand sanitiser can be effective if soap is not available or the situation makes using soap less
feasible (i.e. when outside) but using hand sanitiser provides none of the virus-destroying friction that
rubbing your hands together and rinsing with water provides.
2. Symptoms
The Government continue to emphasise the importance of self-isolating if you or someone in your
household has symptoms:
- A new continuous cough, and/or
- A high temperature, and/or
- A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell
or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
This means seven days at home for those who develop these symptoms, and 14 days at home for all
others in the household from the first day the member of the household showed symptoms. If those
who develop symptoms still have a fever after seven days, they should continue to self-isolate until
their temperature returns to normal.
The vast majority of our community will be able to treat these symptoms with rest, paracetamol and
drinking plenty of fluids. If you are concerned, you can use the 111 coronavirus services.
3. Staying alert
The Government have urged everyone to stay alert and maintain social distancing, including staying
at home unless necessary to go out for specific reasons set out in law, including:
- For work, where you cannot work from home
- Going to shops that are permitted to be open – to get things like food and medicine, and to
collect goods ordered online or on the phone
- To exercise or spend time outdoors for recreation
- Any medical need, to donate blood, avoid injury or illness, escape risk of harm, or to provide
care or to help a vulnerable person.
Most importantly, this includes the key advice that you should stay two metres apart from anyone
outside of your household. Face coverings can help us protect each other and reduce the spread of
the disease if you are in an enclosed space where social distancing isn’t possible and where you will
come into contact with people you do not normally meet. This is most relevant for short periods
indoors in crowded areas, for example on public transport or in some shops.
It is still not permitted to leave your house to visit friends and family in their home. The government
is looking at how to facilitate greater contact with close family or friends, and will explain how this can
be done safely in the coming weeks.