We bring you National Safety Online's Wake Up Wednesday every week. It provides useful tips on how to keep our children safe online. According to the organisation: 'Almost half (46%) of 8- to 11-year-olds in the UK play online video games with people that they don’t necessarily know,w hile 55% of parents of young gamers worry that their child might be pressured into making expensive in-game purchases."
Most children find gaming immensely enjoyable, but its volume of potential risks – and capacity to influence behaviour – often make it problematic for parents. Our #WakeUpWednesday guide suggests some sensible ground rules for promoting safer, healthier gaming habits."
Click on the link for more info. This week Miss Collins, our PHSE Co-ordinator also wanted us to share some info on Tiktok. We are aware that some of our children have been using it and it is not age appropriate. Please look at the poster at the bottom of the page for useful tips.
Here's the link to Wake Up Wednesday: https://tinyurl.com/2uyaxepc