So far this school year we've looked at recycling and specifically the recycling bins around site and where they're located. Both pupils and staff often seem unaware of exactly what can go in the bins. For example, on-site we can't recycle tissues, however there have been lots found in the recycling bins. Miss Massey presented an assembly which explained what can and can't be recycled at Swanmore and we helped make videos to explain the issues.  We've also created posters to highlight the damaging effects of littering to wild animals on-site as well as Sammy the school dog. These will soon be displayed.

And lastly we took part in the RSPB annual School's bird watch again. We monitored the visiting birds outside R block and found that there was lots of house sparrows however compared to last year, but unfortunately didn't see any robins or pied wagtails which used to be quite common.

Miss Massey

Fake-news is a widespread issue in the digital world, and it's overwhelmingly likely that both children and adults will be exposed to it online. In fact, a study from the Alan Turing Institute has found that 94% of people in the UK have encountered misinformation on social media and that is only the ones who were aware of it! 

However, while some fake news is shared mistakenly by well-meaning individuals, it is also shared by scammers and other cyber-criminals to lend legitimacy to their con. While this presents a clear risk to children and young people online, the question remains as to how we can protect them against such tactics. See below for a snippet of the recent advice poster shared by National College. To see the whole poster, click on the image below or follow National College here:

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