On Wednesday, Year 2 and Year 5 had a visit from London Fire Brigade. 

The children learnt that fire is dangerous, and can hurt people. They learnt about common fire hazards, and to never play with matches and lighters. The children also spoke about smoke alarms and how they keep homes safe from fire, what to do in an emergency if there is a fire, and how to call 999. In Year 5 they also discussed how to make fire escape plans from homes. 

LFB offer free home fire safety visits. Please see the pdf attacthed. 

Last week, Year 6 went to IntoUniversity for immersive educational  workshops. The sessions supported students’ aspirations, attainment and development of key skills that promote success at school and beyond. 

The FOCUS topic was History (Freedom and the Abolition of Slavery). The children visited historical sights and learnt about important historical figures that helped create change. On Friday, the children had a graduation ceremony to share their knowledge from the workshop in front of their peers and their parents.

 It was a lovely experience that we hope encourages children to continue their pursuit of knowledge in the future.  

In the fast and ever-changing online world, it is vital that we are able to keep up to date. At Vauxhall Primary School, we take online safety very seriously and encourage all pupils to use ICT and the internet in a safe and responsible manner.

In school, all filters and restrictions are set to the necessary level and pupils are closely monitored at all times while accessing ICT. Online safety is covered termly as part of our curriculum. 

There are several good websites that provide additional information to support you, these include: 

Childline: Staying Safe Online 

Childnet: Parent & Carers Toolkit 

NSPCC - Keeping children safe online

Online safety for under 5s

This week the online safety focus is 'Managing screen time'. Please click on the PDF to enlarge it. 

Article 17 (access to information from the media)