This term in PPD pupils have been learning about safety and wellbeing...
Lower 4 – This half term Lower 4 have been engaging in 'Developing Skills and Aspirations'. Questions to ask your child include:
- Why is a growth mindset important?
- Can you think of a time you have been resilient? What healthy copying strategies did you use?
- Is perfectionism a positive thing? Why/why not?
Upper 4 have been learning about 'Online Life and Safety Online.' Ask your child:
- What impact using Instagram might have on someone's a) self-esteem and b) the way people are spending their time?
- How might they use social media safely?
- What might some of the warning signs of an online groomer be?
Lower 5 have been learning about 'healthy lifestyles'. Discussion points can focus on:
- How does exercise contribute to positive emotional wellbeing?
- What are the health and cognitive benefits of good quality sleep?
- What are the health problems caused by too much sugar?
Middle 5 had a talk on 'Youth Produced Imagery and the Law'. We shared the following case study. You could ask your child what the consequences might be for both young people:
'If a 15-year-old male pupil is in a relationship with a 14-year-old female pupil and she sends him a photograph during that relationship of herself topless, she has committed a criminal offence and so has he.'
Consequences:
Female pupil – even though it is of herself, she has committed the offence of making an indecent image of an child because she is under 18-years-old.
Male pupil – By having possession of that photograph from his girlfriend, he is in possession of an indecent image of a child and has committed an offence.
It is worth noting that Norfolk Police would not normally criminalise children under 18 who take indecent images of themselves. However, it is still a criminal offence and could be recorded.
This half term, Upper 5 pupils have had/will have an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion tutorial with our EDI officer, Amber Scott. Please ask your son/daughter what the session was about and what was discussed.
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