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 (wildn@cfbs.islington.sch.uk) 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 community@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

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 community@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

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 community@cfbs.islington.sch.uk 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 community@cfbs.islington.sch.uk 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 mitchardr@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

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 mitchardr@cfbs.islington.sch.uk.

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 help@mariecollinsfoundation.org.uk 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.