{"id":3377,"date":"2024-10-28T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/GalstonPrimarySchool\/?p=3377"},"modified":"2024-10-28T14:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T14:03:17","slug":"social-media-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/GalstonPrimarySchool\/2024\/10\/28\/social-media-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Being on social media platforms is a regular part of children and young people’s experience of using a personal device. We actively encourage children to adhere to the age ratings of the platforms they are using but we are aware children feel\u00a0 pressure to join groups e.g. Snapchat which is for 13+ years of age and not for primary pupils.\u00a0 This can lead to multiple issues.\u00a0 Below is advice that we wish to share with you.<\/p>\n

Our national Partnerships, Prevention and Community Wellbeing division have sent out some advice for parents regarding the malicious whatsapp groups. It appears to be a trend across the country. Please see below, as well as attachments, that you could use to provide relevant\u00a0safety\u00a0advice should you receive any further queries. Our campus officers have all been sent this information on as well.<\/div>\n
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In terms of safeguarding and preventative measures, please see below advice for parents, carers and school staff (it has been designed so it can be emailed out or attached to newsletters\/information going out to parents\/carers):<\/div>\n
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Mobile phones are a great way for children and young people to keep in contact with their parents, carers and friends, especially as they begin a new school year. However, issues may arise if our children and young people excitedly share their mobile phone number with other pupils in their new school year group and even wider, as they perhaps join \u2018WhatsApp\u2019 group chats or other social media group chats.<\/i><\/div>\n
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This can lead to your child or young person sharing their mobile phone number with a whole year group and being included in what could amount to over one hundred school pupils on single group chat! The reality of this is that they don\u2019t all know each other, they will all be from different backgrounds, they will all have different levels of online awareness and they will most likely be seeing messages, images and even video footage shared in the group which you, as a parent or carer, would not like them to see but which is out with your control. This situation can be difficult to manage and could be distressing in relation to what is read or seen. Coupled to this, peer pressure could lead to bullying.<\/i><\/div>\n
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WhatsApp is by far the most used messaging App although there are many other similar messaging Apps, and it allows users to send instant messages only to contacts that they have added to their WhatsApp account. Only people who have a WhatsApp account can send and receive messages through the app. Messages can be sent \u2018one to one\u2019 or within a \u2018group conversation\u2019 and for all messages sent, WhatsApp sends \u201cread receipts\u201d to tell sender if the message was delivered, read, seen or played. These settings can be changed, see the \u2018how to guide for parents\u2019 link below for more information. In relation to a group chat on any social media platform, even those as a parent or carer you are involved with, you have no control what will be sent, seen or shared so it is worthwhile having a conversation with your child or young person about this.<\/i><\/div>\n
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We know peer pressure can lead to people of any age doing something they otherwise would not do, online or offline, so this awareness during your child or young persons\u2019 early years is very important.<\/i><\/div>\n
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Our colleagues at\u00a0Internet\u00a0Matters have created information resources below to inform you of how the social media platform \u201c WhatsApp\u201d operates and how you can you can put measures in place to protect what your child or young person sees on the app and awareness on the apps security settings.<\/i><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/resources\/whatsapp-safety-a-how-to-guide-for-parents\/<\/a><\/u><\/i><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/resources\/monitoring-apps-parents-guide\/<\/a><\/u><\/i><\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/resources\/social-media-advice-hub\/<\/a><\/u><\/i><\/div>\n
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