{"id":10,"date":"2025-11-25T12:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:10:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/02\/13143108\/Ask-a-Digital-Leader.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We are the Balmuildy Digital Leaders! Our mission is to encourage and help everyone in our school community to use digital devices to support their learning and make it fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We help by:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>making sure all our devices are looked after<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>making sure all our devices are fully charged and ready to go<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>helping our classmates solve problems and make good use of devices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>visiting other classes to help children and teachers use devices to help with learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Sharing our Knowledge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115503\/IMG_7014-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115503\/IMG_7014-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115503\/IMG_7014-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115503\/IMG_7014-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115506\/IMG_7021-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115508\/IMG_7025-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115508\/IMG_7025-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115508\/IMG_7025-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115508\/IMG_7025-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115508\/IMG_7025-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115504\/IMG_7024-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115504\/IMG_7024-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115504\/IMG_7024-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115504\/IMG_7024-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/public\/balmuildyrebuild\/uploads\/sites\/3902\/2026\/03\/02115504\/IMG_7024-rotated.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Showing P1 and P2 classes how to use the ChatterPix app.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Digital Leaders visit other classes to help them learn how to use ICT. <br>Recently our Digital Leaders visited P1 and P2 classes to show them how to use the ChatterPix app on iPads. This fun app can be used to animate pictures and photos, and can also help children to share their work, by talking about what they have learnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, some of our Digital Leaders visit one of our P3 classes to help them learn new skills, like how to log on to devices and use apps like Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Safer Internet Day 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year we marked Safer Internet Day 2026, which was on Tuesday 10th February, by taking over the whole school assembly the week before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spoke to the whole school about how to stay safe online, including how to safely use AI (Artificial Intelligence), which was this year\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can be a really powerful tool to help us in our daily lives, but it can also be misused, so we must always remember to use it responsibly and check with a Trusted Adult if we are ever unsure or feel unsafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saferinternet.org.uk\/safer-internet-day\/safer-internet-day-2026\">https:\/\/saferinternet.org.uk\/safer-internet-day\/safer-internet-day-2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are the Balmuildy Digital Leaders! Our mission is to encourage and help everyone in our school community to use digital devices to support their learning and make it fun! We help by: Sharing our Knowledge Our Digital Leaders visit other classes to help them learn how to use ICT. Recently our Digital Leaders visited &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/about-us\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About us&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9150,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ed\/balmuildyrebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}