Fife Council Education and Learning Directorate, Adam Smith College, Fife Constabulary and the seven Community Safety Panels in Fife have joined together to promote the Say4Schools Internet Safety competition 2013.

The competition is open to all primary 6 and 7 pupils in Fife and Community Safety Police Officers will be visiting schools to help promote the competition.  The theme of the competition is “Be Aware… Don’t Share” and highlights the dangers of sharing personal information online whether through social networking sites or online gaming.

Bryan Kirkaldy, Head of Education explains, “The digital age is upon us and our children are increasingly connected to the web whether it’s gaming online through their consoles or using social networking on their smart phones.  The aim of the competition is not only to make young people aware of the dangers of sharing personal information but as part of Curriculum for Excellence, to develop the skills they need for learning, life and work.”

Building on the success of last year’s competition, which attracted over 700 entries from primaries across Fife, this year’s competition is now open and will close on Friday 17 May 2013.

David Imrie,Curriculum Technology Adviser said, “To help pupils in this year’s competition, we will promote the use of Digital Techologies such as Digital Animation, Digital Comic Books and Digital Music to help them with their storyboards.  The website Say4Schools is a great resource and I would encourage parents to visit the site.”

Finalists will be selected from each of the seven community safety areas with an overall winner being announced at a dedicated prize giving ceremony in May.  Prizes include an iPad mini for the winning pupil and a Zulogic ZU3d animation kit for the finalists.

John Wood, Treasurer of the Glenrothes Community Safety Panel said, “The Community Safety Panels are constituted groups of volunteers, dedicated to promote crime prevention and community safety.  On behalf of all the panels we are delighted to sponsor and promote the Say4Schools competition.  Each year the competitions influence grows and this partnership is really showing its effectiveness in dealing with issues that effect us all.

On behalf of Say4Schools, I would like to wish all the pupils who enter the best of luck.  On the evidence of last year’s competition, there are a lot of creative minds out there and I cannot wait to see this year’s entries.”

For more information and how to enter click here or alternatively, contact

Mai Hoang, Project Officer – Communications 
Tel: 01592 583372 Contact Mai Hoang online
By Post: Fife Council, Rothesay House, Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ

or

David Imrie, Curriculum Technology Adviser 
Tel: 08451 55 55 55 + Ext 44 19 55 Contact David Imrie online
By Post: Fife Council, Rothesay House, Rothesay Place, Glenrothes, KY7 5PQ