As the summer holidays approach the Digital Learning Team would like to remind all our educators and learners in Moray about the brilliant resources available to them through the Safer Schools Scotland app. While we have our fingers crossed for good weather so everyone can get out and enjoy everything Moray has to offer, we know that for some the holidays mean they may be spending more time online and need some support and guidance to make their online experience as positive as possible.
The Safer Schools Scotland App is a free app for mobile or tablet devices which provides school communities with up to date digital safeguarding and online safety information. Each school has their own bespoke version of the app with their own school’s details and join codes. The version of the app a user sees is based on their role – Learners, Teacher, Safe Guarding Lead or Parent/Guardian and has appropriate content for each role. Schools can contact the Digital Learning Team for details of their schools join codes and log in details if required.
In addition to the Safer Schools Scotland app the we also like to highlight two other free resources from Ineqe Safeguarding Group the which families can access for guidance and support –
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- Safety Centre – contains guides on popular app, reporting/blocking content and how to use safety and privacy setting on different types of devices.
- Home Learning Hub – library of resources, articles and guides on how to help children and young people be safer online.
All the resources listed above are constantly monitored and updated to reflect changes in the online landscape, emerging trends and to highlight credible risks.
