Category Archives: Curriculum Areas

Internet Safety: Advice for Parents

Technology is great and offers fantastic opportunities for children. However, the technology can be misused, and this can be very painful for those who are the targets of cyberbullying. Adults need to help children and young people prepare for the hazards whilst promoting the many learning and social opportunities available. Please find some useful websites below.

Advice leaflet for parents/carers from Child Net

Advice from CEOP

Supporting Literacy at Home

What is literacy?

Literacy is about learning to read and write accurately, being able to listen carefully and talk clearly about ideas.

These skills will enable young people to participate fully in their learning now and later on in a work environment.

How can you help?

Parents play a crucial role in helping to develop literacy skills from an early age. You can encourage your child to explore literacy outdoors and at home.

There are many opportunities in everyday routines to practise and apply literacy skills in real and meaningful ways e.g. reading to your child every day, learning nursery rhymes together and pointing out signs in the local community.

You can also encourage your child to talk about their thoughts and ideas, and about how they are feeling.

Supporting literacy at home

Supporting Numeracy at Home

What is numeracy?

Numeracy is about being able to understand and use numbers in a range of situations e.g. when solving problems or making decisions in situations involving numbers.

How can you help?

Learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom, it can happen anywhere.

A child or young person’s everyday routine offers many opportunities and experiences to practise and apply their numeracy skills in real and meaningful ways.

There are many ways that you can build learning activities into everyday routines to support your child’s numeracy skills.

Supporting numeracy at home