Safer Internet Day 2017

Today Bradway Primary School has taken part in and celebrated Safer Internet Day.Safer Internet Day 2017 is being celebrated globally with the slogan ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

The day has offered the opportunity to highlight the power of image – both the positive and negative – in digital youth culture.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
On 7th February 2017, thousands of people around the world have united for a better internet and have considered what they can do to help ‘Be the change’.

Image and video sharing are powerful tools of communication, self-expression and creativity, but there can be pressures, risks and potential negative consequences.
We need to ensure children have the skills, knowledge, confidence and resilience to communicate using images and videos safely and creatively.
This Safer Internet Day we want to empower children to have a positive time online and inspire everyone to ‘Be the change’ and use the positive power of image to help create a better internet.

As a school we have also asked the pupils to complete questionnaires so that we can have a greater understanding of the lives they lead online and how best to support them. The questionnaire results will be shared with parents once they have been collated and will be part of the focus of our parental workshop on Wednesday 15th February at 6.30pm. We hope to see you all there .