It’s an inconvenient truth of modern life that it can often be problematic persuading younger family members to put away their phone or switch off their games console in favour of some shared activity. Adults can feel this especially acutely at Christmas: ostensibly a time of togetherness but all too often a losing battle against …
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During their GCSE Literature examination, students are no longer entitled to use an ‘open text’. In preparation for the exam, it is useful for them to annotate a copy of the exam text. Your child will be studying the 19th century text below which is the edition recommended by the class teacher: ‘The Strange Case …
According to research carried out by the British Board of Film Classification, last year 60% of children had to talk to their parents after viewing something online that had left them feeling uncomfortable, scared or confused. One in seven (13%) teens said that watching content online that they later wish they hadn’t seen is a …
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Cryptocurrency is software enabling the exchange and storage of digital ‘coins’ representing financial value. To monitor who owns which coins, platforms save an online record of every transaction, called a ‘ledger’ or ‘blockchain’. This is secured by cryptography: a set of methods for protecting sensitive information. Bitcoin, released in 2009, was the first cryptocurrency; other …
Sadly, the expansion of internet-enabled technology means that bullying is no longer confined to its historical orbit of the school day. Victims can now be harassed through their phone, laptop, console or tablet at any time of day … or night. When this happens, the attacks can feel impossible to escape from – exacting an …
Netflix is a subscription-based streaming service that allows users to watch TV shows and movies on any internet-enabled device that supports the software, such as smart TVs, phones and tablets. The pandemic saw a surge in children consuming on-demand content as many families relaxed their screen-time rules. Netflix’s diverse range of programming caters for all …
Resources and courses for Parents We recently launched our National Online Safety training and resources for Perins parents. If you didn’t receive the invitation and would like to sign up, please contact school@perins.hants.sch.uk
TikTok has quickly become one of the world’s most downloaded apps. There are now around a billion TikTok users worldwide, almost half of whom (41%) are in the 16–24 age bracket. TikTok itself advises a minimum age of 13 to access the platform, but reports suggest that some children as young as 10 use it. …
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When Snapchat’s number of active users plateaued at around the 180 million mark for the majority of 2018, many observers surmised that the platform had become ‘old hat’ in the eyes of its younger fan-base. A continuous (and lockdown-abetted) recovery since then, however, has proved that reports of the app’s demise had been greatly exaggerated. …
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We are currently advertising a wide range of vacancies across The Perins MAT – new and exciting roles are available at Perins School, Sun Hill Junior School and Patchwork Day Nursery & Preschool. Please take a look if you would like to join The Perins MAT team – all details about the roles and how …
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