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Online Safety
Wed 15 Apr 2020During the coming weeks young people will be spending more time online than they may normally. This will be both for home study and entertainment. It is important that we continue to do all we can to keep them safe.
If you or your child have any concerns surrounding online safety then you can contact us as well as the services shown below:
Childline - for support
UK Safer Internet Centre - to report and remove harmful online content
CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuseWhere can I go to get support to help keep my child safe online?
There is support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:
• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
• Let’s Talk About It (support for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation)
• UK Safer Internet Centre (tips, advice, guides)Online Safety at home packs
The following works have been designed for secondary school children to stay safe online. Scroll down to the secondary section from the link below.
Parental controls – consider restricting access to inappropriate content via the following:
• Broadband via router
• Mobile phones and tablets
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FSM Application Guide
Mon 06 Apr 2020You can find a guide to help with applying for Free School Meal funding below.
Free School Meal Information
Families with pupils who are eligible for free school meals are able to claim support whilst school is closed.
Arrangements up to the 19th April 2020
Manchester City Council have put in place temporary arrangements up to 19th April 2020 to provide funding for pupils who are eligible for free school meals. This financial support can be accessed using the link below.
There is a user guide at the link above which will show step by step how to access the support and more information about the support that is available and how this will be paid.Arrangements from 20th April 2020
The Government has launched a national programme of support which will be up and running from 20th April 2020. School will be sending out more information to families in due course about how to access this.
This support will be in the form of vouchers for supermarkets.