Haytor View Community Primary School is supporting Safer Internet Day 2017
Haytor View Community Primary School is joining the global Safer Internet Day campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, Safer Internet Day will take place on Tuesday 7th February 2017 with the theme ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’.
Celebrated in over 100 countries, Safer Internet Day will see Haytor View join hundreds of organisations right across the UK and globally to ‘be the change’ and help create a better internet.
To celebrate the day, Haytor View will be beginning Tuesday 7th February with an assembly for all children and parents. Following this there will be activities for children throughout the day to support them in sharing, finding out about and considering their personal online activity and that of their friends and families.
Will Gardner, Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre and CEO of Childnet, said:
“Safer Internet Day is an opportunity for everyone across the UK and globally to unite for a better internet. Whether you are a young person, parent, carer, school or organisation, we can all ‘be the change’ and take positive actions to make the internet a better place. Hundreds of schools and organisations have pledged their support for Safer Internet Day and it is this collaboration that helps ensure Safer Internet Day has such a positive impact, reaching 40% of UK children in 2016 and growing year on year.”
Katy Galling, Headteacher of Haytor View Community Primary School, said:
“We are pleased to be able to take part in Safer Internet Day 2017. Safeguarding children and families as well as improving the quality of lives and opportunities for our community is a fundamental element of what we seek to provide at Haytor View. The online lives of our children and families can play a positive and growing role in day-to-day lives – what’s more the nature of the online world is always developing in complexity and demands our ongoing consideration. Like schools across the nation and the world we are keen to share opportunities to learn about the role that this part of our lives plays for us and others through engaging with Safer Internet Day 2017.
Find out more and get involved at www.saferinternetday.org.uk.