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The link to the Online safety information can be found on the school website under the heading 鈥淧arent and carers area鈥�, then 鈥渙nline safety鈥� from the dropdown menu.

This week’s is about social media.

Up and coming Online Safety Dates for Parents

Monday 5^th 鈥� Friday 9^th of February 2024 鈥� PHS Safer Internet Week

Activities planned for each class.

Monday 5^th of February 鈥� Online training for parents 鈥� Link to follow.

Thursday 8^th February 2024 鈥� Parental Controls Information 鈥� Video 鈥� Link will follow on day.

鈥淢y future, my choice鈥�.

This is at St James Park, from 15.30-17.30. Please see flyer for details. Open to parents, carers and students.

鈥淲e will be at Gateshead Metrocentre on Friday 2 February, at 11am for an in-person iPad workshop. Join us to build your digital skills whilst connecting with other families raising disabled children.

During this workshop, we will cover tips and tricks to get the most from your iPad and support your child鈥檚 needs. Plus, we will discuss all the fun and creative things you and your child can do on an iPad, and the free Clips app!

The session will be hosted by the Family Fund Discover Digital team and delivered by an Apple Educator. It will be friendly, inclusive, and informal.

Bring along your iPad to find out more!鈥�

Here is a link to the grants page from The Family Fund. Although the main page is 鈥渢urn2us鈥� which is also used by Contact-for families of disabled children there are some additional links too. If you use it and are successful, please let me know.

Contact has a free helpline: 0808 8083555.

Here is the link to the government website on this; covering benefits and other help including social care, grants etc.

You don鈥檛 need to live in Durham to benefit from this group鈥檚 activities although you do need to be a member. They do holiday trips and activities and weekly groups including Taekwondo (Ferryhill), Youth Group for age 11+, Trampolining (Durham) and Indoor Inflatable (Spennymoor). Holiday activities for half term are Funshack (Seaham), Restaurant (Durham), Ten Pin Bowling and Roller Skating (Newton Aycliffe).

For over 18鈥檚 they also have activities including Bowling (Washington), Meal out (Belmont) and Quad biking (Billingham). There are some additional charges, which look very reasonable but if any of these activities look interesting/accessible for your child/young person it may be worth checking it out.

Other contact details:
Telephone: 07592 366454

Email: [email protected].

Finally, if you鈥檝e accessed and would be happy to share your feedback with other families please let me know.

FoPHS AGM.

This week I have sent a letter out to further advertise this important annual meeting. It will take place on Thursday 15^th February from 9.30-11. I hope that you feel the work of the FoPHS supports your child/young persons school experience. We would love to have more parents, carers and family members join us.

Link to letter is here:

FoPHS 100 Club.

There is still time to join. For 拢12 you could win up to 拢50 in one of the 12 draws, the first 6 will be drawn at the AGM. Last year we almost hit the target of 100 numbers. This year we still have some way to go. With 58 numbers taken, each winner would receive 拢29 and the income for the FoPHS will be 拢348.

The link to the form, which contains the QR code is here:

You can see the poster, featuring 2 of our students above.

Facebook page:

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