St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
Psalm 133.1

Staying Safe Online

The COVID-19 outbreak has increased our reliance on technology, and with that change have come fears that online risks are also growing – particularly for children. While it’s true that things can occasionally go wrong online, most children only have positive experiences when using the internet.

Even 20 years ago, the quarantine experience would have looked quite different, without the many benefits technology brings. As classrooms, offices and entertainment find their new online place in our lives, families have been embracing all things digital. This is a great opportunity not only to have fun, but to help your child build their digital resilience.

Here are some helpful tips and guides to help keep your children digitally safe:

Help and advice for families in a digital world – https://parentinfo.org/

Family Agreements – https://www.childnet.com/resources/family-agreement

Information on screen time – https://parentinfo.org/article/screen-time-should-i-be-worried

With more than 100 million monthly users, Roblox is one of the world’s most popular games, but is it safe for your child? https://parentinfo.org/article/roblox-a-parents-guide

Social Media Checklists – https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/checklists/

SMART with a Heart Video Lesson (Geared towards 6-9 year olds) – https://www.childnet.com/resources/video-lessons/the-r-rule

Online Activities You Can do from Home – https://www.childnet.com/resources/online-safety-activities-you-can-do-from-home

Online Safety with NSPCC – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

DigiSafe Wednesday Webinars – https://www.lgfl.net/digisafe/webinars

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Curriculum Intent

At St Vincent’s it is our INTENT is to enable ALL children to thrive through the opportunities we provide them with, in order to:

Curriculum Context

St Vincent’s is a 1.5 form entry school with 285 children ranging from 4 -11. Children come predominantly from the parishes of Sacred Heart in Mill Hill and St Anthony’s in Edgware.

Children come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, speak 17 different languages and hail from 26 different ethnic groups. The curriculum we present, and promote, to the children is an endeavour to reflect these differences by providing opportunities to explore the different countries, languages and customs our children are part of through the projects they investigate. We have looked closely at the context of our school, the backgrounds of the children and how life is for a child growing up in North London today. We have used the underlying principles of our Catholic Faith and the example of our namesake St Vincent to create a set of values which lie at the heart of our curriculum.

We are aware of the changing nature of society and the pressures faced by young children as they enter the next stage of their education. The rise in Mental Health related issues has been widely documented across the media. Therefore, issues such as internet safety and the enormous impact across society of social media are at the forefront of our minds when planning our curriculum. With the current worldwide concerns relating to Covid 19, racial justice, equality and diversity, as well as gender and economic background, we feel it is our duty to prepare the children through a concerted focus on building independence, resilience and communication skills linked to our Vincentian Values.