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Welcome to our parental support section where we are providing links, advice and resources on a range of issues and topics parents and carers can face when bringing up children.

We welcome any suggestions on how to develop this section further via oakleyschool@stowevalley.com

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How to talk to your child about ... race

Coronavirus has dominated our conversations at home for several months now. As the news, social media and conversation has moved towards race demonstrations and protests in the USA, UK and around the world, we would like to support you with the conversations you might be having at home with students.

Vocabulary

There are certain words and phrases that have been used recently. Most of them are not new, but will have come to students’ and adult’s attention.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-52892949In this article, the BBC explain the terms ‘white privilege’, ‘ally’, ‘white saviour’, the use of the phrase ‘All Lives Matter’.

Another term that we would like to address:

‘colourblindness’ While this is a well-intentioned phrase, intended to show that you see the person, not the colour, it can be problematic. ‘Colourblindness’ takes discussion of racism off the table and supresses racist experiences and racial inequalities. For students and adults, if we see colour, then we can hear if somebody is making a racist comment and we can address it. This encourages us to be more than non-racist, but anti-racist.

History

An issue that has been raised in the past and has come to light more recently, is a lack of awareness among many of us relating to black British history. It is important to understand the history of contemporary racism in order to support the conversations we are having at home.

BBC Newsbeat has put together some useful information on this https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-52939694

How to talk to your child about ... gender identity

How to talk to your child about ... returning to school

How to talk to your child about ... excessive gaming

How to talk to your child about ... E-safety

New technologies have become integral to lives of children and young people in today's society, both within schools and in their lives outside school. Children and young people should have an entitlement to safe internet access at all times. It is important that children know how to keep safe when using new technology.

SOCIAL MEDIA APPS

The way we access the internet is constantly changing and no longer confined to desktop computers. More children than ever are going online on phones, tablets and even game consoles. New social media sites crop up regularly, many have positive attributes but there's no denying the potential dangers, such as identity theft, cyber bullies, exposure to predators and reputation damage. Privacy is not always guaranteed on some of these popular apps.

You can view some helpful safeguarding websites below: