Archives for the 'safety' Category
Need to chill out? Pupils at Niddriemill primary head to The Retreat
Sometimes it may seem hard to control your behaviour. When other people at school call you names, or when you feel angry about stuff at home, it can really wind you up. What may help is having a place to chill out. Somewhere you can take a step back from it all and have a [...]
Congratulations to the Youth Commission on Alcohol for their report on alcohol culture in Scotland
Hi blog readers, Just been reading the Youth Commission on Alcohol report. Wow! It’s great! The young people involved have spent a year doing research about Scotland’s relationship to alcohol. They have talked to doctors, politicians from all over Europe, people in the alcohol industry and many children and young people affected by alcohol mis-use. [...]
Being bullied? Check out this You Tube film
Dear blog readers How are you? Starting to get in the festive spirit? This week I watched this awesome film about bullying. It was made by pupils at John Ogilvie High School and it was one of the winners of Scotland’s Anti-Bullying Week competition. The sound track and acting are great. And its got some [...]
Drugs and alcohol – think you know all the risks? Fast Forward can set the record straight
Fast Forward promotes health and well-being by giving young people the info that they need to make wise choices about drugs and alcohol. They believe that young people are often more likely to listen and respond to info that’s given by their peers – people close to them in age – rather than by adults. This [...]
Enquire talks to Duddingston Primary about street dancing, bullying and gangs
This week I met up for a chat with some pupils at Duddingston Primary on a lovely sunny day. We did a podcast interview about a cool street dance which they won a prize for at a recent talent show organised by the Edinburgh and Lothian Race Equality Council. Lots of Primary schools took part [...]
Don’t put up with cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is when you are getting nasty messages on your phone, by email, in a chatroom or on your bebo or myspace page. The bullying can involve things like: being called names being teased people threatening to hurt you people spreading rumours about you. Remember that NO ONE has the right to bully you, either [...]
Are you in control online?
We care about your safety. We think hard about what we put on this website, because we want you to be safe and have fun online. Our top tips are: be very careful with contact details, photos and personal information only send things you are happy for anyone to see now and in the future [...]
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