QPHS Spring Term 2024 magazine - Magazine - Page 26
Information Evening
For many of our parents (and our
teachers!), the world of social media is an
everyday challenge as we try to learn and
adapt to the ever-evolving cyber world our
teenagers live in. As staff, we are lucky
enough to have regular training and
updates from our Parent Governor, Ben
McGrath. Assistant Key Stage 3 Lead, Miss
Hunter wanted to seek an opportunity for
parents to experience something similar.
Ben works for a digital safeguarding
solution company working across the
country with a number of different schools
and colleges. His expertise meant that
parents of students in KS3 were able to optin for an Information Evening during the
Summer Term.
This event enabled parents to become more
equipped to protect the young people in
their care, whether through changing
security settings; having open and honest
conversations; monitoring their social media
use or simply having a broader
understanding of the risks some of the apps
our young people use.
Keep an eye out for further events similar in
the new academic year, the first one will be
aimed at parents of our new Year 7 cohort.
The link for the recording of the event is
now available on our website, hopefully
together we can support our young people
to manage their time online and prioritise
their safety!
CAREERS IN MEDIA
Thought provoking workshop
When Jesy Nelson rose to fame with pop band Little Mix,
she was abused online. In 2021 she opened up about the
heartbreaking effects cyberbullies have had on her life
through a BBC documentary ‘Odd One Out.”
In this intimate, personal documentary, Jesy exclusively
revealed the impact online trolls had on her mental health
as she goes on a journey of rehabilitation.
The Communications faculty chose this documentary to
inspire a morning with Year 9, as we know that these
students are reaching the age where they spend more of
their time online.
Students watched the documentary and then chose from
five media briefs to give them a taster of working in media.
Students created a range of media products such as
storyboards, blogs and print-based adverts to raise
awareness of the issues raised in the documentaries.
They had to consider how to have an impact using image,
language and camera angles and had detailed
discussions around the importance of the messages being
shared.
A thought-provoking morning for all.