Well done and congratulations to NCEA Duke’s student Louie who had a super run for Northumberland at the Inter 
in Middlesbrough on Saturday.
in Middlesbrough on Saturday.Duke’s PE team
On a weekly basis we will be showcasing examples of student work
across subjects on our website and social media platforms.
“Outstanding practice” will show student learning outcomes across
different subjects and where students have been actively engaged and
deeply understand concepts.
This week is Hospitality and Catering :-8E Mexican chilli bake photos
‘Fake news’ is a widespread issue in the digital world, and it’s overwhelmingly likely that both children and adults will be exposed to it online. In fact, a study from the Alan Turing Institute has found that 94% of people in the UK have encountered misinformation on social media and that’s only the ones who were aware of it!
However, while some fake news is shared mistakenly by well-meaning individuals, it’s also shared by scammers and other cyber-criminals to lend legitimacy to their con. While this presents a clear risk to children and young people online, the question remains as to how we can protect them against such tactics. 
This week’s free guide offers expert advice on the specific ways scammers use misinformation and how to safeguard younger users against these techniques.
Anger at a toy being stolen. Sadness when losing a game. Frustration when struggling in class. All children will experience challenging feelings sooner or later. Emotions are a natural part of life, and while youngsters should be allowed to express themselves, it’s important they also learn how to process these more difficult emotions in a mindful way.
Of course, many children may well be encountering these intense feelings for the first time, and it can be intimidating to skirt the line of helping them properly handle their emotions while also validating their experiences. That’s why we’ve put together this free guide, offering expert advice on supporting youngsters to develop emotional literacy.
As the most recent forecast from the Met Office update is now predicting winds of 80mph and the peak later in the day, there is a significant danger that we could open school this morning but would be dismissing pupils while the winds were at their strongest. At 80mph, this poses a very significant danger to anyone travelling, so we have taken the difficult decision to close school today.
As many other schools and nurseries are closing and some staff will be travelling from areas where the winds are even stronger, we have also taken into consideration that we may not be able to fully staff the school today when making the decision to CLOSE.
We are sorry for the inconvenience that this will cause, but our decision has been made to prioritise the health and safety of our pupils at NCEA Dukes
Work will be set for pupils today on Google Classroom.
Stay safe everyone.
A study entitled The Digital Health Generation has highlighted that more than 70% of young people in the UK, some aged just 8, are using apps and other digital online technologies to track and manage their health. For those of us who might struggle with sticking to a routine or even knowing where to start, physical wellbeing and fitness apps promise to do the heavy lifting for you providing meal plans, exercise routines and more.
However, some of these apps aren’t always as safe as they might first appear, and they tend to present a few risks to their users – especially for their underage demographic. That’s why we’ve put together this free guide on safety concerns around physical wellbeing apps, to provide you with expert advice on how to mitigate these risks for young people.
With 22% of its billion-strong userbase being between the ages of 13 and 17, the popularity of TikTok among the younger generation is indisputable. Providing entertainment in the form of a stream of short-form video content while allowing its users to post videos of their own the app has skyrocketed to prominence over the last few years, becoming a fixture in young people’s digital lives.
Of course, with a platform as popular and gargantuan as TikTok, it can be intimidating trying to figure out how best to safeguard children and young people using the app. That’s why we’re releasing our brand-new guide to TikTok, detailing the main online safety concerns and suggesting strategies to reduce these risks for the app’s younger users.
– billed as a child-friendly version of the JusTalk social networking platform – boasts a strong community of younger users, with approximately 20 million accounts having been created on the app. In theory, a social media site designed specifically for children and young people should avoid many of the usual risks associated with other platforms.
In practice, however, it’s important to note that JusTalk Kids has its fair share of online safety concerns.You’ll find expert advice on the hazards in the app, and how you can safeguard the children in your care as they use it in this week’s free guide, empowering you to make a young user’s time on the platform as secure as possible.
