A few snapshot of Hello Yellow today!
All staff and students wore yellow to raise awareness of Children’s mental health. Thank you Mrs Freeman for organising this great event.
Among Us: fairly safe, or pretty suspicious? This scenario of spaceship crew members cooperating to complete tasks and uncover murderous alien imposters has garnered a sizeable and committed following with younger gamer.
Though Among Us is presented in a (mainly) sanitised visual style, any children’s game which essentially foregrounds the concepts of deceit, betrayal and killing is always likely to cause some concerns. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide gets among it with Among Us.
‘Hello Yellow’ day. Next week Tuesday 10th October. It will be a non uniform day but we want to see as much yellow as possible.
It is to raise awareness and money for young people’s mental health with Young Minds. There is a recommended donation of £1 to raise money for young people’s mental health. 
In the UK, the proportion of 11 to 18-year-olds who vape doubled between 2020 and 2022. That figure has continued to rise – a worrying trend that’s not exactly been countered by frequent portrayals of vaping as cool and fashionable on social media platforms.
Many young vapers simply aren’t aware of the habit’s potential pitfalls – but with risks including unregulated products, toxic ingredients and future nicotine addiction, there’s plenty for trusted adults to help children understand. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide brings you the essential info.
Duke’s Secondary has successfully completed a comprehensive online safety training
programme demonstrating its commitment to keeping children and young people safe online.
The Duke’s Secondary – has received a National Online Safety Certified School Accreditation
for its whole school community approach to protecting children in the online world.
National Online Safety is a multi-award winning digital training provider with extensive resources in online safety, developed in line with the Department of Education’s statutory requirements.
Its CPD accredited courses and educational resources support UK schools in educating the whole school community in online safety– including all senior leaders, teachers, all school staff and parents – on how to make the internet a safer place for children.
James Southworth, co-founder of National Online Safety, said: “Congratulations to everyone at Duke’s Secondary on becoming a National Online Safety Certified School. By completing our training programme, the school has shown its strong commitment to implementing an effective whole school approach to online safety.”
“It can be increasingly difficult for schools and parents to stay ahead of online threats and ensure both children and staff are safeguarded from potentially harmful and inappropriate online material. We arm schools with the knowledge they need to understand online dangers and react in the best way possible to any problems.”
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