Thank you to everyone who contributed on Non uniform day please. We raised a really impressive £467 for The National Autistic Society, and most importantly spread awareness and acceptance.
Abuse PosterWith smartphones, tablets, laptops and games consoles now the norm, it’s no surprise to learn that almost nine out of ten (89%, to be exact) 10 to 15-year-olds in the UK go online every day. What’s perhaps less expected, though, is that more than one in four (27%) say their parents or carers don’t talk to them much – or, in fact, at all – about what they actually do in the digital world.
This leaves many children feeling like they lack a source of emotional support if something online is causing them stress. As today’s #WakeUpWednesday guide discovers, maintaining a regular avenue of communication about our digital lives is just one step that trusted adults can take to help children feel more in control of how – and when – they use internet-enabled devices.
Helping Children and Young People with Managing Device Stress and Anxiety
According to recent figures, a third of 5 to 7-year-olds in the UK have at least one social media profile; 69% of 8 to 11-year-olds play games online; and a whopping 97% of 12 to 15-year-olds use messaging apps or sites. Whichever way one slices it, digital devices are an increasingly integral part of how today’s young people live their lives.
There are many positive aspects to this, of course, but what’s also true is that the lure of their screens and the frequently brutal law of the online jungle can create a huge amount of additional stress for youngsters. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide has some practical advice on how parents and carers can help their child to manage the pressures of living online.
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Josey, the Indignant Daughter is a brand-new audio musical inspired by Northumberland heroine, feminist and social reformer, Josephine Butler
November Club, theatre group who have worked with our students in creating this amazing podcast.
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Josey, the Indignant Daughter is a brand-new audio musical inspired by Northumberland based heroine, feminist and social reformer, Josephine Butler. Josephine Butler’s story is at the centre of a new audio musical written by singer – songwriter Katie Doherty, featuring women from across Northumberland. We take their issues and tell Josephine’s story through a modern lens, reflecting the concerns of women today. The podcast is free to download and available on all streaming sites. Josey uses binaural sound. For an optimum listening experience, we advise listening on headphones.
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Josephine Butler (1828-1906) was an English feminist, social reformer and advocate for the rights of women. Now her story will be at the centre of a new audio musical written by singer – songwriter Katie Doherty, featuring the voices of women from across Northumberland.
There are so many issues – some not wholly different from those that concerned Josephine nearly 200 years ago – that women of today are passionate about and motivated to change in much the same way as Josephine Butler.
The digital venture will lead to a full live version of the musical in 2024 that November Club will work to bring to communities and venues across the North East and beyond.
Josey, the Indignant Daughter is provided free, if you would like to make a donation and help support the next stage of the work you can donate via our Just Giving Page.
Katie Said:
I am so grateful to all of the women, now and throughout history who have not held back on the causes they believe in, this includes those, of all ages who have generously and courageously spoken, shared, sung and played with us on this audio, it is much greater for you being a part of it.
Josey uses binaural sound. For an optimum listening experience, we advise listening with headphones.
In 2022, Microsoft’s Digital Defence Report estimated that cyber criminals made more than 900 attempts to hack passwords every single second – and warned that the number was on the rise. Only around a tenth of those were successful, but the business magazine Inc. nevertheless reported approximately eight million passwords being stolen each day globally. Concerning, isn’t it?
In everyday life, simplicity can be a beautiful thing. In relation to passwords, though … well, not so much. The password ‘123456’, for example, has featured in data breaches some 23 million times to date. What’s more, around five million people still – incredibly – have their password set as just ‘password’. On average, that takes a half-way competent hacker less than a second to crack.
Sports teams are also best avoided (more than 750,000 hacked UK passwords were some variation on the name of a Premier League football club), as is anything we might accidentally give clues to on social media: family members’ names and birthdays, for instance. Check out this week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide for more password pros and cons.
Thankfully, there are plenty of steps we can take to make our valuable data less accessible to prying eyes. As well as recommending password management software and multi-factor authentication, our #WakeUpWednesday guide also suggests some even easier ways to come up with different passwords that are simple to remember – but difficult to guess.
The world, sadly, is all too often an unfair place. That’s why Comic Relief annually raises both funds and awareness to combat some of modern life’s worst inequalities. Unfortunately, many of these imbalances also play out in the online space, with young internet users often attacked because of a disability, their gender or their family’s financial circumstances.
As Red Nose Day 2023 gears up to help people through difficult times and put smiles back on young faces, our #WakeUpWednesday guide this week examines how to support children in dealing with negative things they watch, hear or read online. We’ve got top tips for safe, healthy online habits that can help youngsters to take potential pitfalls in their stride.
