Social Media Information and Advice
Dear Parent/Carer
Social media continues to play an important and often positive part in the lives of our young people but it can create challenges for them. In collaboration with Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, 11th February I am writing to highlight some of the issues that schools encounter from time to time and to enlist your help in ensuring that we avoid them at Reddish Vale. We will be using the national publicity around Safer Internet Day as an opportunity to engage with the pupils on eSafety generally through Tutor time activities and assemblies this week.
I would encourage you to discuss your son or daughter’s use of social media with them and to look at your child’s mobile device on an occasional basis. This acts as a moderating influence on the child’s use of social media and allows the parent to be aware of any difficulties at an early stage. A useful source of advice on all the issues covered below and on other issues around social media and mobile devices is https://www.internetmatters.org.
