Promoting Digital resilience01 Feb 2018Digital resilience involves having the ability to understand when you are at risk online, knowing what to do if anything goes wrong, learning from...
Having a positive digital footprint05 Oct 2016Young people today are constantly reminded that the things they do and say online won’t go away. Often we focus on the downsides of having a...
Minecraft - Is it Safe?20 Sep 2016Minecraft is one of the world’s most popular games, especially with children (find out more about how it works and what the appeal is...
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Social Networking Privacy Settings29 Mar 2016Feel free to use this guide to help you ensure the correct privacy settings for popular social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram...
WhatsApp18 Nov 2015WhatsApp: a guide for parents and carers
What is WhatsApp?
WhatsApp is a mobile messaging app which allows users to exchange messages...
Light Night Video11 Nov 2015Children from John Jamieson School Primary classes helped to build a sensory garden down at Oakwood Library. The team made a video of the occasion...
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Bonfire Night05 Nov 2015"TOO NOISY!!!
With fireworks likely to go off from now until next weekend it can be very stressful for children who find the unexpected loud...
The Big Draw 201502 Nov 2015Artists from Primary and throughout the school enjoyed a whole week of creative activities as part of the National Big Draw Event. they created sea...
Family Zone Launch20 Oct 2015The Family Zone section of the East SILC website will be officially launched at the Parent's Coffee Morning on Wednesday 21st. October. Peter...
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Peer pressure online – a parent’s guide09 Jan 2018Peer pressure
Peer pressure has always existed among young people but, in recent years, it’s taken on a whole new, and concerning,...
How to have a happy family Christmas14 Dec 2016Holidays aren’t good times for conflict resolution or behaviour management training.
Young children get overstimulated easily and...
What does Ofcom do to protect your child?06 Dec 2016The internet, mobile phones and other technologies are transforming children’s lives. Ofcom’s latest research indicates that 5-15...
Is your child in a gang? How to tell..12 Jul 2016Most young people aren’t in gangs and don’t want to be. But the small number of young people who do belong to a gang can have a...
How to have the "Difficult Conversation" with your teenager....08 Jun 2016Too often parents are advised to 'have a conversation' about a difficult subject with their children.
This is all very well but the reason...
