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Digital Resources DS Resource 1 SWGfL SWGfL have put together a very helpful resource which offers some handy pointers and highlights certain issues to be aware of when school practice resumes. https://swgfl.org.uk/assets/documents/online-safety-considerations-for-reopening-of-schools.pdf DS Resource 2 SEND ME A PIC Our brand new resource for 12-14 year olds explores issues related to consensual and non-consensual nude image sharing among young people 12-14 year olds explores issues related to consensual and non-consensual nude image sharing among young ple. Send Me A Pic? is a Thinkuknow resource addressing issues related to the consensual and non-consensual sharing of nude images among young people. • Send Me A Pic? contains three session plans based on seven short film clips depicting fictional online chats. The chats show young people requesting, receiving and discussing issues related to the sharing of nude images. • Send Me A Pic? aims to help young people to spot the signs of manipulative, pressurising and abusive behaviour and assists them in developing the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to identify risk online and access help when they need it. • This resource is designed to be delivered through structured sessions delivered by professionals in schools, youth groups and other settings. In schools, it should be embedded in a progressive Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education curriculum, as part of Relationships and Sex Education. • Send me a pic? has been awarded the PSHE Association Quality Mark, demonstrating that it supports safe and effective teaching practice and meets the PSHE Association’s ‘Ten principles of effective PSHE education’. https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/professionals/resources/send-me-a-pic DS Resource 3 Do you need help with digital solutions? Business in the Community, in partnership with Go ON NI and NI Direct, is offering free digital help for anyone who needs it. https://www.bitcni.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/200401_Digital-Assist-Text-Help-A4-flyer-1.pdf Simply text the word DIGITALHELP (one word) to 67300* CPSS Update 8.6.2020 Resources Resource 1 a&b Resource 1a Resource Pack for Children and Young People http://www.cypsp.hscni.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CYP-Resource-Pack-April-2020.pdf Resource 1b COVID-19: Fortnightly Family Support Hubs Newsletter The Family Support Hubs continue to be open for referrals during the current situation. They will try to access Family Support agencies during this time but this will be subject to individual projects ability to respond http://www.cypsp.hscni.net/download/fs-hubs/COVID-19-Family-Support-Newsletter.pdf Resource 2 Youth Manifest 2020~2022 Research undertaken in respect of the experiences of LGBGTQ young people, including their experiences in school. https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/11ec25d7/files/uploaded/7186%20YouthAction%20LGBTQ%20manifesto%20%28005%29.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2otEWlbPx3rjxxZkn-I3oED3v1u_WCkdjpkYiNmMSgWbIMHWVfTtQQMBQ Resources 3 a&b .Resource 3a Advice from DfE for English Schools. However, it might help in identifying some of the issues to be considered in planning the reopening of your school post Covid 19 lockdown DfE re-opening ;guidance for early years and childcare settings: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-early-years-and-childcare-settings-from-1-june/planning-guide-for-early-years-and-childcare-settings DfE primary guidance for re-opening https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-schools-from-1-june/planning-guide-for-primary-schools DfE post primary guidance for re-opening https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-schools-from-1-june/planning-guide-for-secondary-schools Dfe guidance for supporting pupils and young people with SEN for re-opening https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-send-risk-assessment-guidance Resource 3b DENI Guidance to support safe Working in Educational Settings in Northern Ireland https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/education/Guidance%20to%20support%20safe%20Working%20in%20Educational%20Settings%20in%20Northern%20Ire....pdf Resource 4 Educate, Empower, Protect Ineqe Safeguarding Group, have made a Gratitude Journal for young people at home (and young people at heart) to write down the things we’re grateful for, helping us have a positive mind-set every day! ineqe.com › 2020/05/21 › gratitude Resource 5 a&b Resource 5a AWARE AWARE is delighted to announce the launch of our fourth video in our series of mental health awareness videos.This video explores the key mental issues affecting young people today. This guide shows you how to recognise signs of poor mental health and provides self-help tips and ideas to improve your wellbeing. https://youtu.be/vCL63SlhPmU Below are links to the previous videos in this series. Looking after your mental health during lockdown: During these challenging times it is so important to look after our mental health. This short video explores how you can look after your mental health during lockdown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SphLG0znXd4&feature=youtu.be Take 5: These are difficult times and it is important to try to look after your mental health as much as possible. The 'Take 5 steps to well-being' is a set of evidence-based public health messages aimed at improving the well-being of everyone. They are really simple steps that everybody can take. This short video shows us how we can apply them to daily life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXHgUWnOo68 10 things you can do to feel better right now: Simple steps that we can implement into our lives that can make a big difference to our mental health. https://youtu.be/u-oBEgk4nzM https://www.facebook.com/AwareNI/videos/764144557450978/ Resource 5b This has been and continues to be a very challenging time, especially for children & young people. We want to invite you take part in our C.O.N.N.E.C.T.I.O.N.S challenge to encourage you to think about what this experience has been like to live through and to promote connections at a time when these are harder to maintain than ever. The challenge is for children & young people aged between 6-18. Read through the questions in the attached Connections Pack and type your answers in the boxes provided on the form. Then email the form back to Tom@aware-ni.org for a chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher! Responses will be used anonymously for the purpose of reporting on young people’s lives during COVID-19. https://www.aware-ni.org/images/Connections_Pack_Final.pdf Resource 6 Eating Disorders and Lockdown The UK charity BEAT Eating Disorders has seen a 50 per cent rise in demand for its Helpline since the coronavirus outbreak began. This figure is unsurprising: the lockdown has destroyed any sense of routine and led to changes in the support on offer – two vital elements in eating disorder recovery. Young people who suffer from an eating disorder, of any kind, may well be more affected by this period of uncertainty than most – so how can you help them? https://parentzone.org.uk/article/eating-disorders-and-lockdown-%E2%80%93-how-help?utm_source=Parent+Zone+Newsletter&utm_campaign=c80213ace8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_04_01_04&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1ee27d9000-c80213ace8-179239113 Additional Reading Resource 1 Millions of attempts to access child sexual abuse online during lockdown www.iwf.org.uk › news › millions-of-attempts-to-acces Resource 2 " www.iwf.org.uk › news › millions-of-attempts-to-acces Resource 2 Children In Lockdown: What Coronavirus means for UK ... www.unicef.org.uk › coronavirus-children-in-lockdown 1.