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Is your child on Facebook? If so, you will want to know about a new, free application in Facebook that is designed to keep young people safe while they are having fun networking online.
ClickCEOP is a new ‘app’ which links your child directly from their Facebook profile to help, advice and reporting facilities of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre – the police agency set up to tackle child abuse.
By adding the app, young people and parents can get support from CEOP on a range of issues – viruses, hacking, dealing with bullying online and they can report someone who is acting inappropriately towards them online.
If you have a Facebook profile, add and bookmark the app. If your child is on Facebook, get them to search ‘ClickCEOP’ in Facebook and give yourself the peace of mind that your child is one click away from help – if they should ever need it. |
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Dear Parents / Carers
Having spent two terms in our New Centre for Learning with pupils and staff enjoying our first class facilities and outstanding technology I am looking forward to September which will be the start of our first full academic year in our Centre for Learning.
We want to establish All Saints Catholic Centre for Learning as an exceptional environment providing learning and leisure opportunities for all members of the Kirkby community. Together we can build this learning community.
Thank you once again for all the support you have given to pupils and staff this year, I look forward to working with you once again during the academic Year 2010/2011. I hope you have an enjoyable summer break.
School will close for the Summer break on Wednesday 21st July 2010 at 1:00pm and reopen for pupils on Thursday 2nd September 2010 (see attached PDF - click here).
P.Bradley
Principal
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On arriving at Magdalene the pupils from Knowsley were given their own private bedrooms in the historic old courtyard buildings of the College. The rooms were very ‘un-student’ like as they were spacious, had double beds and all were built around 300 years ago. After settling down and familiarising themselves with the college the pupils were taken on a tour guided by current undergraduate students.
For the remainder of the stay the pupils experienced some of the unique delights Cambridge has to offer, they attended lectures entitled ‘How to freeze a frog’ and ‘Medieval English’. They toured the colleges such as King’s and Trinity college, visited the Law faculty, got a fright on the famous late night ghost walk and were treated to a power cut at bed time, not a very nice experience after hearing such frightening stories!
"The two day residential to Cambridge University was a complete success! Speaking to current undergraduate students gave our learners the opportunity to gain first hand knowledge of what is it like to study at such a prestigious University, but also helped to dispel the stereotypes attached to those who choose to study there. One of our students asked why they hadn't met any students from Merseyside, the response they received was that the amount of students from Merseyside was so low because they just don't apply!! this was extremely interesting for both the staff and for our young people to learn, and I am sure we will carry this important message back to our centres for learning. Attending the open day has helped the students to realise that with hard work and determination attending a University like Cambridge is within their reach"
Nicola Molyneux
Aimhigher support worker
"Visiting Cambridge was a fantastic experience for me, it was great meeting current university students and asking them questions of how they got to study at Cambridge. It was also great to learn that you don’t have to be posh and have a rich family to go there".
Jess Quinn (year 10)
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