News

 

Monday 24th January

 

Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

Welcome to the weekly update for the fourth week of the Spring Term 2022. 

As of Thursday 20th January 2022 face coverings were no longer recommended to be worn in classrooms and as of this Thursday, 27th January, government guidance is that face coverings will no longer be required to be worn in communal areas of the school. At Lampton, we will be leaving this to the discretion of individuals - if students or staff feel more comfortable wearing face coverings in these settings, they may continue to do so. Local rates of Covid are beginning to decline, however, if there is an increase local Public Health may decide that face coverings should be reintroduced. We will keep you updated.

Y9 Options Evening will take place tomorrow and this will be a virtual event - further details will be sent to parents/carers and Y9 students. The evening will go live at 6.30pm with a link sent to families.

A reminder that this Thursday, 27th January, is INSET Day. The school site will be closed for students. School will commence again on Friday 28th January at the usual time.

Thank you for your on-going support and best wishes for the week ahead.

Stephen Davis

 

Extra curricular activities:

As part of our return to the ‘new normal’, we have widened the range of extra-curricular activities on offer. Please see the linked document to check out the many different clubs and activities that take place before, during and at the end of the school day.

 

Safeguarding briefing: Online gaming and gambling

Are you worried about your child spending an excessive amount of time gaming online? Does your child ask you to ‘top-up’ or add credit to their gaming accounts? Increasingly, the line between gaming and gambling is a blurred one.

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) is a national charity with a social purpose to inform, educate and safeguard young and vulnerable people, helping them build resilience and understand the potential harms caused by gambling and gaming.

Parents can often feel overwhelmed in a world of constantly advancing technology and YGAM is keen to provide simple, usable resources to help parents have honest and open conversations with their children around the topics of gaming and gambling.

There are supposed to be protections in place to keep children away from the risk of gambling. However, the way that online apps and games work, give rise to behaviours that might encourage children towards gambling.

In late 2019, the Gambling Commission published a report investigating the impact of gambling on 11-16 year olds in Great Britain. The report singled out the loot box as an example of the blurring of gaming and gambling, finding that 44% of young people who are familiar with in-game items had paid money to open loot boxes in-game. Loot boxes can be bought within a game, and contain a random selection of items.

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has resources for parents and teachers and can be found here: https://parents.ygam.org/about-ygam-parent-hub/

 

 Do you know someone aged 18-24 living in Hounslow and seeking work or a new job? 

I wanted to ask if you could share with any young people you know this exciting opportunity for young people in Hounslow aged 18-24 who are seeking work or to change their job - to be part of a new young people’s leadership and employment initiative being run by the charity Hounslow’s Promise. This may be a friend, brother or sister, or son or daughter. 

The project is being run with the support of Hounslow Council and Hounslow Chamber of Commerce. It takes just a minute to apply and the details are at www.hounslowspromise.org/connectedfutures  

 Those who apply to this exciting programme will be allocated a community mentor to help guide their next steps, help with advice and guidance for jobs, personal development and interviews and will have the chance to attend training opportunities and masterclasses at workplaces in the local area. Over 9 months, participants will also attend fun and challenging learning and well being sessions with other young people which will develop their leadership and employment skills. Being on this leadership programme would also great addition to someone's CV!

 The young people will have the opportunity to visit a range of local businesses and attend masterclasses with professionals from different industries such as music, arts, health, education, and local industries like aviation and technology. They will gain important skills and knowledge on how to build community volunteering skills and get training how to start their own business. 

It’s really easy to apply and only takes a few minutes - just visit: www.hounslowspromise.org/connectedfutures  - please sign up as early as possible. The final deadline is February 9th, 2022.