Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Forum Housing Easter Appeal
Fri 26 Feb 2016Year 9 are happy to announce that they will be collecting Easter eggs, bars of chocolate or Easter goodies from Monday 29th to give to their charity Forum Housing. Thanks in advance.
Please click here to download the letter to parents that has been sent home.
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Good Luck to Year 8 pupils
Wed 24 Feb 201620 pupils have set off this morning on a 3-day residential trip to PGL in Shropshire. The pupils will look to develop their personal and social skills, including their teamwork and communication. -
Our England Internationals get awarded their tops
Wed 24 Feb 2016Harry and Paul received their England tops for the World School Sport Education Games in Greece this week. Anyone wishing to sponsor the boys and help with the cost of their flights, kit and accommodation can contact d.keefe@claremount.Wirral.sch.uk. We are very proud of both of them.
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Sale Sharks extend numeracy week
Mon 22 Feb 2016On Monday 22nd February Year 8 pupils at Clare Mount enjoyed a visit from coaches from Sales Sharks RFC including former England International Hendrie Fourie. The pupils all took part in a touch rugby session and then as part of the 'Number Cruncherz' programme participated in a maths based session looking at income and expenditure. The school will organise a trip to a Sale Sharks game as part of the programme later in the year.
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Clare Mount student win a trip for 40 to Wembley
Sat 20 Feb 2016Congratulations to Amelia in Year 10 who won a trip for 40 people to go on a Tour to Wembley. Amelia has been part of our Watersport hub programme and wrote a wonderful article about how rowing has positively effected her health and helped her manage her emotions. The Youth Sport Trust have completed a case study of Amelia to share with other schools. “When I row it calms me down and it makes me happy when I row at school. When I have finished rowing at school it makes me feel tired and happy and I feel calm after rowing. When I am stressed it helps me calm down. After doing rowing it helps me think more when I am in lesson at school. The teachers have seen a change in my work, I write more and I am more focused in lesson when I have been rowing. I had P.E. this morning for 2 hours and I did rowing. It helped in my next lesson English as I felt better and was able to listen to the teacher.”“I enjoy being a leader I have helped my best friend. Now my best friend is into rowing as well and it calms him down as well and it makes him happy as well.”
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Clare Mount student shortlisted for Sky Living for Sport Student of the Year Award
Sat 20 Feb 2016Congratulations to Reeve in Year 8 who has been shortlisted for Sky Living for Sport Student of the Year. Reeve was involved in our Rugby World Cup values and legacy programme and went to represent the school for the first time at the Sale Sharks Wooden Spoon Inclusion Festival, event coming to a Sale game and coming on the pitch at half time. Reeve is delighted to be shortlisted and says “Taking part in Sky Sports Living for Sport has inspired to do lots more sports. I feel more confident about trying new things and going to big events like rugby matches. I used to be worried about going on trips but now I’m not. I’m looking forward to playing for the school again at the next event and maybe even joining the school football team”.
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Help Clare Mount get 'Bags of Help' from Tesco
Mon 15 Feb 2016Clare Mount's sensory garden has been given a fantastic boost by being selected to be one of Tesco's 'Bags of Help' projects. Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative in hundreds of
regions across England and Wales. The scheme will see three community groups and projects
in each of these regions awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the
5p bag charge.
Bags of Help offers community groups and projects in each of Tesco’s 390 regions across the
UK a share of revenue generated from the five pence charge levied on single-use carrier bags.
The public will now vote in store from 27 February until 6 March on who should receive the
£12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 awards.You can vote by visiting any one of the Tesco stores listed below and voting for our sensory garden project to receive the maximum amount of funding that we can. Please share this message with your families and as many people as possible. We are delighted to have been selected to be part of the initiative. Thanks Tesco.
You can vote at the following stores:
Heswall, Pensby, Moreton Cross, Hoylake Road Moreton Express and Bidston Moss Extra
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Happy Safer Internet Day
Tue 09 Feb 2016Today is Safer Internet Day!
Safer Internet Day 2016 is taking place today, on the 9th February, with the theme Play your part for a better internet!
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees over a thousand organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
They will be joining hundreds of individuals supporting the #SID2016 social media campaign to play your part and #shareaheart, which is set to reach over 4 million in a mass tweet at 8am today.
The day of positive action comes as the UK Safer Internet Centre launches a new report, Creating a Better Internet for All, that highlights young people's experiences of online empowerment and online hate.
Schools across the UK will be using the UK Safer Internet Centre’s Education Packs and Safer Internet Day TV films to explore these issues, and later today the UK Safer Internet Centre will be taking a group of young people to Number 10 Downing Street before hosting an event at the BT Centre in London to hear young people’s perspectives.
Together we can help make the internet a place of kindness and respect!
Here at Clare Mount, students took part in an assembly about safer internet day. They will be doing projects throughout their ICT lessons this week that highlight how to stay safe online and will be learning about themes of staying safe on social media, cyberbullying and what to do if something goes wrong online. As well as this, during form times, students will be designing 'safebots'. These are paper robot models that will carry a pledge about staying safe online with the best designs winning a prize.
A few useful links:
Advice for parents and Carers from the Safer Internet centre
Advice for students from the Safer Internet Centre
Information, advice and support from internetmatters.org
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10 Days of Safer Internet Day: Day 1 - Reporting Online Concerns
Mon 08 Feb 2016Today is the last day of our countdown and tomorrow is Safer Internet Day. We hope you have enjoyed the tips over the last 10 days and we hope you have found some of them useful. Today we'll look at what to do if something does go wrong online.
If something does go wrong online, you need to know what action you can take. As with any concerns you might have about your child, you’ll have your own way of talking about it with them and dealing with it. For more serious digital issues, you might also feel that you need to report it.
Here we give you an overview of the main ways you can report inappropriate (e.g. bullying) and potentially illegal online content. While reporting content to an online service provider doesn’t guarantee it will be removed, many of them take safety and security very seriously so they will investigate and take the appropriate action.
It’s worth bearing in mind that making a formal report could help improve the experience for all users of that service and may also help to protect other young people from worry and harm. If you sense that your child or another child is in immediate danger, call 999 or contact your local police.
HOW TO REPORT TO THE 10 MAIN ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS
Ask FM
If your child comes across inappropriate content on Ask.fm, click the flag next to the post and select the reason why it’s inappropriate.Disney Club Penguin
To report a mean or inappropriate player on Club Penguin, just click on their Penguin avatar and then the M icon. This action will alert the dedicated moderating team, who will then investigate and take action where necessary.
Facebook
Facebook has tools for reporting inappropriate behaviour, including suspected grooming, on every piece of content.
Google
If you’ve set up Google Safe Search but your child is still able to access inappropriate content, you can report it to Google for investigation.
Instagram
To report a post, tap the three dots below it, then select Report Inappropriate and follow the instructions. There’s more information at Instagram’s Privacy and Safety Center, which you can access via its Help Center.
Moshi Monsters
To report an inappropriate pinboard message and remove it from public view, click the X or M button on the message.
PlayStation
You can report unwelcome messages via the XMB menu. Under Friends, select the message on PS3, or highlight the message you’d like to report on PS4. Press the Triangle button, and select Grief Report on PS3, or Submit Grief Report on PS4.
Twitter
To report an abusive post, click or tap the three dots next to the tweet, select Report and choose It’s Abusive or Harmful. To report a user’s profile, click or tap the gear icon on their profile and follow the same process. In both cases, you’ll be asked to provide more information.
Vodafone
To report inappropriate content or conduct related to your child’s Vodafone mobile, click on Contact Us at the bottom of the Vodafone website to see your options.
YouTube
If you think a video violates YouTube’s Community Guidelines, you can flag it by clicking on the More button below the video player, then highlighting and clicking the Report button in the drop-down menu. You’ll then need to click on the reason for flagging the video and provide further details.HOW TO REPORT YOUR CONCERNS TO THE POLICE AND OTHER AUTHORITIES
National Crime Agency, CEOP Command
CEOP is the child protection section of the National Crime Agency. If someone has acted inappropriately towards your child or another young person online (e.g. engaged in sexual chat or insisted on meeting up), you should report them directly to CEOP.
Internet Watch Foundation
If anyone in your family comes across online child sexual abuse or criminally obscene adult imagery, notify the Internet Watch Foundation. Reports are confidential and can be made anonymously. Click Report Criminal Content Here and follow the on-screen instructions.
ParentPort
To report something you’ve seen on TV, online, in a film, in an advert, in a video game or in a magazine that is unsuitable for children, go to Make a Complaint. Select an option and follow the instructions on the ParentPort website.
REPORTING TO CLAREMOUNT
If you have something to report that you feel might be an issue that needs dealing with within school, for example cyberbullying, you can report it using our SHARP system and clicking 'Send Report' on the left hand side of the page.
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Pupils gain 'HOPE' from Theatre performance
Fri 05 Feb 2016Pupils and staff watched an entertaining and powerful performance of HOPE on Friday which supported our Anti-Bullying week earlier last Term. The show was performed by The Takeaway Theatre Company and tells the story of a pop-star who returns to her home-town and has flash-backs about a girl who bullied who at school. Pupils listened carefully and then took part in a series of discussions about bullying and positive friendships.
