PUPILS and parents at Bramhope Primary School were challenged to ‘change one thing’ for Safer Internet day.

The school’s Digital Leaders, a group of Year 6 Prefects who lead on e-safety in school, asked families to send in their ideas to school, with every idea being entered in to a prize draw. Prizes were donated by local businesses, Puffin Pottery, Kids Club House, Yorkshire Corner and Lilies of Bramhope. Ideas sent in for the competition included setting up a book club, going for a run with mum and dad, starting to write a journal, reading to a younger brother and baking.

The Digital Leaders said: “We enjoyed organising the Change One Thing Competition. There were lots of different ideas. It is a really good way to spend some time off devices.”

A child who entered the competition said: “It's good because it was a fun competition but it also works at getting you to spend less time on computers by giving you lots of other ideas.”

Charlotte Hahnel, Year 3 and 4 Teacher and school Computing Lead, said: “At Bramhope, our computing curriculum aims to give children the skills they need to be happy and thrive in an online world. As part of the curriculum, we place a strong emphasis on managing our wellbeing online. Whilst we understand the huge importance of online skills, we recognize that time spent online poses a challenge for all families.

"We know from our recent online survey in school, that this may range from managing device use around bedtime, dealing with anger problems when gaming or navigating some online apps and social media. This challenge gives families the chance to reset those habits – it led to some very imaginative ideas!”

Safer Internet Day took place on Tuesday, 7 February 2023 and it was the 20th edition of the campaign. From cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns.