Inclusion Updates
Safeguarding Updates
Countering Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion - CEOP
The criminal practice of extorting individuals on the pain of releasing self-explicit material is commonly known as ‘sextortion’. The practice’s technical name ‘Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion’ or FMSE, is an increasingly prevalent form of child sexual abuse. What started as simple money exchanges, now include cryptocurrency seizures and pre-paid gift cards as forms of criminal redemption.
Males aged 14 to 17 are overwhelmingly represented in cases of this nature. Often they’ll be enticed by the promise of seeing sexually explicit images, before the rug is pulled and the scam put into operation. As a result, the victims have been tricked or groomed over a period of time. With the rise of AI this practice is becoming more complex with false explicit images actually changing hands, in exchange for a real image of the target. CEOP is highly concerned with this practice and has authored a guide page on what to do. If interested, please follow the link below:
Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion
SEN Updates
Word-finding and vocabulary
Poor vocabulary development or having a good vocabulary but being unable to find the words you want to use can be problematic for many pupils.
Language is inextricably linked to our ability to learn. Research shows that children who had larger vocabularies as an infant are more likely to achieve higher levels of language and literacy at school (Nuffield Foundation, 2015). Having a clear storage system of language in your brain helps to categorise and link concepts and words. The smaller your vocabulary base is, the harder it is to store and link new learning.
The following strategies can help:
- Pre-teach key vocabulary before a topic is introduced. This could be done as a whole class or within small groups.
- Choose a set of key words for topics that are repeated and used in different contexts. Create opportunities for vocabulary games and challenges throughout the day using these key words.
- When learning new words, do not just teach the meaning, teach about the structure of the word – for example, how many syllables, first and last sounds, words that rhyme, etc.
- Add multi-sensory aspects to the teaching of new topic vocabulary using objects, pictures, photographs, gestures, written words alongside each other, and so on.
- For pupils who struggle with finding words, give them the time they need to express themselves and make sure all pupils respect the need for that time. ‘I’ll come back to you, can you think about……’
Assembly Follow Up
This week in assembly I will be sharing information with students on how they can remain safe. Especially as we go into the 2-week break.
Please remind students in form time of the following after my assembly:
- Who makes up the safeguarding team in school?
- How can students access support both internally and externally in school? (I will be emailing students a personal letter to their email address reminding them of agencies they can tap into both in and outside of school)
We have a QR code set up on each poster and on the safeguarding part of the website, where students can anonymously report incidents.
Mia's notes
If there are any concerns about Equality and Diversity (staff) at GHS please contact A Johal (DHT)
