I am back at work tomorrow, so today was inset day at work. This morning, I completed Passive Intervention and Prevention Strategies (PIPS) module 1

Which should be really useful going forward.

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Uncovering rape culture

This is an excellent BBC documentary looking at school rape culture., Uncovering rape culture..

It really does highlight the need for change. If you work in education or are a young person / parent this could open your eyes.

From personal experience working in a secondary school and suffering abuse at the hands of students (circa 2004 – 6) I have empathy with the victims. If you report and get ignored, you are made to feel it is your fault. No wonder, people feel there is no point in making disclosures.

However: If you are a victim SPEAK UP and say something, Schools have a duty of care to help.

While not aimed at school students, [e-learning at work]() do an excellent course on sexual harassment, so you should take this course and be aware of your rights, so when you start work you are empowered to take action, if your employer fails to take action, action can be taken against them.

They also do a course in Anti Bullying (something that victims also face) and being aware of the disciplinary procedures, empowers you to ensure correct procedures are followed.

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I am just starting “Astronomy and Space Physics: Teaching Secondary Science”. This is to help me gain more familiarity on what is taught in secondary school science. Hopefully I can find employment to support the curriculum in some capacity.

It is important to be 'pro-active' in this, gain new skills and show you are willing to learn, develop and research content.

I feel that I have a lot to offer, so hopefully I will be able to make a positive contribution one day.

REFERENCES

• FutureLearn
• Course

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So further to my Previous post. There is now a list of schools where, abuse has taken place. At least 3 in Torbay, 2 Secondary and 1 Primary school.

The list can be found on the Website

The abuse culture needs to end now, without people making up excuses.

I still feel that we need further investigations in to other forms of abuse in schools.

This should include (not a full list):-

• homophobic
• racist
• physical assaults (e.g ABH, GBH etc) in schools.
  

This is seems to be prevalent. There is a culture of failing to deal with it in any effective manner. It also seems schools want to protect the abusers in some way.

If you are a victim of abuse. I would strongly recommend you undertake a course in equality and diversity, that way you know the law, can quote the law to the school. The school, can't then make some excuse for letting it carry on.

Ideally investigations should happen ASAP, led by someone, competent, who can compel people to cooperate, be judge led, so that all evidence is provided under oath. Protection needed for victims, who should not keep needing to retell their versions of events.

USEFUL LINKS

• Equality Act 2010: guidance
• H & S duty for schools
• Keeping children safe in education

For physical abuse, please consult other legislation.

I am making these posts because:-

• I am committed to safeguarding
• I want to empower others, to challenge their school and force them take action
• I know victims of bullying in schools who have been ignored by their school, despite being informed MULTIPLE TIMES.

• I am a victim of abuse at the hands of pupils in a school, again this abuse was ignored

• Too many people are still being ignored.

• The abuse needs to stop

• Victims should not have to withdraw from a school, to escape bullies.

Key points:-

• Schools have a legal duty to safeguard children and young people
• Schools have a duty under Health and Safety legislation
• Schools have a duty under Equality legislation

• According to the positive handling course, the duty of care under H & S applies to :-

  • Staff
  • Pupils
  • Visitors (inc contractors etc )
  • Parents
  • Anyone on the school site.

So why is it happening? In 2021

LETS END THE ABUSE CULTURE

NOTE

If this abuse didn't happen in schools, then posts such as this would not be needed.

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This is related to my previous post to do with abuse in schools. It seems the issue is much bigger and there is no easy solution.. Previous post can be found here

So in essence teachers are not sure how to handle peer on peer abuse, or in this case peer on peer sexual abuse.

I am not too sure what is hard about teaching children the word NO from an early age and that NO means NO. and being told NO does not breach their human rights or other right,

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The Paignton Library virtual code club is still running, please feel free to share what you are working on in Scratch with our Scratch studio

This is a newly created studio for these completed projects.

To keep people safe this studio is also invite only you will therefore need to contact the library, provide your scratch user name and I can invite you in.

Please contact [Paignton Library and information centre](https://www.torbaylibraries.org.uk/web/arena/paigntonlibrary

Related profiles :-

• Scratch: zleap
• Repl.it: @zleap
• FreeCodeCamp

Both Repl.it and FreeCodeCamp have excellent features, to share code, ask for help and help others.

I have been looking in to the Repl.it teams feature at the moment, early days as I think I will wait till the forum feature is up as this seems integral to the teams feature.

Stay safe on the forums.

For advice on e-safety please see ThinkUKnow

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In an effort to help people keep kids occupied over the CoronaVirus (Covid-19) crisis. I am helping my local library with running a virtual code club. We are now on week to of the virtual code club.

Please contact Paignton Library for more information. Please use social media or e-mail as the library is closed.

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So further to my previous post I have completed another two module1 activity.

Firstly Boatrace

Secondly, Chatbot, well sort of, what I have done is to add a introscreen so this displays first.

I have created a new studio for these completed projects.

To take part please follow @paigntonlibrary on twitter

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So further to my previous post I have completed another module 1 activity.

I have created a new studio for these completed projects.

To take part please follow @paigntonlibrary on twitter

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So further to my previous post I have completed another module 1 activity.

I have created a new studio for these completed projects.

To take part please follow @paigntonlibrary on twitter

#scratch, #education, #school, #homeschool, #activities, #covid19, Module1, #codeclub, #virtual

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