DEAR–DropEverythingandRead
YourDEARsessionthisweekis:
WednesdayP5
Clubs
•BookClub
TuesdaysintheLibraryfrom1pmwithMrTidmarsh
Comeandcheckoutourreadingchallenge
•Year7HomeworkClub
ThursdaysinRoom7from1pmwithMrTidmarsh
*AttendancewillcounttowardsCommunityAward*
Y7/Y8Boysfootball
Y7GirlsNetball
Y8GirlsNetball
Lunchtime1.10-1.40MusicRoom
Lunchtime1to1.30Room7 Y7HomeworkClub
Lunchtime1to1.30PartsMob DramaClubWEEKBonly
Afterschool3.30–4.30WeekB RugbyWeekBonly
Lunchtime1.10-1.40MusicRoom KeyboardClinic
Y8Filmclub
Lunchtime(bringyourlunch)
HighfieldsPEEnrichmentClubs-Starkholmes
Monday-AfterSchool3.20–4.30 Y7/Y8GirlsFootball–MrShirtcliffe–Field (Boots,Shinpads)
Y7/Y8BoysFootball–MrWaller
Field(Boots,Shinpads)
Y7GirlsNetball–MissGeraghty
Courts
Y8GirlsNetball–MrsAllen
Courts
LunchClubsStarkholmes–1-1.30
•Monday–Handball–MrShirtcliffe–Gym
•Tuesday–Basketball–Gym-MrHarris
•Wednesday-HighfieldsLeadership–Mrs Allen–Gym
Monday
Y11Englishsupport(MWE)
SeniorChoir(staffwelcome)
Lunchtime1to1.30inE3
Afterschool3.20-4.30inMU1
Tuesday
Y11Englishsupport(CO)
Sportsleaders
Lunchtime1to1.30inE2
Lunchtime1to1.30
Y9-Y13GirlsFootball LUMSDALE
GCSEandAlevelPhotography CatchUp
GCSEandAlevelArtCatchUp
Afterschool3.20-4.30inC6
Afterschool3.20-5.00inC4
Y10BoysFootball
Afterschool3.20-4.30
HighfieldsPEEnrichmentClubs-Lumsdale
Wednesday-AfterSchool3.20–4.30
Y10Football(Boys)–MrShirtcliffe
Astro
GirlsY9,10,116thform–MrShirtcliffe
Astro
Y9Football(Boys)–MrSearson
Astro
HighfieldsPEEnrichmentClubs-Lumsdale
Thursday-AfterSchool3.20–4.30
RugbyAllyearsWeekB–MrShirtcliffe
Field
Y11BoysFootball–MrSearson
Astro 6thFormFootball–MrWaller
Astro
Y9,10,116thformNetball-MissGeraghty
Sportshall/Court
Leaders–6thform–MrsAllen
Sportshall/Court
LunchClubsLumsdale–1-1.30
•Tuesday–HighfieldsSportsLeadership–MrsAllen
Sportshall
•Thursday–Basketball–MrBriddon
Sportshall
•Friday–BadmintonSmashup–MrShirtcliffe
Sportshall
Secondary15 MinuteLesson
Yourlatestresults:“Shouldwebemoreworried aboutdroneuse?”
“Theyareasdangerous asanyothercamera; thefactthattheperson operatingthedrone canbesofarawayis worrying.”
ClaytonHallAcademy
KelvinHallSchool
“There'snodifference whenbeingfilmedin publicifit'sbyadrone orCCTV.”
Yes No
SuttonColdfield GrammarSchoolfor Girls
SarumAcademy “Ithinkthey'recoolbut Ithinkthereareless prosthanconshereand witheverythingonthe news,Iampretty worriedabouthow they'rebeingused.”
“Alltechnologyhasthe capacitytobeusedfor bad,itdependsonwhat they'reusingitfor.”
60,625youngpeoplevotedthisweek!Wereyouoneofthem?
Areonlinescams alwaystoogood tobetrue?
UNCRCArticle34: Protectionfrom abuse
UNSDG16: Peace,justice& stronginstitutions VfSKeyTheme5: Science& technology Today’sVoteTopic:
1Whyarewetalkingaboutthis?
Youknowyoucan’t believeeverything you’veseenonthe internet,right?
SaferInternetDay2025ison11th
February.Thethemeforthisyearis:
“Toogoodtobetrue?Protecting yourselfandothersfromscamsonline.”
Youknowyoucan’t believeeverything you’veseenonthe internet,right?
1Whyarewetalkingaboutthis?
Therehavebeenmanyreportsofpeoplebeingscammedonline.Storiesoften followasimilarpattern.“Areonlinescamsalwaystoogoodtobetrue?” You’llbevotingYesorNotothisVoteTopicquestionsoon.
2Typeforecasting
35%ofyoungpeople,and50%ofover-16s,haveexperiencedascam online.It’snotonlyyoungpeople,42%ofBritishadultshavebeentargeted byscammersinthepast12months.Scamsarehittingtheheadlinesforallthe wrongreasons.2025willbringitsownfreshchallenges.
2Typeforecasting
Pairactivity(5-7mins)
Takeareadaboutsometypesofscamthatarebecomingincreasingly commontoday.Discusswithyourpartnerwhatyouthinkhappensin thetypeofscam,beforeseeingthedetailsrevealed.
2Typeforecasting
Youreceiveamessageonedayfromsomeone claimingtohavehackedyoursocialmediaaccount. Thepassword,emailaddressandotheridentifying detailswillhavebeenchangedtopreventyou loggingin.Youwillneedtopaytogettheaccount back.Ofcourse,there’snoguaranteesending moneywillgetyouitbackanyway.
Whathappensinthis typeofscam?
2Typeforecasting
CriminalsuseplatformslikeFacebook Marketplace,Instagram,orTikToktoadvertiseand sellproductsthatdonotexist.Fakeprofilesoffer populargoods(oftenusingstolenphotosfromreal sellers)atgreatpricestolurevictimsin.Once paymentismade,thepromisedgoodsnever arrive,andthefakeaccountdisappears.
Whathappensinthis typeofscam?
2Typeforecasting
Whathappensinthis typeofscam?
Aswithmanyscams,afriendshiponlinecan buildintosomethingmore.StolenorAIgeneratedexplicitphotosmightbeshared bythescammertotricktargetsintosharing theirownexplicitphotosorvideos.
Targetsaretoldthattheimagesorvideoswill besenttofamily,friendsandclassmatesif theydon'tpaythescammers.
2Typeforecasting
Amoneymuleissomeonewhosebankaccountisusedby criminalstotransfercash.Asmoneymovesbetweenaccounts, itcanbeharderforauthoritiestotrack.Forexample,acriminal mayasktoplace£1,000intoyouraccount.Lateron,theycould askyoutotransfer£900backout,leavingyou£100inreturn.A recentsurveyfoundsevenoutoftenyoungpeopledidnot realisemoneymulingcouldgetyouacriminalrecord. Somepeopleagreetomoneymulingknowingwhatisgoing on.Otherpeoplecouldbetrickedbypeopletheytrust, promisesofajoborasaninvestmentopportunity.
Whathappensinthis typeofscam?
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
Classactivity(4-6mins)
Takealookatsomescenariosinvolving safetyonline.Putupyourhandifyouthink somethinghereistoogoodtobetrue. Explainyourreasoning.
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
They’vemadeallthesefilms stillincinemasavailablefor freeonthiswebsite!Great!
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
It’ssonicetobeinvitedtothis privateDiscord.Everyonegets myinterestsandwhatI’m talkingabout!
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
That’squiteafewlikeson someofmyphotosfroma nameIdon’trecognise.
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
Ohdon’tworry,I’vebeen investingwiththemthisway formonths.It’sawaytheycan spreadthewinningsaround. I’llcomeoversoIcanget youraccountdetails,you’ll seethefundstransferred shortlyafter.
3Isittoogoodtobetrue?
Individualreflection(1min) Doyoufeelyouaremorelikely tobescammedbypeopleyour ownage,orbyadults?
Now’syourchancetovoteon:“Areonlinescams alwaystoogoodtobetrue?”
Ifsomeonefamousis slidingintoyourDMs, youshouldknowbetter. You’renotthatcool.
It’sreallyhardwhen theystartoffsmalland hookyouin.It’sclearly toogoodtobetrueby theend,butyoumight notseeitbythen.
Whenascamisjust believableenoughit’s morelikelytogetus.
“Youwon£5!”ismore temptingthan“Click hereforamillion!”
Alotofscamsplayinto fears.It’snotthatthey aretoogoodtobetrue, it’sthattheyaretoo badtobeignored.
Notmanypeopleare givingyousomething fornothing.Peopleare usuallyoutfor themselves.
Ifyoubelieve everythinggoodisa scam,you’llmissouton realfriendshipsand relationships.
WewillbesharingyourthoughtsonthistopicwithChildnet,Nominet,Ukie, CommonSenseMediaandNationalCyberSecurityCentre. LogintoyourVotesforSchoolsaccounttosubmityourvoteandleaveacomment.
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