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SPINE OF SKILLS
use online media, but also the type of
future success.
platforms they use, the content they are
Early in the ELP, pupils spend time with
accessing and how content is targeted.
their sta昀昀 support networks investigating
One of the most shocking statistics in the
and unleashing the potential of the UniFrog
Ofcom report was that children aged
platform. This platform aims to help
between 3 and 4-years-old were not only
young people 昀椀nd and apply for the best
posting their own content online (11%) but
opportunities for them after school, whilst
they were also live streaming themselves
also assisting teachers and counsellors to
to audiences (6%).
manage the careers guidance process.
In addition, the research also found that
The UniFrog mission is to level the playing
apps like GoNoodle that are designed
昀椀eld when it comes to pupils’ post-school
speci昀椀cally for children ranked at the
destinations, bringing together every step
bottom of the top 20 list of apps that
of the process, from students exploring
children use most – with TikTok, Snapchat,
their interests and recording their skills,
Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest taking
to 昀椀nding and comparing apprenticeship
the top 昀椀ve spots – all of which have a
and university courses, and submitting
13-year-old minimum age requirement
applications. The College encourages
to create an account. Moreover, it found
parents to get to grips with UniFrog and
that 16% of UK toddlers were using TikTok
support their child’s use of the platform,
– worryingly this data was gathered by
providing interactive parent-led discussion
the parents who admitted that their child
sessions with Deputy Head (Sixth Form),
had their own pro昀椀le with full control of the
Katy Williams and Assistant Head of Sixth
account.
Form, Steve Phaup.
Talking about the rise in children using
The pupils were also the bene昀椀ciaries of
social media apps, Karl highlighted that
several insightful and interesting talks this
for a long time the main concern was that
year. Online safety expert, Karl Hopwood,
‘children were passively consuming loads
o昀昀ered advice to pupils and parents on
of content’ but many parents were assured
protecting children online when he visited
that their child wasn’t actually posting
the College in October to educate our
images or videos of themselves online.
pupils in Years 5 – 13 on today’s online
However, the 2023 昀椀gures show that this
world and what they need to consider
is happening more than ever, with the
when interacting in this ever-changing
percentage of children frequently posting
space.
their own video content jumping to 31% by
the time they are 8-years-old.
Karl’s visit came about when the
publication of Ofcom’s ‘Childrens Media
Another area the report focused on was
Use and Attitude Report of 2023’
online gaming, which can be one of the
uncovered not only at what age children
safest spaces for children – they can
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