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What’s Been Happening.

  It’s been some time since I have written a blog.  I seemed to have gotten caught up with the whirlwind of research and writing up module 2. I have really enjoyed this module and the information and data I am collecting and I am only just scratching the surface.  I found that through reading and analysing texts that others have written. I found myself questioning my practice more than ever and feel I have learnt from it. My reflection journal which started off more as bullet points of things happening that I wanted to look back on, has turned into a diary my thought processes around my practice and questions upon question of protocol and ethic topics of discussion that I encounter every day both in work and life. With how much it has benefited me I hope to carry it on pass this course.  Even though I have really enjoyed the research side of this module. I did find getting it down on paper extremely difficult. I found that I had so much information and topic points o...

The Social Dilemma - Mental health of children

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After recently watching the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma (Director Jeff Orlowski, 2020), recommended to us by our course leader. I found myself shocked by the statistics and ethnical discussions involved within social media, and how some of the founders of the social media industry are scared of what they have helped discover and make. Working along with vulnerable childr en and teenagers, a large majority involved with "healthy young minds" safety online is a key emphasis on my practice and there are a number of tactics we have in place to help limit the amount of online access they have. Including; an E-safety award. Meaning they are unable to use any form of internet in school without the award, including personal mobile phones. Screen watch, allowing teachers and teaching assistants to see exactly what the student is on, to name a few. The a mount of SEN children who struggle with their mental health is already high. They are more "likely to experience me...