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Donkey sanctuary June 26, 2008

Posted by lockhart in : Blogroll, Community, East Lothian, Events, P1-3, P4-7, School, Teachers, Uncategorized , 5comments

kym wants to tell every one about her recent adoption of Paddy the donkey, fromSt Boswells Donkey Sanctuary.

The Donkey sanctuary has 43 donkeys from  all different back grounds, 4 were saved from the slaughter house, another from Blackpool beach, an other from Spain.

Paddy is the one that we adopted and the money we pay helps to feed Paddy,for 1 year.

Does anyone know how old a Donkey can live to?

EAST LOTHIAN SCHOOLS LEAD THE WAY ON INTERNET SAFETY TRAINING June 1, 2008

Posted by Mhairi Stratton in : East Lothian, Events , add a comment

In June this year, East Lothian Council, in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police, will be hosting a series of Internet safety and responsible use training sessions for parents with pupils in P5 - S6 across the county.  This is in response to growing concerns, expressed by individual parents and parent councils, about how to make sure young people use the internet safely and responsibly. The sessions are also designed to show parents how they can protect their youngsters from on-line dangers. The training sessions will be led by Ollie Bray (Depute Head at Musselburgh Grammar School) and PC David Gunn from Lothian and Borders Police. Both Mr Bray and Mr Gunn are accredited Ambassadors of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Agency (CEOP). The training session has already been piloted within the Musselburgh Cluster and received positive response from over 200 parents. The content of the evening includes background information on new technologies and information about computers and mobile phones and the law. But the main part of the presentation involves Mr Bray taking the parents into some ‘real’ social networking spaces that young people use. This includes Habba Hotel, Teenspot, MSN Instant Messenger and Bebo. The session also gives advice on how you can protect your home computer and advice on on-line gaming.  Everybody who attends the training will have access to a comprehensive on-line handout. The sessions will be held at: ·    Preston Lodge High- 3 June 2008·    Ross High - 10 June 2008 ·    Dunbar Grammar - 11 June 2008·    Knox Academy - 18 June 2008·    North Berwick High - 24 June 2008  All training sessions will take place between 7 - 9pm.  Ollie Bray, Depute Head at Musselburgh Grammar School, says:‘This is a very exciting time for East Lothian to be leading the way in Internet Training for staff, parents, families and pupils.  We are going to use the feedback we gain from these sessions to inform good practice nationally through the Scottish Learning Festival.’ These evenings will start promptly at 7pm and have a limited availability. If you have any queries or you would like to book a place on one of these sessions, please email Tess Watson, (Acting Education Support Officer) at twatson@eastlothian.gov.uk or log onto http:edubuzz.org/blogs/internetsafety  

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