The Scottish Government’s ‘Third Sector Cyber Resilience Unit’ have released their March newsletter. If you work with a computer that has access to the internet, you should know the basics of cybersecurity, in order to ensure your data does not fall into the wrong hands. 

You can download the newsletter by clicking here. It contains information on:

• The Cyber Essentials Voucher Scheme – grants of up to £1,000 are available.
• A free staff training guide you can use to get up to speed with cybersecurity essentials. 
• Information on ‘cybersecurity week’, taking place from 22nd to 28th April 2019.
• Information on ‘World Back-up Day’, taking place on March 31st.
• Lots of links to useful websites and training resources

The Children at Strathdearn Daycare Centre have been taking full advantage of the dark clear nights.  By exploring the night sky, they have learned to identify a range of constellations: this has led to discussions on stars, how they are formed and learning about hydrogen and helium gases. 

They have also engaged in a range of fun games, exploring and experimenting with how light travels, playing Night Time Gorse bush Hide and Seek using torches to navigate their way around and communicate with each other.

In the shadow den the children experimented with light, learning about distance by moving objects closer or further away from light and how to position light to create shadows. The children used the shadows to make and tell stories and using coloured finger lights they explored mingling the colours together to create new colours. 

Staff noted having fun in the dark was extremely beneficial in helping to support children to overcome fears and build their confidence of the dark.

Child lead shadowgraphy storytelling

They’ve had great fun playing ‘Nighttime Gorsebush Hide and Seek’ using torches to navigate their way around and communicate with each other.

In shadow den children experimenting with light, learning distance by moving them objects closer or further away from light. Learning how to position light to create shadows. Using coloured finger lights children explored placing colours together to create new colours.

Staff have found this extremely beneficial in helping to support children to overcome fears and build their confidence with the dark.

Every Tuesday and Thursday between 12 am – 1 pm is ‘Youth Hour’ at the Scottish Child Law Centre. During Youth Hour, the solicitors manning the phones at the Scottish Child Law Centre will only take calls from people under the age of 21. 

They can be called free from a landline on 0800 328 8970, or from a mobile on 0300 3301421.