Drop The Screen
Our School Council challenges you to DROP THE SCREEN!
Technology use in Primary School age children is greater than ever. Whether it’s an iPad, TV, Xbox or Switch, children are spending an increasing amount of time in front of a screen. Whilst there are many advantages to using technology, experts have shown that the impact of overexposure can be detrimental to children’s health and development. As a school, we are inviting children to take a pledge to cut the amount of time that we spend looking at screens. We are asking the children what they could do instead to positively impact their wellbeing.
Here's our School Council to explain more:
Drop The Screen - Parent Forum
Our Drop The Screen journey started following discussion with our Parent Forum, where parents shared the challenge of preventing children’s prolonged exposure to screen time. It is clear that many of our pupils from across all year groups enjoy spending time on screens. However, sometimes, this can have a negative impact on family life. We have worked alongside our Forum and School Council to design a campaign which we hope will have a positive impact on children’s wellbeing alongside providing children with a sense of accomplishment.
Drop The Screen - The School Council Challenge You!
At Knowle, our School Council are driving forward our Drop The Screen initiative. All children are invited to make a pledge - a promise to reduce the amount of time that they spend on a device or in front of a screen per day or per week. Replacing the time in front of a screen, participants are encouraged to spend their time more productively, whether that be reading, exercising, being creative, spending time with family or learning a new skill. It is hoped that the impact of this will be far-reaching!
The School Council initially seek to encourage as many children and staff to take part as possible. Children will be empowered to make their own decisions regarding what screen to drop, and for how long each week (e.g. 10 minutes per night or 2 hours across the week).
The School Council will then take their campaign beyond the school gates and will be challenging parents and our wider community to drop the screen as well. Watch this space!