Setting up a FREE Digital Safety Filter for home.

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Helping students stay safer online from home
As you know, children’s online safety is important. At school, Network for Learning (N4L) helps keep your students safe from the bad side of the internet. During lockdown, the students’ place of learning shifts to their home. So N4L has worked out a way to help parents keep their children safely connected at home.
FREE N4L safety filter for all students
We’ve set up a safety filter that parents can set up on their child’s learning devices from home. Just go to switchonsafety.co.nz to find clear instructions on how to do this.The free N4L safety filter (by global cyber-security leader, Akamai) blocks websites containing known cyber threats like phishing scams, malicious content and viruses, while also protecting children from content deemed the worst of the web (like adult sites).It is an extension of one of the many safety and security services we have in place at schools and is a valuable layer of protection to help keep children safe online. Please remember that technology is not a silver bullet and the filter should be used in combination with Netsafe’s online parent safety toolkit.
How does it work?
Once a child’s device is set up, all internet search requests will go through the safety filter which checks if the website they are trying to visit is safe before allowing access. If it’s a website that’s known to be unsafe, then it will be blocked. The safety filter is applied to the child’s device, so parents’ devices are not affected. 

Any questions?
We have answered key questions at switchonsafety.co.nz/faqs alternatively please send any questions to help@n4l.co.nz.

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School Closure information and Remote Learning Update

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Please read the following information (link below) carefully.

We want to reinforce the key essential points

  • The school will only be open tomorrow for essential workers children only ie;  Children of supermarket workers and emergency services (doctors, nurses etc) who need additional time to find care.
  • School is closed tomorrow until further notice for all our other children.  They are now to stay at home.
  • On Wednesday 25th March school will be closed for everyone until further notice.
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All the very best.  Keep safe and positive.

Patrice O’Connor.

Coronavirus or COVID-19 Current School Update

Hi Parents and Caregivers

Attached is the latest information that our school has in regards to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This was sent home today in paper copy with all our eldest children in each family.  We will continue to update you as we know more information.  Please take time to read this update thoroughly. This update may also require your family to return an information slip or update our current emergency details for your family.  Please check your child’s bags.

Thanks

Patrice O’Connor

Principal of Greytown School.

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