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A HANDY EDUCATIONAL GUIDE FOR SERVICE
PERSONNEL AND
THEIR FAMILIES
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Web safe? discussing online
safety with your child
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this technology driven era. When discussing
children, but online safety is essential in
friend and should be avoided.
this does not mean that they are your child’s
Although your child might have little
special
online safety, you should aim to inform your
possible, disconnect your child’s games
can lead to talking to strangers online. If
interest in social media, online gam
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is to ask them which social networks they
we hear in the press. A good place to start
children rather than scare them with stories
to ensure that your child’s social profile
to make their profiles private. It is important
use/would like to use and if they know how
play with people they do not know.
console from the internet so that they cannot
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of them or what they post about. Most social
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child from social media completely, it is not a
are more likely to come to you with any
It is better to have an open discussion with
problems they incur online than if they know
your children about social media as they
least 13 to join.
restriction in place so your child must be at
Twitter, Snapchat and Tumblr have an age
platforms such as Facebook, Instagram,
such as your hometown, school, mobile
such as Facebook and they ask for details
A lot of information is requested on sites
pictures/comments that people post if they
your children how to block people or report
themselves. You should also discuss with
as they are more likely to keep problems to
they will get in trouble for having a profile
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child is not friends with people that they do
You should also make certain that your
Beth Cowan
children-safe/online-safety/
nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-
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West Bromwich Albion Football Academy Passchendaele Remembrance
Sgt Geoghegan
West Bromwich Albion F.C entered a competition ran by the Premier League for the under 12s age group of their academy, to qualify for the Christmas Truce Football Tournament in Ypres, Belgium. This year, they were given the name of a soldier that had fought at the battle of Passchendaele (3rd battle of Ypres.) All the names were of injured soldiers who subsequently died at home after the war due to the injuries they had sustained fighting.
As part of the remembrance project at W.B.A academy, I was invited to give a presentation on the battle of Passchendaele to the youth players that were working on the project. During the presentation, we talked about the horrific conditions endured by the soldiers at the battle and looked
at the battlefield in detail. I also spoke to
the young footballers about a career in
the Army and in particular, The Mercian Regiment. Afterwards we had a Q & A session about the Battalion and wider Army, with the players particularly interested in their local regiment.
Soldiers from 1 MERCIAN at Hawthorns for WBA vs Chelsea
On the 18th November 2017, 11 soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment travelled to the Hawthorns for W.B.A vs Chelsea. The soldiers had the honour of leading the teams onto the pitch prior to kick-off, carrying the Premier League and Battalion flag. This was a great experience
for all involved, as we received a great reception from the fans and managed to meet some players and the managers
of both teams. It was a fantastic day out and a brilliant opportunity to promote the Regiment to a wider audience.
THE MERCIAN EAGLE
Sgt Geoghegan talks about Passchendaele to the WBA youth players
Sgt Geoghegan and the WBA under 12 team at the WBA Football Academy