Health and wellbeing

At Houston Primary we use a range of programmes and approaches as part of our
Health and Wellbeing Curriculum. Please see links below.

Youtube tips.

​Watch YouTube With Your Kids
​Watching YouTube with your kids is the best way to ensure that they’re avoiding unsafe content. If you’re a busy parent, asking your kids to keep the volume loud enough so that you can hear what they’re watching is a decent compromise. You can also use the Watch It Again tool in YouTube Kids (or the History in regular YouTube) to see what your kids have been watching — but be aware, tech-savvy kids can remove videos from these tools.
Use YouTube Kids
​YouTube Kids is not perfect, but it can keep younger kids safe to a certain extent, and it can be downloaded as an app or used online. To make a profile, you’ll need to sign in with your YouTube/Google account, or you can just use the YouTube Kids website to log in without a profile. Making a profile for your kids will make it a lot easier to block certain channels, make curated playlists, and just generally track your child’s YouTube activity.
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Disable Search
​Turning off the Search feature in YouTube Kids means your child can only see moderator-approved content. While this reduces exposure to inappropriate material, it also limits the content they can discover and their ability to search for specific videos.
​Curate Playlists
​This can be an effective way to ensure your kids aren’t accessing inappropriate content, even if it’s a time-consuming task. However, there’s no way to guarantee that your kids aren’t navigating away from the playlists that you make. Another fun way to do this is to make playlists with your kids. That way they have a sense of ownership, and you can also be sure that there are videos in your playlists that your kids really want to watch.
Block Offensive Channels & Videos
​If you tap the 3 dots in the top right corner of a video, you can block it, or even block whole channels. YouTube will also avoid recommending similar videos and channels in the future. In addition, teaching your kids how to flag and report videos on YouTube will empower them to protect their own online experience.
​For Older Kids, Try Restricted Mode
Restricted mode is good, but do keep in mind that Restricted Mode is not as well-regulated as YouTube Kids. I was able to find speeches by famous white nationalists, coverage of the Siege of Aleppo, and other disturbing videos in Restricted Mode. However, much of that content was less severe than the content that I found when I searched for the same topics without Restricted Mode on.
Encourage Conversations About Internet Usage

Support for LGBT Families

We are proud to be working towards being a LGBT Charter Bronze School.
To see what this involves, please click here to download the brochure.