AMERY Hill School is joining the global Safer Internet Day campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology.

Co-ordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the awareness day will take place on Tuesday, February 7, with the theme ‘Be the Change: Unite for a Better Internet’.

Celebrated in more than 100 countries, Safer Internet Day will see the Alton school join hundreds of organisations across the UK and globally to ‘be the change’ and help create a better internet.

Speaking about Amery Hill School’s involvement, assistant headteacher Joleen Riley said: “Amery Hill strives to educate students to become valuable members of society and part of that vision includes supporting them to make sensible choices about their internet use now, so that they know how to remain safe online.

“We also educate our students about how to avoid a negative online profile following them into the workplace and to this end we will be participating in the nationwide Safer Internet Day.”

The school will host a parents’ information evening, along with whole school assemblies on the topic and students will be able to have their say during tutor time discussions.

Will Gardner, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre and chief executive of Childnet, said: “Safer Internet Day is an opportunity for everyone across the UK and globally to unite for a better internet.

“Whether you are a young person, parent, carer, school or organisation, we can all ‘be the change’ and take positive actions to make the internet a better place.

“Hundreds of schools and organisations have pledged their support for Safer Internet Day and it is this collaboration that helps ensure Safer Internet Day has such a positive impact, reaching 40 per cent of UK children in 2016 and growing year on year.”

To find out more and get involved with the awareness campaign, visit saferinternetday.org.uk.