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Following on from this article about the the increase of online sexual abuse against children in Staffordshire, and hearing lots of comments from the young people I work with who in some cases have thousands of friends, hundreds of views, and comments across various social media platforms. It got me thinking about the actions that I take as a parent to try and help my daughter to make sensible use of social media. The set up that we have with her, despite it at times making me her public enemy number 1 works really well. So I thought I would share [...]

On The Brink (OTB) Education has been created to work with youngsters who are falling behind at school or are in serious danger of permanent exclusion or failing their exams. These youngsters are people who are frequently suspended from school or who are disengaged in lessons and distracting others. These youngsters are also often facing challenges outside of school and could be negatively influenced by people outside of school in their community. Our objective is to change their current beliefs and change their ways of thinking. We will work with them to break down any barriers or obstacles that they currently [...]