From September 2020, the Health and Relationships Education aspect of PSHE will become compulsory for all schools across the UK. This new guidance will include different types of relationships – in the real world and online and will improve mental health awareness and safeguard online safety.
Children need not only to be safe online, but they need to know how to navigate their online lives, to be online-aware, savvy and able to question the validity of what they read online. Born in Sheffield, Natterhub aims to support all of these aspects of education in a safe, exciting and engaging environment.
“As children are at home, they are inevitably spending more time online. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing as the internet offers valuable learning opportunities as well as entertainment. But with this, there are also increased risks for children, especially for those who do not have the necessary guidance and education as they may be vulnerable to inappropriate information or cyberbullying. Sadly, we do expect to see an increase in the number of children being targeted online during this time. It was clear to us that whatever the challenges, now were the right time for us to launch.” – Manjit Sareen, co-founder and CEO, Natterhub
Backed by TwinklHive, the company has decided to launch at a time when children are using devices more than ever before. Initially created to be used in the classroom, the co-founders have made changes to their business model to make it suitable for home-use and available for free to support teachers, parents and carers.