Spotlight Timișoara vs Bourne End Academy

Spotlight Heritage reveals, by digital storytelling, Timisoara through stories of cultural and historical heritage, of technical development, of communities and neighborhoods, interwoven with the personal stories of the inhabitants of yesterday and today. Spotlight Heritage is a digital cultural initiative of the "Politehnica" University of Timișoara realized in partnership with the National Museum of the Banat and with the Timișoara Association 2021 European Capital of Culture. Spotlight Heritage involves the population of Timișoara and its visitors in a complex real - virtual world that combines the old history of Timișoara, presented as a digital story, through a website and a mobile application; and the museographic exhibition at the headquarters of the National Museum of Banat but also in public places in the neighborhoods, under the title "Timisoara and the allegory of the senses". In 2019, under the spotlight is the Iosefin district, with the theme of the Hearing. The open, participatory mobile application contains: Landmarks - data and information of cultural and historical heritage, geographically mapped, photos and films, with recognition of buildings by augmented reality, 360 images Sequences - excerpts from the novel Valeria dr. Pintea, offered by the author and images from the archives Community - information from the history of neighborhoods, communities, ethnicities, organizations that were or are present in the neighborhood Your story - users can add their own personal stories, comments, photos, videos Events - events from exhibitions, guided tours offered with high school teenagers Inspired by history, we reveal Timișoara's digital stories, stimulate the interest of locals and tourists to see, hear and feel Timișoara's past, to co-create its future through the virtual overlap of intangible heritage, the passion that unites the participating generations of cultural heritage.

The Bourne End Academy App is an innovation that marries Safeguarding with everyday school communication in one easy to reach place. It provides contemporary online safety guidance, novel school communication tools, and relevant safeguarding resources. It ensures that age-appropriate support and signposting to help is readily available in the pockets of users across the school community, when and where they need it, as well as providing users with easy access to absence reporting tools and guidance, school contact details and the most up to date news. Download the Bourne End Academy App to educate and empower yourselves to make safer decisions online and offline, whilst staying informed and connected to the school when you need it most. HOW IT WORKS? App users are categorised into ‘roles’ depending on their position within the school community e.g., Safeguarding Lead, Staff, Parents & Carers or Students. Each user role is provided with a unique QR, and four-digit entry code supplied by their school (upon the school’s registration) to gain access to the App. These entry codes will ensure age and role appropriate content for every audience. *Note that adult users will be asked to create an account first. ONLINE SAFETY GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES - The App contains extensive age-appropriate guidance, resources, and advice on a wide variety of topics that include health & wellbeing, social media, and gaming. Each topic includes quick quizzes and digital tests to evidence and further reaffirm learning. - For school staff, CPD certified training courses are available to take directly within the App. Topics include Safeguarding Level 1, Mental Health Awareness, and Appropriate Use of Social Media. - Teachers receive access to the Teach Hub, a dedicated library of downloadable resources, created by teachers for teachers for use in the school curriculum. - Parents and Carers receive access to a number of shareable resources and online safety guidance content on a number of key topic areas. - All users have direct access to the ‘Safety Centre’ through their App or on desktop browser that explains how to set parental controls, block, mute, report, and much more, all divided by popular platforms and operating systems. OTHER KEY FEATURES The School will have the ability to send notifications to users, craft, and curate their own digital news, and segment users for more bespoke communications like important announcements or information on events. Reporting tools are also available for users to report safeguarding concerns 24/7 to a dedicated professional email inbox*. These can also be completed anonymously. Reporting an absence* is also exclusively available to parents and carers providing them with an effective, time-saving solution to inform the school of their child’s absence, alongside access to healthcare guidelines for what action should be taken in terms of school absence depending on the medical problem. Interactive Directories allow users immediate access to contact details for relevant staff members or advice organisations.* *: the school may choose to disable these features. ABOUT INEQE SAFEGUARDING GROUP A leading independent safeguarding organisation based in the UK. With over 250 years of combined safeguarding expertise and advanced software development capabilities, delivering innovative and unique safeguarding solutions and training.