Crew Focus: Safer Internet Day – Navigating the Future with AI 🤖🌍

12th February 2026Hannah McLoughlin

This week in Crew, we took part in Safer Internet Day, focusing on navigating the Future with AI. We explored how artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our lives and how we can use it safely, responsibly and with our crew values in mind.

To start, we did an active debate activity around the room. Signs said “Okay,” “Not Okay,” and “It Depends,” and we had to move to the area that matched our opinion about statements involving AI. Some statements were tricky! One statement really got everyone talking: ‘Is it okay to use AI to help with homework?’

We realised that many answers were not simply yes or no – sometimes it does depend. By listening to others respectfully and explaining our reasoning, we practiced respect and integrity. It reminded us that staying safe online means thinking carefully and making thoughtful choices with trusted adults.

Next, we worked in our mini crews to act out short scenarios where children faced troubles with AI. We gave advice on what the character should do. We suggested things like:

  • Never sharing personal or private information online (integrity).
  • Telling a trusted adult if something feels wrong or confusing (courage).
  • Using AI as a tool to support learning, not replace it (respect).

Through these activities, we practised compassion by understanding others’ experiences, courage by sharing our opinions, respect by listening carefully and integrity by giving honest, thoughtful advice.

Safer Internet Day reminded us that AI can be exciting and helpful, but it must be used safely, kindly and responsibly.

Our Independent Diary Up-levelling ✏️

1st February 2026Hannah McLoughlin

By children in Crew McLoughlin.

While Miss was working with part of the class to redraft a plot point, we were independently up-levelling our Tudor diary writing. Our diary is all about attending a royal Tudor banquet and we have been editing and improving it using ‘ARMS’ to add, remove, move and substitute ideas.

We have been including what we learned in grammar lessons, like expanded noun phrases, pronouns, adverbials, subordinating and coordinating conjunctions and parenthesis.

Our diary writing shows how the Tudors lived their daily lives and how sometimes their punishments didn’t fit the crime. We have really enjoyed revising our plot points and becoming more independent confident editors of our own work. We are proud of how much our writing has improved!

Children’s Air Ambulance Visit

20th January 2026Nicola Robson

Today we were very lucky to have a visit from volunteers Sandy and Trevor from the Children’s Air Ambulance. They shared lots of facts about how the air ambulance works and how their missions save the lives of children and babies who need urgent care. Did you know it costs £5500 each time the ambulance is launched!

UKS2 Celebration of Learning

9th January 2026Hannah McLoughlin

We were delighted to invite parents into school for our Art Exhibition, where children had the opportunity to proudly showcase their writing, art and DT (Design and Technology) skills. The hall was transformed into a gallery space, allowing families to walk around, admire the work and celebrate the creativity and effort that has gone into each piece.

The displayed work was beautifully framed to reflect our expeditionary learning, with a strong focus on understanding how we can help our planet survive. These frames helped bring together the children’s knowledge of sustainability, environmental responsibility and global care, giving real purpose and meaning to their creations.

The children were excited to talk confidently about their learning, explaining their ideas, techniques and the processes behind their work. From carefully crafted written pieces to imaginative artwork and thoughtfully designed DT projects, the gallery highlighted both creativity and skill development. It was wonderful to see the children take such pride in their achievements and to share this special experience with their families.

Crew McLoughlin’s Christmas Party

18th December 2025Charlotte Newman

Crew McLoughlin had a wonderful time celebrating their Christmas party together, filled with laughter, festive cheer, and big smiles all around. The children enjoyed seasonal games and music that really captured the magic of Christmas. It was a lovely way to end the morning.