To help local children learn how to stay safe on the streets, at school and on the internet, Lynne Featherstone MP joined the police and cartoon characters Curzon, Wizard and Miss Dorothy at a special assembly to launch missdorothy.com at Rokesly Junior School.

Missdorothy.com aims to teach children about safety and wellbeing in a fun and accessible way. Children are invited to use a special website in class and to email Miss Dorothy with questions and concerns. Members of the local police, fire brigade and the Tottenham Hotspur foundation will also hold special classes to provide the children with information about their roles.

Lynne Featherstone MP comments:

“This is just a brilliant initiative. Kids get to learn about safety and wellbeing in a fun, imaginative and incredibly accessible way. If they are worried or have questions about any safety issue they can talk to a teacher or email Dot directly.

“It’s great the way the school is working, not only with fun cartoon characters like Curzon and Wizard – but also the local police, fire brigade and Spurs coaches. They’re all fantastic role models and will hopefully help kids think about their wellbeing in a fun and positive way.”

Notes:

1. The missdorothy.com programme has been funded by the Metropolitan Police for 100,000 primary school children across every London borough.The programme is supported by the UK’s fire and police chiefs and the Professional Footballers’ Association, who are working together to get important safety messages to every child in the country.

2. The programme has been endorsed by the DCSF and has been piloted in South Yorkshire, where all 60,000 primary school children have been taking part for the past three years, funded by the local police and fire service.

3. Rokesly Primary School in Haringey will be using the programme across all four year groups from September.