A short, impactful taster session designed to show schools how you can boost parent engagement, reduce screen-related issues, and support families with calm, practical strategies & solutions that they can use straight away
Screens are shaping childhood — and schools are at the heart of helping families navigate this new digital landscape.
From early gaming and YouTube to smartphones, social media, and FOMO in adolescence, digital life influences how children think, learn, and connect.
Teachers see the impact on focus, friendships, and mental health. Parents want guidance but often don’t know where to start. Schools need practical, reassuring ways to engage parents in supporting healthy digital habits.
That’s where Sue Atkins and Navigating the Digital Jungle comes in.
Parenting expert Sue Atkins will guide your school staff through sessions that spark open conversations at home, build trust, and equip parents to guide their children through the digital world with confidence.
With decades of experience as a parenting author, broadcaster, podcast host and consultant, Sue has worked with thousands of families and schools, helping them navigate challenges including screen time, social media, gaming, and digital wellbeing. She combines evidence-based strategies with practical, real-world tools, ensuring every session is calm, positive, and immediately useful.
Sue’s unique and highly popular conversation starter scripts are a standout feature of her approach. Designed for real-life conversations between parents and children, these scripts make it easy for schools to provide clear, engaging guidance that families can apply straight away — helping parents feel confident, supported, and inspired to foster healthy digital habits at home.
PARENTING EXPERT, AUTHOR, AND BROADCASTER
This 20-minute online session is designed for school staff. Sue will showcase how her Power Hours engage parents effectively, providing practical strategies to address the Top Digital Challenges for Parents — and how to solve them. You’ll see firsthand how her expert guidance supports schools in running parent sessions with confidence, paving the way for long-term engagement through her Pathfinder and Trailblazer programmes. This is a calm, practical, and actionable introduction to helping families navigate the digital world with clarity and confidence.
School staff will see firsthand how Sue delivers practical, calm, and engaging guidance to parents, using her popular, ready-to-use scripts.
💻 Delivered live via Zoom
🕒 20 minutes + optional 10-minute Q&A
👥 Ideal for headteachers, safeguarding leads, and parent engagement teams
Goal: Help your school plan and deliver Parent Power Hours that equip families to navigate the digital world confidently
PSHE, RSE, Digital Literacy, Computing, and wellbeing lessons
Safer Internet Day, Digital Detox Week, Anti-Bullying Week, or Mental Health Awareness Week
Family Engagement Week, Wellbeing or Mindfulness Days, Parent Workshops
House or tutor group wellbeing sessions, form time activities, or school newsletters
Supporting parents of children moving from primary to secondary, or preparing older pupils for more independent digital use
Open evenings, curriculum evenings, or “Parent Digital Skills” sessions
In this interactive session, Sue shares how her framework helps schools:
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Engage parents in positive, confidence-building conversations
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Build digital balance and resilience across pupils of all ages
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Strengthen school-home partnerships around wellbeing
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Access ready-to-use scripts, guides, and toolkits for parent workshops
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Explore Pathfinder & Trailblazer programmes and parent Power Hours that embed long-term change and empower parents with confidence.
You’ll leave equipped with practical strategies, language that connects, and ideas you can implement straight away.
Evidence-Based Strategies
Dive deeper into the research, evidence, and practical strategies behind Sue’s approach with the Raising Digitally Resilient Children White Paper.
Get guidance for parents, schools, and communities to build children’s capacity to thrive online.
Practical guidance for every school stage, helping staff engage parents and strengthen digital wellbeing.
Helping parents guide children in building healthy digital habits and confident tech use from an early age.
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Empower parents to set calm, and consistent tech boundaries
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Provide simple, age-appropriate tools for wellbeing and play
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Build a shared digital culture between school and home, promoting consistent habits and conversations.
Supporting parents and teens to navigate smartphones, social media, and online pressures together.
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Engage parents in meaningful, positive conversations about teen tech use
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Address challenges like FOMO, gaming, and online pressures
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Strengthen collaboration between staff, students, and families
- Primary and Secondary Headteachers, SLT, and MAT leaders
- Safeguarding, pastoral, or PSHE leads
- Parent engagement coordinators
Anyone responsible for planning and running parent engagement sessions or supporting families in building healthy digital habits.
Discover how Sue’s expert advice has helped families, educators, and teams feel more confident, supported, and ready for every step of the journey.
Sue has a wonderful warmth that allows people to open up and share their own personal experiences and show vulnerabilities. It was a great session and exactly what we imagined when we decided we wanted to face into this topic with the John Lewis Partnership Working Parents Network. We loved working with you.
Leanne Chalmers
Supporting the Diversity & Inclusion Team
John Lewis Partnership
Through her unique insights into human nature and child development, Sue has guided me on a transformative journey as a parent. Her wisdom and expertise have not only enriched my understanding of my children's needs but have also empowered me to foster a more harmonious and nurturing home environment.
Becky Robinson
Dubai
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As a former teacher and nursery owner myself, I am often found giving advice to parents. However, sometimes you get lost in your own parenting journey and Sue was very effective in providing tips to keep us busy working Mums on track. My main lesson from Sue is that as parents, we also have to be good to ourselves. If we are looking after our own well-being, this positively benefits all aspects of family life.
Mariessa Devlin
Scotland
Ready to Lead the Way?
Join schools across the UK who are turning digital challenges into opportunities for connection, confidence, and calm.
This demo will show your school how to engage parents effectively, complement your curriculum, link to key school events, and set the stage for Parent Power Hours that help families thrive in the digital age.
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