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Online Safety
With our children spending more and more time online for learning and leisure, it is up to us all to play our part to keep them safe.
Online safety can be a very worrying topic for parents/carers and because of all the ways children can now access online content, protecting children from online harms by simply banning sites or installing firewalls and filters isn't always enough. E-safety is also about parenting and communication skills as well as technology so it is very important to maintain open and ongoing discussions about online safety at home, as a family and with the children.
As a school we can help by
- sharing resources, news activities and events via social media, newsletters, handouts and email
- circulating new and updated e-safety policies and procedures
- More advice about online safety and how to keep children safe online can be found on the NSPCC website. This includes information on social media, online gaming, parental controls, sharing nudes, livestreaming, harmful content and online reporting
Updates will come out to you via email and the Safer Schools England app.
You will find these on our alerts page of the website - Alerts
You will also find some helpful tips and advice by checking out our Online Safety Guides
For more information on the Safer Schools England App, please see the relevant page on our website or - PLEASE CLICK HERE
For help and advice in keeping your children safe online whilst not in school, please see the NSPCC guidelines linked below.
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/online-safety/online-safety-for-schools
Are you worried about the way someone has been communicating with you online or need to report something?
You can either click on the CEOP logo or on the link below:
www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre
Further information can be found at:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
The CEOP information can also be found on our Home Page for quick access
Safer Internet Day
Online Behaviour
Safeguarding children online is of the highest importance, especially when young children are only just learning to use the internet and social media. Some children do not use social media apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Tik Tok appropriately. Please take note of the individual age requirements and ensure that the appropriate app settings are in place.
Regardless of privacy settings, once something is online, you can no longer control who sees it or how it is used.
