Internet Safety
The safety of our pupils is paramount and one of the health and safety aspects which we teach our pupils is about internet safety. We have a network monitoring system which files a report every week with inappropriate words and phrases flagged to enable us to quickly deal with E-Safety issues.
E-Safety isn’t just part of school life it’s also relevant at home and we would encourage you to have open conversations with your children about rules for computer use, internet access and parental controls on all devices.
We hope you find the resources available on this page useful.
Internet Safety
Parents / Carers guide form Virgin media and O2
National Online Safety
National Online Safety has the most up to date information on keeping children safe on games/APPs that they are currently accessing.
Here you can find out how you can help keep your child keep safe whilst they are using the internet.
https://nationalonlinesafety.com
CEOP - ThinkUknow parents info
Click here to visit the website.
Online Safety Advice from the NSPCC
The following links offer guidance to support parents / carers in keeping your child safe online:
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Teaching Your Child about Internet & Online Safety | NSPCC
Starting the conversation. Talking regularly with your child is the greatest tool to help keep them safe online. Talking regularly and making it part of daily conversation, like you would about their day at school, will help your child feel relaxed. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/ |
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Use Parental Controls to Keep Your Child Safe | NSPCC
The online world gives us access to a huge amount of information and services, but the scale of information available also means that there is content that is inappropriate for children. What is or isn’t appropriate is up to individual parents and carers to decide, and could be based on things ... https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-wellbeing/ |
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How can going online affect our wellbeing? There are lots of positives for children being online, however there can be negatives too. For some it can become overwhelming trying to keep up with friends, and the pressure can mount. Many things can impact our online wellbeing, and you can take control ... https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-wellbeing/ |
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These are some of the features of different social media platforms and what they mean: Reels: are short videos that users can create, edit and upload to share with their followers. Stories: a way of posting photo and video content that typically vanishes after 24 hours. However, they can also be saved to a profile and viewed again. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/social-media/ |
Advice for - Childline
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Feeling good on social media | Childline We’ve got advice to help you feel good when you are using social media apps – like Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. If something has gone wrong online, Childline is always here to listen. |
Below are some useful links/updates:
Online safety videos to share and talk about with your child: https://www.webwise.ie/classroom-videos/
Netware is a good parents' guide to the social networks children and young people use.
To help you be as prepared as you can and be as safe as you can please use the following website link to help with games consoles.
This is the PS5 page for parental settings, but there is advice and support for all devices and gaming elements. Set up PS5 for your family
Staying Safe Online - Activity Pack
How to stay secure when using Zoom
- Do not share the link or the meeting ID on public platforms (and if you share photos of the meeting make sure the ID is not visible)
- Never use the personal meeting ID, instead allow Zoom to create a random number for each meeting
- Add a meeting password
- Set screen sharing to "host only"
- Disable file transfer
- Disable "join before host"
- Disable "allow removed participants to rejoin"
- Also, read the terms and conditions before signing up!
Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today's digital world. Remember - do you really know who your child is in contact with, whilst on the internet?
Remember to stay safe whilst using the internet!