On Line Safety in the curriculum
On Line safety is an integral part of children’s education in today’s digital world and is embedded in their learning at school. We also want to help our parents and children improve their own understanding of on line issues so they can learn to use the internet and all digital media in a safe and secure way.
As part of your child’s curriculum and the development of ICT skills, we provide access to the internet only in teacher supervised lessons. We strongly believe that the use of the web and email is hugely worthwhile and an essential tool for children as they grow up in the modern world. But because there are always concerns about children having access to undesirable materials, we have taken positive steps to deal with this risk in school. Our school internet access provider operates a filtering system that restricts access to inappropriate materials.
At the start of the school year, each class discusses how we can all stay safe online and the dangers we may face on the internet. We then ask every child from Year 2 upwards to sign an Acceptable Use Agreement so that we know they have read and understood our school’s rules on staying safe.
On Line Safety information for parents
As a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online.
You don’t need to be an expert on the internet to help keep your child stay safe online. Our advice and resources are here to support you as you support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively.
You can download the latest DfE advice for parents on cyberbullying here
You can access the DfE online parents support website called Parent Info here
Smartphone Safe
If you would like to know more information on how to keep your child safe when they are using a smartphone here is a very useful and informative link here
What is Social Media?
Recommended Websites to support with digital safety
| Website | Description |
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 | What issues could be affecting your children? Get to grips with what they may come across on the internet and how to get help if you need it. Find out what to do if you’re worried about anything you or your child has seen online. https://www.internetmatters.org/
This website also offers guidance for how to set up parental controls for different devices, apps and platforms. But remember, controls and tools aren’t always 100% effective and tech-savvy kids sometimes find their way round them. |
 | Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, offers advice to parents but also age appropriate advice and games for children age 4+.
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 | Keeping children safe – Find out how you can keep children safe from abuse and other dangers, both online and in the physical world. |
 | https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety O2 have teamed up with the NSPCC to review the most popular social networks, apps and games that your children are using. |
 | The ‘Bullying UK’ website deals not only with cyber bullying but bullying of any nature. In relation to cyber bullying the site tackles what to do, the effects of cyber bullying and staying safe online. |
 | Safer internet has advice and resources to support parents and children to use the internet safely, responsibly and positively. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/ |
 | For further support with Online Safety follow this link: https://onlinecompass.org.uk/ Online Compass is a tool that shows you what you can do to make the use of technology safer for you and your family. The tool allows you to self assess where you rate your current online safety and then make suggestions on how to be safer online. |