Online Safety
Teaching children about online Safety is a key element of our role in safeguarding children. You can read more about our Safeguarding team, by clicking here.
As a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online. We hope that the advice and resources below are useful, and support you as you support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively. If you have any questions, you can contact school staff, using our whisper button, or whisper text below, or by contacting staff by email using the addresses listed here.
For our youngest pupils, the BBC hosts online safety advice at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/article-internet-use-and-safety
The BBC also hosts digital safety advice for children themselves, at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/lifebabble-guide-to-digital-safety
Internet Matters host a range of advice leaflets, which are age specific, on subjects such as digital resiliance, gaming and screen time: https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/esafety-leaflets-resources/
The NSPCC provides a wide range of resources to help learn about saying safe as a family - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/#advice
Useful links include:
Mental Wellbeing - helping young people manage mental wellbeing while online
Parental Controls - advice on setting up and maintaining.
The UK Safer Internet Centre hosts a wide range of resources for parent, on their website - saferinternet.org.uk.
Some useful links on their site include:
Games Consoles - how to start a conversation around console safety
Phones - how to start a conversation about using phones safely
You can also report your concerns about online safety by texting : BUR+ your message to 07860021584
Other Places to Get Help
CEOP
If you are worried about online abuse, you can report your concern to CEOP. CEOP is a law enforcement agency which seeks to help keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. Please note that CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying, fake accounts or account hacking.
You can find a link to the CEOP reporting button, by clicking here
ChildLine
If a child has a concern, they can contact ChildLine on 0800 1111, or visit their website at: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/
Internet Watch Foundation
The IWF aim to minimise the availability of online sexual content. They also help victims of abuse by removing online images and videos. If you stumble across criminal sexual or obscence content on the internet, you should report it to the Internet Watch Foundation, using their online reporting tool.
A family agreement
An online safety family agreement can be a good starter for conversations about online safety. They can help families to agree expectations and boundaries and help to keep your family safe online. Below are some links to template agreements from useful sources: