e-safety / keeping safe on-line

Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe.  

Children at our school use the internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school, we have regular eSafety activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we all work together to ensure our online safety messages are consistent. We work hard to support parents with how to speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

If you would like to share any information or require any further support please do not hesitate to contact  your child’s class teacher. 

Our Year 6 children attend the Junior Citizens programme which covers how to stay safe online. 

Staying Safe Online - Junior Citizens

Parents need to know the GOLD rules:

G – Ground Rules: parents must have ground rules.

O – Online safety: activate security settings.

L – Location: keep the computer in the family room. Prevent your child from using tablets in his/her bedroom, alone. Set time limits.

D – Discuss: talk to your child about what they are doing on the internet.

Children are taught the SMART rules:

S – Safe: stay safe online by not giving out personal information.

M – Meet: meeting someone you have met online could be dangerous. Online friends are strangers.

A – Accepting: don’t accept emails or messages from people you don’t know.

R – Reliable: people online might lie about who they really are. Only chat online to your real-world friends and family.

T – Tell: tell someone (parent, carer, trusted adult) if you are worried about any online issues.

Pupils should:

• Never reveal information, either their own or others, such as home address, telephone numbers and personal e-mail address etc. Or use photographs of themselves on their web pages unless the parent/guardians have given permission to do so.
• Never meet people in person that they have contacted on the internet without parent/guardians' permission.
• Notify their teacher whenever they come across information or messages that are dangerous. Inappropriate or make them feel uncomfortable.
• Be aware that the author of an e-mail or web page may not be the person they claim to be.

Please follow the link below for further advice and guidance on how to keep our children safe online.  https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/

We encourage all parents and children to visit the CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection) website to find out all about staying safe online. It has lots of fun activities from which children can find out vital information about staying safe online.

The link is: www.thinkuknow.co.uk

YOU CAN REPORT ONLINE ABUSE BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW:

LINKS TO OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION: 

• Think U KnowContaining internet safety advice for those aged from 5 to 16, along with parents and teachers, this site is produced by CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).

• Internet Safety ZoneLook in the ‘Under 13s’ section for useful safety advice and information.

• KidsmartAn award-winning internet safety programme for children.

• Know IT AllLots of useful advice for keeping yourselves and your children safe on the Internet.

• KidscapeAn organisation which helps to prevent bullying and child abuse.

• ChildlineChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK.

• BBC Stay SafeTest your Internet safety knowledge with Hacker and help the Horrible Histories gang stay safe online

• Net Smartz KidsClick on the image opposite to visit the Net Smartz Kids website for lots of e-safety activities.

• Childnet InternationalWebsite to “help make the Internet a great and safe place for children”.