Online Safety

We take online safety issues very seriously. We ensure that all pupils in school receive regular e-safety reminders. All members of staff receive regular e-aafeguarding updates. We complete e-aafety surveys with pupils and parents to understand the e-safeguarding needs of the children attending our school.

Suggested Websites

The following websites are suitable for children:

• BBC Own It - advice for children on online safety.
• Childnet International - for primary children.
• ThinkUKnow - learning resource for children.

The following websites are useful for parents and for further guidance and support:

• CEOP YouTube Channel - videos about different aspects of e-safety for parents.
• Common Sense Media - advise on kid-safe browsers and search sites.
• Common Sense Media Games Reviews - check the games that your children are playing. Giving honest and clear reviews of the game and its content.
• Facebook Safety Centre - guides to Facebook settings.
• Google's Safety Tools - how you can use Google to protect your family online.
• Internet Matters - a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
• Internet Watch Foundation - the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
• Safe Network: guidance on helping keep children and young people safe online.
• UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls - how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.
• Vodafone Digital Parenting Magazine - view and download copies of this magazine which includes great advice and tips for parents.

Useful Documents

• Augmented Reality: A Parents' Guide
• Three Apps Parents Should Know About
• Digital School: Parent Zone Details

Children's Safe Search Engines

As part of our e-safety teaching we ensure that we use safe search engines that are suitable for children. Here are some examples of the different search engines that are available. Please have a look and encourage your child to use these when searching the Internet at home.

• Safe Search Kids - a safe search engine from Google.
• KidsClick - kid friendly we search results.

We are committed to making on-going improvements to our e-safeguarding provision within school. We are now registered with 360 degree e-Safe and will regularly review and evaluate the progress we are making.

E-Safety Videos