Online Safety
The safety of our children is of utmost importance, this includes keeping them safe when they use the internet. Online Safety encompasses internet technologies and also electronic communications via mobile phones, games consoles and wireless technology. By educating our children in online safety we aim to highlight the need for them to think practically about the benefits, risks and responsibilities of using information technology.
We operate an open-door policy for reporting issues relating to online safety and very much welcome children, parents and carers to come into school to speak with a member of the Senior Leadership Team about any potential problems.
The National Crime Agencies Command (formerly the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, CEOP) works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children. Please see the CEOP site for further advice about online safety and how to report abuse.
If you have an online safety matter you would like to report anonymously, please use the link below.
For additional support and information, please see the documents and links below:
- Parents and Carers can visit Childnet, NSPCC or Childline for support and advice for safe use of the internet at home
- Children can visit the Kidsmart website to learn how to use the internet safely at home
- Advice for Parents on Cyber bullying – external link to Department of Education(PDF)
Keeping safe online at home
If you or your older children use sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or Instagram, below are some useful guides you can download about how to ensure that you have the best privacy settings. There is also a useful website called Net Aware, which tells you what you need to know about social media sites your child might be using. Vodaphone also have a Digital Parenting Online Resource website for all ages and magazine to help support online safety at home.