Online Safety
Online safety is a topic we teach the children in school as part of our computing curriculum.
Children also need to be aware of staying safe on devices at home.
Tips and useful links to help you:
- Explore online safety sites - There are lots of links below to useful online safety sites for children. They are great fun to explore, so why not browse through them with your children?
- Social Media - Many of these sites have a minimum age limit of 13, so our pupils should NOT be using them.
- Keep your computer in a shared area - Talk to your child about what they are doing online and, if possible, set up your computer in a shared area at home so that you can all share in the wonderful sites that are available online.
Links to more information:
Safer internet day top tips for parents resource: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
CEOP (the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) runs the information & reporting website with links to Think U Know.
Think U Know contains internet safety advice for those aged from 5 to 16, along with parents and teachers, copy/paste links below :
5-7yrs:https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/
8-10yrs:https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/
11-13yrs: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_13/
Parents /Carers : https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Internet Safety Zone - Look in the 'Under 13s' section for useful safety advice and information.
Kidsmart - An award-winning internet safety programme for children.
Know IT All - lots of useful advice for keeping yourselves and your children safe on the Internet.
Bullying UK - Information and advice about bullying for children, parents and schools.
Kidscape - An organisation which helps to prevent bullying and child abuse.
Childline - ChildLine is the free helpline for children and young people in the UK
Understanding smart phone safety https://www.tigermobiles.com/2015/05/how-to-protect-your-children-on-their-smartphone/