E-Safety

Keeping our pupils safe is always a priority at St Mary’s school and this extends to the way the children use technology.

We have produced our own booklet which highlights some of the key aspects of staying safe online and the Children's rules they follow when using technology at school.

internet-safety-booklet.docx

We recently conducted our annual Online Safety survey with some of our Key Stage 2 children. Click on the link below to read some of the key findings:

Online Safety Survey

Internet Matters

created a very useful leaflet that helps provide useful E-safety tips for parents who have children between the ages of 6-11. Click on the document below and take a look.

Online Safety Tips

Childnet

created a really useful document that guides parents to supporting young people online

http://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Supporting-young-people-online.pdf

Cyberbullying

http://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Cyberbullying-guidance2.pdf

Online line gaming guidance:

http://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Online-gaming-an-introduction-for-parents-and-carers-2017.pdf

A brilliant story, created by Childnet, that helps younger children understand how to stay safe online:

http://www.childnet.com/ufiles/DigiDuck-eBook.pdf

NSPCC provide some really good child-friendly videos that help to tackle difficult situations online. They also include great guides on parental controls

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/

Below are some really high-quality websites that can provide support for online safety:

CEOP- Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre site (Guides parents with how to use control settings)

https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/parents/

https://www.wizcase.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-safe-online-browsing/

Think U Know (Parent area includes sections on information on how to keep your child safe and making a report on behalf of your child)

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents

Safer Internet Centre (Advice and resources area has a section for parents and carers. It includes a guide to technology and information on setting up parental controls and safety tools on social networking sites)

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk

Vodaphone Digital Parenting (Guides parents with how to use control settings)

https://parentzone.org.uk/system/files/attachments/Digital%20Parenting%205.pdf

http://www.vodaphone.com/content/parents.html

Connect Safely (Parents guide to Facebook, Google+, Snapchat and Instagram)

http://www.connectsafely.org/guides

Hector's World (Educational program aimed at children from age 2-9 with a section for parents)

http://hectorsworld.netsafe.org.uk

Searchbox (Links to search sites for children)

http://www.searchbox.co.uk/kids.htm

BBC Webwise (Advice and information)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/