e-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe. We have security measures in place in school to help safeguard pupils from unsuitable material. Any e-Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with our e-Safety Policy. e-Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the e-Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

At home, it is up to parents to ensure the internet is filtered.  Depending on your internet service provider (ISP) and you anti-virus software, you will have a number of options to filter inappropriate sites and restrict access to chat rooms.  You should look at your software guides or contact your provider if you are unsure about these.  By simply changing some settings and password protecting them you can have more confidence that children are not accessing sites with adult content.

If they use chat sites to communicate with friends and you are reluctant to stop this then set rules and agree that you can monitor this occasionally to ensure they are only chatting with people they know in the 'real world' not an online person who could actually be anyone.  You may be interested to watch an informative video from CEOP on You Tube about the dangers that may occur from chat sites.

Facebook

Reminder to all parents: Facebook is one of the most popular websites in the world, with more than 900 million active users, however, parents must be aware that it has a minimum age limit of 13 years old.  By simply changing some settings and creating a password to protect them, you can have more confidence that children are not accessing sites with adult content.

Please find below some guides which you may find useful to help you keep your child safe online.  You will see the guides displayed but can also download the guide, which may be easier to read.

What parents need to know about Facebook

What parents need to know about YouTube

What parents should know about TikTok

What parents should know about Roblox

Safer games

What parents should know about Instagram

What parents need to know about Minecraft.

What parents need to know about Twitch.

• CyberSense: E-safety app for parents and children‘Internet Matters’ is our app designed to help parents talk about e-safety issues with their children, and to ensure that they make smart choices to stay safe online. Aimed at children aged between 8-10 Split-screen collaborative app helps them think about what they would do if they were faced with different situations online; from cyberbullying to sharing content with someone they don’t know Quizzes and games encourage parents and children to collaborate and talk about 9 different e-safety subjects.

• Smartphone Safety for ChildrenThis guide is user-friendly, frequently updated and can act as a quick reference for parents when discussing smartphones with their children.

• Jigsaw: for 8-10 year oldsThis is an assembly from CEOPs Thinkuknow education programme that helps children to understand what constitutes personal information. The assembly enables children to understand that they need to be just as protective of their personal information online, as they are in the real world. It also directs where to go and what to do if children are worried about any of the issues covered.

• Parent Zone and CEOP

• Thinkuknow

• Internet MattersWhatever their age, we can help you to find out more about what your children might be doing online and give you some simple, practical and easy advice on the steps you can take as a parent to keep them as safe as possible.

• PhoneBrainPhoneBrain, by the Phone-Paid Services Authority, gives you the facts about things you can pay for by phone and what you should watch out for online, so that you remain in control. Texts, games, apps, calls, liking, sharing, downloading ... let's be honest, we love it all. But in order to get the best experience, it helps to understand what’s going on - especially when it costs you money!