Online Safety
E-Safety
We foster a whole school community approach to online safety and deliver and share online safety training courses, webinars, guides, lesson plans and updates to help keep our students safe online.
We encourage parents to download the National Online Safety App, which empowers parents to understand and address online safeguarding risks, any time, anywhere. Their website is https://info.nationalonlinesafety.com/mobile-app
Online safety issues
The internet is a fantastic place for students to learn, create and have fun, but they may occasionally have to deal with a variety of sometimes challenging issues. internetmatters.org has lots of advice on a range of online issues that your child may face to help them enjoy the digital world safely and smartly. Whatever their age, the site we can help you to find out more and give you practical advice on the steps you can take as a parent to keep them safe in their digital world. To give your child a safe space to explore their curiosity online. These step by step guides will help you to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites they use to give them a safer online experience.
Below is a list of external websites that can offer advice about online activity.
| Website Name | Information | Website Address |
|---|---|---|
| UK Safer Internet Centre | Advice and guidance | www.saferinternet.org.uk |
| Childnet | Information and guidance on how to speak to your child about how to stay safe and happy online | www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers |
| CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection | How to make a report about online sexual abuse | www.ceop.police.uk |
| Internet Matters | Guidance and video tutorials on how to support children's online safety | www.internetmatters.org |
| Think U Know | Working with CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) advice and guidance if you have any concerns about your child's online behaviour, how to report an incident and how to keep your child safe online | www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents |
| OWN IT (Staying Safe) | The BBC's online safety platform designed to help children aged 7-12 and their parents and carers make the most of their digital lives | www.bbc.com/ownit |
| Virgin Media | A live "Childrens Internet Safety Test" that looks are cyberbullying, Parental Controls, Social Media and Inappropriate Content | www.virginmedia.com |
Helpful guides & resources
Below you will find a wide range of Parent Guides that link to a variety of E-Safety topics from the National Online Safety website & Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). Please take time to read through any of these helpful resources by clicking on the tabs below.
We have selected a range of guides however you can find the full range available at: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides. These guides provide PEGI ratings for the different apps and suggest how you can set up privacy settings to ensure your child is safe online at all times. Please note that these are correct at the time of publishing and online platforms are update regularly.