Online Safety
Supporting a Positive, Digital Education for Every Child
As a school, we are committed to ensuring our students are always protected online. We recognise that this is only one piece of the puzzle to keeping our children safe and thriving in their digital lives. Therefore, it is essential we work together as a community of parents, carers and educators to create a positive digital environment as one. So that staff and parents can work together on this, we have a new, exciting Online Safety Hub which is now live! You can access it for free here:
The Online Safety Hub is a brand-new online resource with lots of expert advice and guidance to help you manage your child’s safety online as a parent. It includes information on the latest hot topics when it comes to keeping children safe, such as how to manage your child’s screen time, understand the latest gaming platforms, what they mean for your child’s safety and lots more. We’re also offering you as a parent, a free Qustodio account facilitating parental controls on any 2 devices and free premium access for 30 days. Gain more visibility on what’s going on in your child’s online world. Block dangerous content, introduce screen-free schedules, receive alerts for inappropriate content, keep tabs on their location and more. Follow the link to create your free account:
Our Parent Online Safety booklet
Online safety information
Be Internet Legends
This resource is for families with children aged 7 – 11 years and helps to support families in ensuring all members of the family are kept safe online. There is a Be Internet Legends family charter and an online adventure game ‘Interland’ which teaches the key lessons of internet safety through four fun, challenging games: beinternetlegends
National Online Safety’s Parental Guide for keeping you child safe when using the App Store.
As part of Online Safety’s #WakeUpWednesday campaign, they have created a free guide for parents & carers to help them stay vigilant when their children are using the App Store.
The App Store is used by most Apple device owners and, with millions of apps to choose from and download onto their devices, it’s important that parents know how to help their children use the App Store safely. This free guide covers what they need to know regarding the associated risks of the store including; look-alike apps, in-app purchases, inappropriate material and more.
Parents & carers can access this free guide by following the links below :
National Online Safety’s Parental Guide for keeping you child safe on Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds.
As part of their #WakeUpWednesday campaign, the National Online safety Team have created a free guide for parents & carers for your school to share about ‘Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ (PUBG) – a game played by millions of children and young people worldwide.
Their guide is designed to inform parents and carers about the dangers and risks of letting their children play PUBG and how they can help keep their children safe online.
You can access their free guide for parents and even retweet the guide here:
Useful Links
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Links to useful websites which provide guidance for online safety. These websites are updated regularly and so provide the latest advice.
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Links to useful websites which provide guidance for online safety. These websites are updated regularly and so provide the latest advice.
- Parental Guides on How to Keep Your Child Safe On Social Media and Online Platforms
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This link provides a focus on topical issues related to Online Safeguarding and aims to give a useful overview for a variety of audiences. Additional items will be added at regular intervals so be sure to check back for updated information.
- Facebook Family Safety Centre
- YouTube Safety Centre
- A guide from Google to show parents how they can protect your family online.
- Webcam safety- BBC Webwise
- How to set up the parental controls offered by your internet provider (UK Safer Internet Centre)
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“Read about the very latest technology and challenges in our new magazine – our Expert View articles, ‘How to’ guides and Take Action checklists will help you to stay up-to-date and feel more confident about getting involved.”
- Internet Matters website
- Child Safety Online Overview (Knowthenet)
- Lancashire Grid For Learning Parental and pupil guidance
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The Marie Collins Foundation (MCF) is the UK charity enabling children who suffer sexual abuse and exploitation via internet and mobile technologies to recover and live safe, fulfilling lives.
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
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Criminal content can reported to this organisation
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The site contains information about positive ways young people are using different technologies, what the risks are to users and it outlines practical advice in avoiding or minimising risks when using online and mobile technologies.
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Created to answer these questions and introduce some of the most popular devices, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge they need to support their children to use these technologies safely and responsibly”.
- The Cybersmile Foundation website (The Cyberbullying Charity)
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‘The Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’, has been created by CEOP to provide a light hearted and realistic look at what it takes to be a better online parent.
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A useful Online Safety Guide for parents
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This provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible Digital Citizens.
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BBC Webwise is part of the BBC website with help & support for all aspects of internet safety.
- Lucy and the boy (NSPCC)
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Find out about easy steps you can take to protect your home or business from cyber crime
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Remote Access Trojans
- Jigsaw Film on CEOP YouTube Channel