E-Safety

How to keep safe online

Online Safety UK

Provides the school with the single one-stop solution for online safeguarding needs. It provides the school staff with the knowledge to be more confident around the topic. They help the children to enhance their skills in keeping them safer online with workshops and visit the school to speak to parent/carers during our parents evening to help parent/carers understand/learn how to protect their children online.

All of the sites listed below have activities, resources and information to help our learners to stay safe online and with digital technology. They also contain valuable information for parents.

Netware is a NSPCC supported parents’ guide to the social networks children and young people use. Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today’s digital world. Click on the links to visit the websites.

www.net-aware.org.uk/

Thinkuknow Parents and carers guide to Snapchat

Snapchat – Ce-op have released a new advice document for parents, covering the new ‘Snap Map’ update to the app. Snap Map shares the exact location of their users to everyone on their ‘friends’ list. Members can turn on ‘Ghost’ mode, which ensures their location remains private. To access the document, please click on the link below: 

Latest Links

There are more links to advice, useful information and guidance as you scroll down this page.   Each of the links will open a new browser window.

Please note that although the sites listed below are safe, there could be links on them that lead away from them and to potentially undesirable sites. Please exercise care, as always.

Thinkuknow
This is the first place to look for online resources and activities to help children stay safe online. There are separate areas for children in Key Stage 1, for children in Key Stage 2, for Parents and Carers and for Teachers, each of which can be accessed by clicking links on the home page. 

https://www.onlinesafetyuk.com/

Access to detailed information about current and new APPs and how to use privacy setting within APPs to ensure safety.  New APP information is added weekly.

CBBC Stay Safe

Childrens BBC Safe Surfing Guide

BBC Online Safety
BBC Webwise – making the most of being online.

Bullying UK
A site for parents, teachers and children with extensive advice on how to deal with Cyber Bullying

Internet Safety Zone
A range of safety information categorised into two key areas – under 12’s and over 12’s