Crowlands Primary School
Online Safety
After a positive Safer Internet Day at Crowlands, children were taught about how to spot scams, recognise strange messages and how to protect themselves when online.
However, there is a large percentage of KS2 children accessing games, social media and chat forums without their families knowing - or not understanding the dangers. Other issues that have risen is a large percentage of our KS1 children are accessing games and videos that are aimed at a much older audience. These include: 5 Nights at Freddie's, Granny, GTA 5, Call Of Duty, YouTube, Discord and many more.
Below are some links to support you and your family on how to keep children safe online:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-wellbeing/
For any further support or advice with Online safety please email the school office and your concerns will be passed on to the appropriate staff.
The internet is a fantastic place for pupils to learn, create and have fun, but they may occasionally have to deal with a variety of sometimes challenging issues.
Online safety is an important part of keeping pupils safe at Crowlands Primary School. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any incidents are recorded and managed. Online safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
We can only be successful in keeping pupils safe online if we work with parents to ensure the online safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
Please follow the link below for further advice and guidance on how to keep our children safe online.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/
It’s essential to be realistic - banning the internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.
Search engines
Please note that no search engine is ever 100% safe but below provides some links to some “safer” search engines:
Research searching
CBBC
Google kids
Google offers a safer search option for children searching on the Internet.
Image searching
Pics4Learning
Gaming
When children are accessing games via Xbox LIVE, privacy settings can be set up. To read more, click here.
Websites for more information
Please click on the icon to go to the relevant site
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CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the button, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online. |
Vodafone have produced a Digital Parenting Magazine which informs parents about the various technologies children are accessing today. There is information on Facebook settings, Xbox 360 settings, Blackberry settings, jargon busting and many more 'How to Guides'.
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The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre. |
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Childnet formerly Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online. |
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New e-Safety Portal for Parents and Schools – Internet Matters
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ParentINFO is a collaboration between ParentZone and CEOP. There are useful guides and articles on helping your child stay safe online. |
