Online Safety

STAY SAFE THIS SUMMER - ONLINE SAFETY GUIDES

How to keep safe whilst using the internet

E-Safety

E-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Lawn 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 E-Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with 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 their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

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.

Here is a link to what each year group will cover as part of their computing lessons and E-Safety.

E-Safety Year Group Objectives

Our Rules for Safer Internet Use

Help and Support

Useful Websites

Below we have links to websites with further information on supporting your child online, as well as resources on how to report unwanted behaviour that has happened online.

CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) 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.

Report Harmful Content A second line of defence when in-game or in-app reporting does not work.

Internet Matters - New E-Safety Portal for Parents and Schools Internet Matters is a new online portal designed for parents to access simple, easy and practical advice about online safety for their children, right through from pre-school to teens. It provides tips on protecting children from online grooming, cyberbullying, privacy and identity theft and inappropriate content. Internet Matters is a not-for profit organisation set up by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media.

ThinkUKnow The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre.

Childnet - KidSMART KidSMART gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online.

Vodafone Digital Parenting Magazine Vodafone have produced a Digital Parenting Magazine which informs parents about the various technologies children are accessing today. There is information on Facebook settings, Xbox360 settings, Blackberry controls, jargon busting and many more 'How to Guides'. Well worth a read!

Keeping Children Safe Online - Online Bullying Parent Video Online bullying explained for parents and carers.

How to Report Bullying on Social Media Sites Childline shares step by step information on how to report online bullying on different social media sites: (Tiktok, WhatsApp, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Video Chat Sites and Tumblr).

KS1 Internet Safety video

National Online Safety Resources

Click onto one of pages below to find further information and advice about Gaming, Social Media and Parental Controls.

Internet Safety Awareness Quiz

How much do you know?

Internet Safety Awareness Quiz (for both Grown-ups and Children) Created by Virgin Media O2 to help build awareness for parents and children of all ages to ensure that children are better protected online.

Search engines

Please note that no search engine is ever 100% safe but below provides some links to some “safer” search engines:

Research searching

Kids Yahoo

Image searching

Pics4Learning