Online Safety
At St Mary’s we take online safety seriously and there are systems and policies in place which help your child to stay safe when online in school. These include:
- E-Safety rules shared in the school planner
- E-Safety policy and Acceptable Use Policy
- Broadband filtering
- Monitoring of internet usage
- Safeguarding policy
- Supervised access to the internet
SAFER INTERNET DAY
Each year St. Mary’s takes part in ‘Safer Internet Day’ as part of Internet Safety Week. This allows online safety to be a focal point each year, but it is also taught through the Computing scheme of work we follow. Teachers acknowledge the importance of teaching children how to keep themselves safe online as they are living in an increasing digital and social networked world.
ONLINE SAFETY FOR PARENTS
As one of the first generations of Internet parents/carers, we're on a learning curve that seems to grow steeper with each new app and development. By the end of Key Stage 2, there is the chance children know more about new apps, online games and social media sites than parents and carers do. We can help our children take advantage of the best the Internet has to offer by showing them how to make smart decisions both online and off. The best way is to step into our children's online world.
Children can access the Internet in many different ways. Gone are the days of the desktop PC in the front room, where adults can supervise with ease. Access to the Internet has become increasingly mobile through tablet computers, iPads, mobile phones and laptops.
WAYS TO TALK ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY
USEFUL LINKS
- NSPCC Online Safety
- UK Safer Internet Centre
- CEOP - Think You Know
- Internet Matters - Setting broandband parent controls
- Common Sense Media - Rating and reviews of apps and games
PARENT GUIDES
City of London Police have shared 'Privatise, Protect and Deactivate' guides for different social media platforms. They aim to help users protect and safeguard themselves from scammers by making the account or persoanl information private. These guides and others are available to dwonload below.