E-Safety

E-SAFETY

Ofsted describes e-safety as a school’s ability to protect and educate staff in their use of technology as well as having appropriate mechanisms in place to intervene and support any incident where appropriate.

Protect

Protecting students means providing a safe learning environment by using appropriate monitoring and filtering to control what students can access while at school. But, this only protects them while they are on school premises. Education around e-safety is the only way to ensure that, wherever they are, they know how to stay safe online.

Educate 

The education of e-safety covers a wide range of subjects, including:

• Online behaviour - understanding what constitutes cyber-bullying and how to behave safely and with respect for others

• Protecting your online reputation – understanding both the risks and rewards of sharing personal information online (your digital footprint)

• How to use social networking safely

• Understanding the reliability and validity of online information

• Data security - keeping your personal information safe and being aware of viruses and hacking

• Knowing what to do if anything bad happens (e.g. you are a victim of cyber-bullying or you upload something by mistake)

 

At Shilbottle Primary we encourage our pupils to be actively involved in new technology and the modern world which we live in. Denying children access to the internet does not protect them from potential issues and disadvantages them from the many benefits which are available.

 

In order to protect our children, we try to offer a comprehensive programme of education and opportunities for pupils to learn how to protect themselves in school, but more importantly outside of school and in their future lives.

 

E-SAFETY HELP AND ADVICE

Below are a selection of websites and resources which children and parents can use to increase their knowledge of how to stay safe on line.


Please pay particular attention to the CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) website at which parents and children can report any concerns they have.



We would recommend parents view this site by the NSPCC which gives in depth information about popular apps which children use and how to keep them safe, including how to effectively operate privacy settings.

http://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/

Android devices [parental controls]

Android parental controls

Amazon devices [parental controls]

 

Amazon devices

CEOP
http://ceop.police.uk/

Think You Know? - child friendly information by CEOP

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

South West Grid for Learning (who produce our E safety Scheme of Work)

http://www.swgfl.org.uk/products-services/Online-Safety-Services/E-Safety-Resources

Safer Internet Day (information linked to the annual event)

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources

Common Sense Media site reviews videos, games, books, websites to help parents and children know which ones are safe to use.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

'Get Safe On-line', gives answers to many questions, via 'Terry Tablet' who answers any questions, informative videos and includes an update on current on line issues and scams.

http://www.getsafeonline.org/

Kid Smart - guidance on different areas of on line communication

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/default.aspx

Net Smartz Kids - child friendly activity site

http://www.netsmartzkids.org/

Newsround Quiz - safety quiz and information from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/14979083

I Keep Safe - adult orientated sight with strong parenting advice for on line protection
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/parents/?gclid=CNugnqno_cICFfQatAodalYAkA