Online Safety
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Knollmead eSafety, filtering and monitoring information for parents
What is Online Safety?
Online Safety is about staying safe using any electronic device; this includes the use of the internet and also other means of communication using electronic media (eg text messages, gaming devices, email, and social networking sites etc). It can also be called ‘internet safety’ or ‘web safety’.
In practice, Online Safety is as much about behaviour as it is electronic security. Online Safety can be defined in three principal areas:
Content: being exposed to illegal, inappropriate or harmful material
Contact: being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users
Conduct: personal online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm.
Commerce: the risk from things like online gambling, inappropriate advertising, phishing or financial scams.
Nowadays the internet has become a vital part of all adult and children’s lives allowing them to undertake research, communicate with family and friends, and access any given information. The internet is constantly evolving which has meant an increasing number of electronic devices – such as mobile phones, smartphones, tablets/iPads, laptops and PCs being readily available to most families. Therefore, it is vitally important that both in school and at home children are made aware of how to use technology safely.
In line with DfE statutory guidance and the duty of Prevent, the school takes its role in educating children against harmful material very seriously and through thorough filters can ensure pupils are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in school. By providing a safe environment for debating controversial issues and helping pupils to understand how they can influence and participate in decision-making, Knollmead Primary School intends to build pupils’ resilience to radicalisation. This is further endorsed by the promotion of spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and fundamental British values in line with school policy.
E-Safety & IT Guide
A parent's guide to being social online
How should you communicate any concerns?
Parents and carers are encouraged to endorse the school’s SMART approach when using the internet. The following SMART tips are designed for children aged 8-14 years:
SAFE
Safe involves children not giving out personal information such as their name, address, mobile phone number, school name or passwords to people online - thereby staying SAFE.
MEETING
Meeting somebody in cyberspace could be dangerous. This should only happen when a paent/carer has given permission as well as being present.
ACCEPTING
Accepting and opening files from people you do not know could lead to causing viruses to inappropriate messages or damaging viruses corrupting a device.
RELIABLE
Reliability of knowing the person you are communicating with as they may not be who they say they are.
TELL
Tell a parent/Carer if something or someone makes you feel uncomfortable or worried.
How can you help at home?
As well as children having an understanding of safety through the curriculum, there are numerous ways that you can endorse this and ensure that your child stays safe online at home. The following links to national websites will provide a host of information for adults and children on the following topics:
- Who to speak to if you have any worries
- How to report a concern or incident
- Online bullying and harassment
- Sexual content and communication
- Meeting strangers on and offline
- Misuse of private and personal information
- Prevention of downloading inappropriate material
- Family filter
So you think you know:
Click icons to access the website
- how to be safe on the internet?
- how to stay in control?
- who to tell if you're worried?
CEOP is here to keep children safe from sexual abuse and grooming online.
You can make a report directly to the CEOP Safety Centre by clicking on the Click
CEOP button if something has happened online which has made you feel unsafe,
scared or worried. This might be from someone you know in real life, or someone you
have only ever met online. CEOP take all reports seriously and we will do everything we can to keep you safe.
As well as making a report to the CEOP Safety Centre, the CEOP Education website has information and advice to help you if something has happened to you online.
Are you being bullied?
CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying but if you’re being bullied and
would like to talk to someone in confidence right now you can speak to Childline through the link below or talk to them online – no worry is too big or too small.
Contact CEOP
If you think a child is at immediate risk call 999.
For general enquiries please email [email protected] or call 0370 496 7622
.