Our pupils are growing up in a world of ever-changing technology. While we feel that the use of technology is a largely positive aspect of modern life, we cannot ignore the risks that can be associated. In school, we teach them the skills/information needed to keep themselves safe.

Throughout school we aim to teach children:

• about the impact of cyber-bullying and what to do if they have been affected.
• to be vigilant when communicating online recognising that people may not always be who they say they are and to be sensible about what they share.
• to tell an adult they trust if something is upsetting them.
• to question the reliability of information given through a web based source.
• to search responsibly for information while using internet browsers.

To help parents with Online Safety at home, we have pulled together the following resources aimed at educating and advising parents of what they can do.

https://www.childnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Keeping-Under-Fives-Safe-Online2.pdf

https://2simple.com/documents/698/parenting_in_a_digital_worldonline.pdf?_ga=2.124820298.1757916231.1697794997-422720264.1697794997

https://www.childnet.com/resources/video-lessons/

https://www.childnet.com/resources/parents-and-carers-resource-sheet

Resources for children to use

Below are some links that children themselves can access for help when navigating the tricky subject of online safety,

Reception – Year 2

Below are a number of links that are tailored for children in the younger year groups.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/ 
https://www.netsmartzkids.org/
https://www.childnet.com/resources/smartie-the-penguin

Year 3 – Year 6

Below are links more suitable for older children.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/
https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/young-people/resources-for-3-11s