Online Safety for Parents

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Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Sholden 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 Online Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with our Online Safety policy and Online Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.

We also have this document as a gentle reminder of online safety and how to respect it.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the Online Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

Online Safety for Pupils

Here are some Safety Tips to help kids online. Talk about these tips with your family. You might have one or two of your own to add!

Don't give out information about yourself like your last name, your phone number, where you live, or where you go to school - without asking your parents first.

Never e-mail a picture of yourself to strangers.

If somebody says something to you, sends you something, or you see something that makes you uncomfortable, don't look around or explore; get your parents instead - they know what to do.

Making plans to meet your Internet buddies in real life is usually a really bad idea - how people are in real life can be very different from how they are online.

Don't open up e-mails, files, or web pages that you get from people you don't really know or trust.

Don't ever give out your password, except to responsible adults in your family.

Always follow your family's rules for the Internet - they're there to make sure you have fun and stay safe online.
Don't ever do anything that could cost your family money unless your parents are there to help you do it.

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Online safety is something we at Sholden take very seriously. Please find a link to the National Online Safety website, which has useful guides on how to stay safe online including: online gaming, Minecraft etc. It is free to register. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides

A brilliant guide has also been produced in consultation with netmums which can be found on the net-aware website. This guide outlines all the Apps and media which children can use and tells you how they work.

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

Parent resources: At-home learning and activity packs for children

Additionally our Mobile Phone Agreement Form can be found below:

Mobile Phone Agreement Form

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.