The internet is a fast and easy way to support learning, encourage exploration, provide entertainment and a means of communication, but it can also present risks.
There are things on the internet that are not so good and can be worrying for adults as well as children. This shouldn`t stop anyone using the internet but you need to understand the risks and what you can do if you see something or hear something that makes you feel worried or uncomfortable.
Before you use the internet at home make sure that:
- if you are a child you have an adult who you know well and trust with you;
- if you are an adult who has the trust of a child you access the sites with the child and make sure you can clearly see the computer screen from wherever you are in the room. Children should never be left unsupervised when using the internet.
For further information please follow the links below:
There is an excellent e-safety Newsround docudrama presented by David Tennant entitled `Caught in the Web`, featuring `Lonely Princess` ... Click here to watch ... JLS also feature and give advice on what to do if you`re upset by unkind texts
Cbeebies also has a variety of easy to access online videos featuring characters for younger children. Click here to link to the website.
You can also read our e-safety booklet `ICT and e-Safety at home`. Click here to open.
You can also speak to Mrs Connolly.
The school`s e-Safety Policy and Acceptable Use Policy and Statements can be accessed via the `Policies` link on this website menu.
How savvy are you about going online?
Do your children know more about going online than you? Learn more about keeping them safe and happy ... Safer Internet Day (SID) is on 7th February and to celebrate, CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) are releasing `The Parents and Carers Guide to the Internet`, an entertaining and lighthearted look at what it takes to be a savvy online parent. Click here to watch `Keeping up with the Joneses`. CEOP have also launched brand new content for the Parents area of the ThinkUKnow.co.uk/parents Check it out here ...
e-Safety Screensavers Competion Winners!
Well done to Anneliese Robson and Naomi Bamford who won the e-Safety Screensavers Competition! The screensavers are based on our Acceptable Use Policy for Pupils which was developed by our children during Anti-Bullying Week. Both screensavers are now on the school computer system to remind children about how to keep safe when using the computer and the internet.
