Online Safety

Keeping Children Safe Online at School

As a school, we have established clear roles, responsibilities, and strategies to ensure the effectiveness of our filtering and monitoring systems when it comes to the use of technology. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead, School Business Manager, and IT provider (Hi-Impact) review these systems annually. Although we use Smoothwall to monitor all our devices, we understand that no system is 100% effective. To ensure that our pupils' safety is maintained, we conduct regular training for our staff on supervising children using devices and integrate online safety into our PSHE curriculum and safeguarding policies.

Online Safety Information for Parents

General Advice

Visit the NSPCC website for comprehensive online safety advice: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Call the NSPCC helpline for free support: 0808 800 5002

Additional Resources

Home activity packs for online safety (ages 4-5): https://www.chapelstreetprimary.co.uk/assets/Documents/Attachments/Safeguarding/Online-Safety-at-Home-Thinkuknow-Activity-Sheet-for-4-5-year-olds.pdf
Report online abuse: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
Information on social media, apps, and games: https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
Advice from the National Crime Agency: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

Further Support

Parents and Carers: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers
https://www.internetmatters.org/
https://parentinfo.org/
https://www.lgfl.net/online-safety/default.aspx
Working from home/Supporting home learning: https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/what-you-need-to-know-professionals-and-parents/
Video conferencing for children: https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/safe-remote-learning/video-conferencing-for-kids-safeguarding-and-privacy-overview/
UK Safer Internet Centre Helpline: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
Child exploitation & Online Protection resources: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/