Online Safety

Burghfield St Mary’s Primary School takes online safety very seriously and we have restrictions and firewalls in place to protect our pupils as best we can in school.

We use the National Online Safety lessons to teach our children the importance of online safety during ICT lessons. Based on the eight key topics outlined in the UKCIS ‘Education for a Connected World’ framework, the KS1 and KS2 lessons talk to the children about online dangers in a fun and engaging way.

Topics covered:

Self-image and identity
Online relationships
Online reputation
Online bullying
Managing online information
Health, wellbeing and lifestyle
Privacy and security
Copyright and ownership
Contact

However, most children’s time online is spent at home and so we have compiled some advice on how to keep your children safe online.

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY

We hope that the information and links on this page will help parents keep their children safe online.

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/Parents/

http://www.ceop.police.uk/

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers

http://www.childline.org.uk/

E-SAFETY VIDEOS

Parents’ e-safety tips for children under 5.

Parents’ e-safety tips for children from 6 to 10 years.

Parents’ e-safety tips for children from 11 to 13 years.

USEFUL WEBSITES

The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:

BBC Own It – advice for children on online safety.

Childnet International – for primary children.

Childnet International – for teachers and professionals.

Facebook Safety Centre – guides to Facebook settings.

Internet Matters – a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.

Internet Watch Foundation – the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.

NSPCC Share Aware – straightforward, step by step advice to help parents teach children how to make the right decisions online.

O2/NSPCC Online Safety – top tips for managing your child’s online safety.

Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) – report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you’ve found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.

ThinkUKnow – learning resource for children.

UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls – how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.

USEFUL DOCUMENTS

These documents are all in pdf format, and are here for you to read/download:

A Parent’s Guide to Facebook

Facebook Checklist

How to set up Facebook Privacy Controls

How to set up Parental Controls on the Xbox 360 (Microsoft)

How to set up Google Safe Search

How to set up YouTube Safety Mode

Inspecting E-Safety in Schools (Ofsted)

Keeping up with Children on the Internet (Childnet International)

Online Gaming: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (Childnet International)

Report It Poster