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Safer Internet Day 2024

E-Safety Online Safety We are teaching children to
follow these Golden Rules!

• Install antivirus software, secure your internet
1. Use a nickname, not your real name when online.
connection and use Parental Control functions for
Information For computers, mobile phones and game consoles to 2. Keep your personal information safe, share with
only people you know.
block unsuitable content or contact 3. Use websites that are suitable for your age and
Parents/Carers • Remember that parental control tools are not remember that you are still talking to strangers.
always 100% effective and sometimes, unsuitable
4. Be nice to others online, in the way you would
content can get past them, so don’t rely on them
expect other people to be nice to you.
Mr. Sam Adeniyi use these technologies and services alone to protect your child.
For: ICT Deptment effectively and flexibly. You may find your 5. Tell an adult if you see or hear something that you
children asking to engage with technology that Location think is not right.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in
you have no knowledge or experience of. Think about locating your computer in a
February each year to promote the safe and supervised family area. Always supervise the use Websites for more information:
Children are accessing a greater amount of
positive use of digital technology for
content online, than we were ever exposed to in of webcams in an application, which allows voice
children and young people, and to inspire a www.thinkuknow.co.uk – Visit the “Parent/Carer”
our childhood. or video chat. Consider your child’s use of other
national conversation about using Section and use the “Click CEOP” button to seek
devices that allow internet access such as Mobile
technology responsibly, respectfully, advice
Remember that services like Facebook and Phones and Games Consoles.
critically, and creatively. E-safety is an www.childnet.com – Visit the ‘Know It All’ Section for
YouTube have a minimum age limit of 13, they do
important part of keeping children safe an interactive guide about online safety
this for a reason. If you choose to allow your Dialogue
online. We have security measures in place in www.getsafeonline.org – Free up-to-date Security
children to have these accounts then you will want
school, which are constantly monitored, to help advice, age-specific advice
to discuss with them the boundaries you expect. • Talk to your child and ask them to show or even
safeguard pupils from any http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/ - This is an
We have spoken to children in school about the teach you how they use the internet, learn which
potential dangers. E-Safety is taught to all pu- archived site from the BBC
need to share their passwords with you in order websites or tools they like to use and why.
pils explaining and demonstrating how to stay https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ - Excellent
to help keep them safe. If they have not spoken to Learning together can often open opportunities to
safe and behave appropriately advice about Internet Safety.
you about this, please follow up with them. discuss safe behaviour with your child.
online and we are having an assembly with all Thank you for your continued support in keeping our
You will find children can accidentally or • Always ensure your child knows how to block or
of Year 1 to Year 6 to highlight the children safe online.
deliberately be report people online who send nasty or
importance of this. We can only be Yours sincerely,
exposed to unwanted or unpleasant content or inappropriate messages or content. Encourage
successful in keeping children safe online if we
comments online and there are steps you can your child not to retaliate or reply.
work with you to ensure the e-safety Mr. Sam Adeniyi
take at home to minimise this risk. • Make sure your child knows how to tell an adult
message is consistent. Your help is needed to For: ICT Department.
What can parents/carers do? they trust if they see something online that makes
talk to your children about how they can keep Ground Rules them feel scared, worried or uncomfortable.
safe and behave appropriately online. The
• It’s essential to be realistic - banning the
widespread availability and use of social
Discuss as a family how the internet will be used internet or technology will not work and it often
networking applications bring opportunities to
in your house. Consider what should be kept makes a child less likely to report a problem.
understand, engage and communicate with
private online (personal information, photos etc.) Education around safe use is essential.
audiences in new ways. We must be able to
and decide rules for making and meeting online

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