Online Safety
Online Safety
Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Sandford Primary School. Online safety is taught to all pupils, explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
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.
If you have any concerns about online safety, please speak to your child's teacher.
Please find below many useful websites and resources to help you keep your children safe in the ever-expanding world of technology.
Support for parents and carers during schools closures
Below are some suggestions for guidance and support to keep each other healthy and safe with technology.
- NSPCC/02 helpline 0808 800 5002 9am - 7pm
- Change for Life Activities: https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/activities
- https://www.internetmatters.org (including advice by age group)
- https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers (including advice on Parent controls)
- https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre (including safety tools on social networks)
- https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/checklists/ (including Roblox and TikTok)
- https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/advice-and-info/share-aware.pdf (including talking points, getting the family involved and 'safety starts with you'
- https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ (including guidance and support with keeping children safe online)
- How to set up a video call (BBC News): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51968122
- 'Common Sense' support for parents: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/aboutus/news/press-releases/common-sense-provides-resources-for-parents-to-prepare-forcoronavirus
- https://www.askaboutgames.com/ and https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ list of appropriate games
Presentation from the Online Safety Evening
In the News
TikTok: what parents should know
More than 500 million people around the world - many of them children - regularly use the app TikTok to create, view and share 60 second videos.
Tiktok can be a great tool for self-expression and connect users around the world, so it's important that children are aware of the potential risks and learn how to use it in a safe way.
ParentZone have published a Parent Guide
which is full of sensible advice about how families can make the most of the settings and tools available to them.
Please find below a link to information about recent items in the news linked to YouTube and other social media sites.
https://parentzone.org.uk/article/three-minute-briefing-momo-challenge
Below is a link to information about screen time.
Digital Wellbeing - Guidance for Parents
Created as part of Childnet's work in the UK Safer Internet Centre, the newly published hot topic looks at Digital Wellbeing giving guidance for parents and carers, to help them support children and young people across different age groups. Click the link to find information for 3-7 years or 7-11 years
Setting parental controls on YouTube (using restricted-mode)
Useful Websites
Your guide to the social networks your children use.
All the information you need to keep your child safe online.
Find out how to set up your child's device safely and set parental controls.
Information about online and mobile safety.
CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre).
An education programme from NCA-CEOP.
Practical advice from Vodafone and also a 'Digital Parenting' magazine.
Documents from the Online Safety Evening
Facebook launch Parents Portal
Facebook have launched a new advice area, the Parents Portal. This portal is designed to help parents make the most out of their Facebook account, whilst also giving tips and information on how to keep themselves and their children safe online. The full Parents Portal can be found at www.facebook.com/safety/parents.
A Parent's Ultimate Guide to YouTube
Managing Family’s Time Online
Childnet have a variety of resources that can help families find a way of using technology that suits all.