E-Safety
We recognise the importance of safeguarding children from potentially harmful and inappropriate online material, and understand that technology is a significant component in many safeguarding and wellbeing issues.
We see a lot of benefits in the use of Information Technology and subscribe to online software platforms that we know have a positive impact on learning and build social communication skills. We have a population of children and young people with strengths in computing, specifically coding and game design.
We have put together a helpful list of 'cosy' or safe games that we update based on our engagement with organisations like MindJam, with whom we subscribe to for our staff training on game design and coding.
Watch this space for more content on safe gaming here:
Coming soon updated list of links to safe gaming for your child
In the meantime, explore some of our latest resources to help keep our pupils your children safe online.
This guide decodes popular online slang, helping parents and educators understand key terms and their implications – from harmless trends to language that could disguise bullying or mental health concerns.
This resource above is part of a range of free parent guides that we aim to make available to parents and carers regularly as new guides are published and updated.
Click in each of the purple boxes to access the guides
Our school has robust processes in place to ensure the online safety of all school users of technology, including mobile and smart technology, setting clear guidelines for the use of mobile phones, and clear mechanisms to identify, intervene in and escalate any incidents or concerns. Specialist filtering and monitoring systems limit children’s exposure to harmful material from the school’s IT system.
We educate pupils about online safety as part of our curriculum. For example:
- The safe use of social media, the internet and technology
- Keeping personal information private
- How to recognise unacceptable behaviour online
- How to report any incidents of cyber-bullying, ensuring pupils are encouraged to do so, including where they are a witness rather than a victim
We train staff, as part of their induction, on safe internet use and online safeguarding issues including cyber-bullying and the risks of online radicalisation. All staff members receive refresher training at least once each academic year.
We inform parents/carers about new online safety risks as we know it via our website noticeboard, direct communications and during parents/carers meeting where necessary.