With Christ at our side to guide us,
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Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on the 7th of February 2023, with learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
Please see the attached guide with tips on how chatting to your child about their digital life can help them avoid online safety threats.
As part of Safer Internet Day, the children in Years 4 and 5 discussed the importance of not sharing personal information online and what is acceptable behaviour when gaming online.
The children discussed what they would do in a range of ‘scenarios’ when gaming online. The children had some very sensible and mature answers.
The children worked through a Safer Internet Day booklet and even 
enjoyed completing a word search and crossword.
With a lot of attention on the ‘Momo’ challenge this week, the BBC have put together some very useful videos and articles for children and parents.
The following video and article offer general advice on what to do if you see something you don’t like online.
Video – click here
Article – click here
The South Tyneside Open Zone team have put together some videos which are full of advice for parents related to E-safety.
Keeping Children Safe Online Episode 2 – Discover the Internet Together
We would like to remind parents that the minimum age to open an account on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, Tumblr, Skype and Snapchat is 13 years old.
Whilst parents may choose to allow younger children to use these services, we cannot recommend this and as a school, we must follow Safeguarding policy to maintain the well-being and safety of our children.
Most mobile phones and smartphones now connect to the internet. The filtering on your home computer network may not be covered on mobile devices. The following links provide further information about the potential dangers of mobile devices.
As part of your child’s curriculum and the development of computer skills, we provide access to the internet only in teacher supervised lessons. We strongly believe that the use of the web and email is hugely worthwhile and an essential tool for children as they grow up in the modern world. But because there are always concerns about children having access to undesirable materials, we have taken positive steps to deal with this risk in school. Our school internet access provider operates a filtering system that restricts access to inappropriate materials.
KS1 – Children will be taught to use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about material on the internet or other online technologies.
KS2 – Children will be taught to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact
Throughout the school year, classes discusses how we can all stay safe online and the dangers we may face on the internet. We also send home an Acceptable Use Policy and ask every KS2 child and their parent to sign it. This way we know they have read and understood our school’s rules on staying safe.
For more information you can view our E-safety policy.