Information on E-Safety
Online Safety
At Olton Primary, we know how important it is to stay safe online, and we know you are always keen to promote ways to stay safe at home, too. On this page, we have highlighted some top online safety tips for you to use.
E-safety is a key part of our curriculum for both Computing and Personal, Social, Health Education (PSHE). As teachers and parents, we are aware of the ways in which the use of social media, online gaming and the internet have become part of young people’s lives. Although we fully embrace the educational and social benefits of these new technologies, we also encourage responsible internet use. We take online safety seriously at Olton and ask for your parental support that children, accessing these apps, are supervised adequately and that security settings are in place.
Please find below relevant information:
Parenting support
Often, parents and carers express frustration at not being able to resolve social media issues with their children. Solihull parenting team, with Barnado’s, offers support courses, understanding your child’s behaviour, both at centres and online. Although more general, the course can be helpful in helping parents find strategies in dealing with issues with their children. The courses are open to all parents with children up to age 16. Contact Click to show email address or ring 0121 301 2773.
USEFUL WEBSITES
For parents and carers:
- Internet Matters – a not-for-profit organisation set up to empower parents and
carers to keep children safe in the digital world. Their support for parents includes a range of downloadable guides covering subjects such as transition to secondary school, Vlogging & livestreaming, online gaming and cyberbullying. - NSPCC – includes a range of resources to help parents keep children safe when they’re using the internet, social networks, apps, games and more.
- Parent Info – from CEOP and Parent Zone, Parent Info is a website for parents covering all of the issues amplified by the internet. It is a free service which helps schools engage parents with expert safety advice, endorsed by the National Crime Agency’s CEOP command. This website provides expert information across a range of online harms.
- Parent Zone – offers a range of resources for families, to help them meet the challenges of the digital age, including parent guides on the latest digital trends and platforms.
- UK Safer Internet Centre – a partnership of three leading organisations: Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, with one mission – to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for young people.
- Safer Internet Day – Safer Internet Day 2021 – Tuesday 9th February – An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world
Most social media networks also have their own guidance and support available.
- Facebook parents’ portal (www.facebook.com/safety/parents)
- Instagram help centre (help.instagram.com/)
- YouTube polices and safety (www.youtube.com/intl/enGB/yt/about/policies/#community-guidelines)
- Get Safe Online – 10 to 12 years old
- Get Safe Online – 6 to 9 years old
- NSPCC and O2 – Online safety advice for everything you need to keep children safe online.
For pupils:
- Thinkuknow E-safety website pages for 8-10 year olds. CEOP provides training and education resources to use with children and young people to increase their understanding of online safety.
- BBC Own It – Support for young people to take control of their online life, including help and advice, skills and inspiration on topics such as friendships and bullying,safety and self-esteem.
- Childline – includes information for pupils on gaming, grooming, bullying,sexting,relationships.
- Bullying Uk – Highlights how to report and spot signs of cyber bullying