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Online Safety
Online Safety is an integral part of school life. Children use computers and hand held devices as part of every day life. All school computers are protected by a regionally managed firewall to restrict the content children have access to but we educate the children about the internet and its dangers.
As part of our Rights Respecting work Articles 17, 19 and 27 of the UNCRC specifically link to internet safety."
Our school Online policy can be found here.
Our school Acceptable use policies can be found here.​​​
Policies
Our School has an online safety policy which is taught across the school with age appropriate acceptable use policies.
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In addition all staff, visitors, volunteers and parents sign up to keeping our children safe online.
Social Media Guidance
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We are aware that a lot of the children have access to these sites, despite the minimum age to legally access these sites being 13 years of age.
Keep your child safe by talking to them about social media and use these checklists.
Helpful Websites
There are many websites which show step by step guides as to how you can keep your child safe online. The links below, shows guides to all of the latest apps and how to change settings in order to ensure your child’s safety.
Children are regularly reminded during PSHCE and computing lessons of the importance of online safety.
Additional information about staying safe online and when using the many social media sites can be found above - Please remember children need to be 13 years of age to legally access social media sites.
Internet Matters
Online Gaming Guidance
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We are aware that a lot of the children have access to online games, despite the minimum age to legally access them being 13 years of age and older.
Keep your child safe by talking to them about online gaming
Advice on Setting Parental Controls
Keep your child safe by checking the parental controls BEFORE giving your child access to a device.