Children at St. Cuthbert’s use the Internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school, we have regular ‘e-safety’ activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online.
At home, sometimes children can be given unsupervised access to the Internet. This, potentially, allows them to access all kinds of society (both good and bad) and bring them virtually into their homes.
The internet and other digital technologies such as smartphones open up new learning and social opportunities for everyone. However, we need to ensure that children and young people are able to use the internet and related technologies appropriately and safely. Everyone has a shared responsibility to support this: school staff, parents – and children themselves. This responsibility is about teaching children appropriate behaviours and applying careful thinking skills, to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet. Research shows that many young people lack an appreciation of online dangers and of the consequences of their actions. The safety of children including e-safety is an essential priority.
Our school website contains a range of guidance weblinks that we believe will support parents to keep their children more safe online. We look for and add new information from time to time. Here is one of these from an organisation called Get safe Online.
Click here to connect to their website page about safeguarding children online. From this page you can link to a wide range of other advice and information about protecting children and helping parents to protect themselves.
Here are some tips and useful links to help you to keep your children safe online:
Explore e-Safety Sites
There are lots of links to useful e-safety sites for children below. They are great fun to explore, so why not browse through them with your children?