Information for Parents/Carers about Keeping Safe Online
Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Orton Primary School. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any online safety incidents are recorded and managed. Online safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the Online Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
It’s essential to be realistic - banning the internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.
- Digital Parenting Tips
- Step by Step Guides to Setting up Parental Controls on Devices
- Internet Matters
- Digital Parenting
- Check if Your Email or Phone is in a Data Breach
- NSPCC Parental Controls
- National Crime Agency Cyber Crime Resources
- Squid Game - Oct 2021
National Crime Agency - Cyber Choices Brochures
Teenage Cybercrime: Help Your Child Make the Right #CyberChoices
Uploaded by National Crime Agency on 2015-12-08.
Just as we want to keep our children safe in the 'real' offline world, we want to do the same in the virtual online world. It is important that we understand enough about the Internet to keep our children safe from harm but it is equally important that we equip our children with the skills they need to keep themselves safe
so they can experience the Internet positively and responsibly.
Please see below an updated list of resources to help keep your child/children safe whilst online.
Please do ask if you have any queries, concerns or need support accessing these resources.
- Childline - for support
- Report Harmful Content - to report and remove harmful online content
- CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse
- Internet Matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Net-aware - for support for parents and careers from the NSPCC
- Parent Info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
- Childnet - offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
- Let’s Talk About It - advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
In addition, the Government has also provided:
- Support for Parents and Carers to Keep Children Safe from Online Harms - includes advice about specific harms such as online child sexual abuse, sexting, and cyberbullying
- Support to Stay Safe Online - includes security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable content, and parental controls
Online Safety During Lockdown
- SCARF Resources
- Online Safety Information for Parents - Parent Info provides support and advice to parents, with contributions from the leading experts and organisations in matters related to young people and families in a digital world.
- Internet Matters | New e-Safety Portal for Parents and Schools - Get expert support and practical tips to help children benefit from connected technology and the internet safely and smartly.
- National Online Safety - Comprehensive advise for Parents on keeping children safe online
Parent Guides
Following the recent Parent Workshop delivered by the NSPCC we have added some links below that you may find useful. They contain information that may help you and your family be more aware of how to keep safe when online.