E-Safety
E Safety in school
The internet is a powerful tool which we use to enrich children's experience of learning. It is increasingly an essential part of everyday life and work and we take our responsiblity to teach children to use the internet effectively but also safely, very seriously. The online world does not stop at 3:20pm and so we work with parents to support them in keeping all our children safe online. These pages contain some information to help parents with internet safety.
Safer Schools App
This is an amazing resource for parents and pupils alike.
There is a loads of information about different games and apps the children might be using (e.g. TikTok, Roblox, Fortnight, SnapChat etc) and what parents need to know about them. It also has information from the different wifi providers about how to set up parental controls and filters. There is even a section on getting your first phone and things parents need to know - just in case Santa is feeling generous this year!
We strongly recommend you have a look at it and make sure you are doing all you can to keep your children are safe online. The school codes you need are on the last slide of the powerpoint below:
Useful Links
As you might expect, much of the information about internet safety is online. Here are some of the best links to information.
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
Worried about your teenagers? This website is specifically designed to support teeneagers to spot and avoid abusive relationships - it goes beyond e-safety, but we thought some families might find this useful. http://thisisabuse.direct.gov.uk/
Worried about MOMO? See the leaflet below for helpful advice:
Internet Use in School
At school, children use the internet via Leeds City Council's Internet Service Provider contract. This comes with inbuilt firewall and suitability protections. Children use DB Primary as a Learning Platform via their individual user names and passwords which are unique to them. They can log in from this website. School provides regular teaching and support for the approriate use if the internet both in and out of school. All activity on the Learning Platform can be monitored and children can report inappropriate content by 'blowing the golden whistle' which is a symbol in the corner of each screen. All activity is linked to a child's username and account and you can see the username of any account by hovering over the picture (even if the user has given themselves a different nickname). All KS2 children must now sign an Acceptable Use Policy which is available to view here. Parents of children in KS1 must sign the permission to use the internet form included in the starter pack.