St Catherine Of Siena Catholic Primary School
Online Safety
The internet is an important part of our world and it is used daily for a variety of purposes. Technology is changing rapidly and it is important that we ensure our children access these safely, at school and at home.
Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at St Catherine's. 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 through our Rising Stars Online Safety scheme of work. This allows statements from UK Council for Internet Safety's (UKCIS) framework Education for a Connected World to be taught effectively and to explain and demonstrate 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.
Useful Websites
The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:
- BBC Own It - advice for children on online safety.
- Child Protection Company: eSafety Course for Parents - by taking the Parent eSafety course, you can work with your child to keep them safe on the internet and learn more about eSafety yourself as a parent.
- Childnet International - for primary children.
- Childnet International - for teachers and professionals.
- Facebook Safety Centre - guides to Facebook settings.
- GetNetWise
- Internet Matters - a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
- Internet Watch Foundation - the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
- National Online Safety - online safety education for the whole school community.
- NSPCC - keeping children safe online.
- Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) - report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you've found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.
- ThinkUKnow - learning resource for children.
- Transl8it
- UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls - how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.
Click here to look at parent guides regarding (these are continually updated):
- Adopt me!
- Age Ratings
- Amazon Prime
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing
- Crtical Thinking
- Cryptocurrency
- Discord
- Esports
- Fortnite
- Game Age Ratings
- Influencer Marketing
- In-game Chat
- Live streaming
- Pressure to spend
- Roblox
- Snapchat
- TikTok