Please see below several useful leaflets, posters and resources giving an outline of what we all can do to ensure the safety of our children online.
As part of the school's commitment to E-safety - all staff have been trained in how to safely use the web and regular lessons will be held for all children to encourage them to safely use the internet.
Keeping Safe Online whilst Home Learning
It is vital that whilst learning from home, children are kept safe online. ThinkUKnow provides useful information about managing online safety in the home and gives practical resources you can use to help children recognise the importance of being safe when using technologies in the home. Please follow the links through to access these resources.
You can also find a useful parent help sheet from ThinkUKknow and a resource for managing unwanted behaviour online from Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership here:
Resources for Children
The Safer Internet Centre has fantastic resources for children, parents and educators. Follow the link below for a huge range of child friendly games, quizzes and information.
Think SMART
Useful Information
Ditto Magazine Special Summer Holiday Edition
Parent Guide Playstation devices
Parent Guide XBox and Xbox 360
Social Networking Parent Leaflet
Cyberbullying
Cyber bullying is any form of bullying which takes place online or through smartphones and tablets. Social networking sites, messaging apps, gaming sites and chat rooms such as Facebook, XBox Live, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and other chat rooms can be great fun and a positive experience. But what do you do when things go wrong?
Take a look at this useful resource for identifying cyberbullying and some pro-active steps you can take to prevent and tackle it.
Share Aware
The internet is constantly changing, and it can be hard to keep up with the latest apps and trends. It can be particularly tricky for parents of children aged 8-12. That’s the age when children start doing more online, becoming more independent and using different devices. To reassure you, and give you the information and advice you’ll need to keep your child safe online, check out the guide below. The internet’s an amazing place, so we want to help your child to get the most out of it, and to do that safely. The guidance is actually really simple - it’s all about talking to your child, getting the family involved, and finding out what you can do.
Messenger Acronyms
These are acronyms that may be used by children as a shorthand manner of communicating warnings whilst messenging.
Below are some of the more common:
BF/GF...............Boyfriend/Girlfriend
BRB..................Be right back
CD9..................Code 9: Parents around!
(L)MIRL............(Let's) meet in real life
MOS.................Mum (looking) over shoulder
P911.................Parent emergency
PAW.................Parents are watching
PIR...................Parent in room
POS..................Parent over shoulder
PRW.................Parents are watching
Glossary of IT Terms
Unsure about any of the terminology used on the site? Here is some useful information including a glossary of IT terms.
