E-Safety
At Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School we take E-safety very seriously.
The internet is an amazing tool that we encourage your child to use. It is important that we educate our children to become digitally literate. When we talk about e-safety, we are not just talking about the internet. We are talking about the use of computers, games consoles, mobile phones, televisions, tablets and many other things. Together we can guide our children to utilise the internet in a confident and enjoyable way. Let's ensure that they know how to leave a positive digital footprint.
Parents/Carers,
Please have a look through this website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ for advice and guidance for keeping your child safe online.
Watch the fun and educational videos.
You received a copy of the Vodafone magazine but please download a digital copy here and watch out for any updates.
http://www.vodafone.com/content/parents.html
Also access http://www.childinternetsafety.co.uk/ for some fantastic and current information about the internet.
Parent Info
Parent Info is a collaboration between The Parent Zone, which has been providing information and support to parents for a decade, and CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection command of the National Crime Agency. Parent Info provides high quality information to parents and carers about their children's wellbeing and resilience. Some of the content covers internet safety, but it all starts from the assumption that young people make little distinction between their online and offline lives and the issues for parents are often the same. The aim is to help parents help their children be discriminating, web-literate and resilient.
When should I report to CEOP?
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
CEOP help children stay safe online. Has someone acted inappropriately towards you online, or to a child you know?
You can report concerns to CEOP by following the link.
https://www.ceop.police.uk/Ceop-Report/
Cyber-Bullying
Click on the link https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/if-youre-being-bullied for information to help your child if they experience cyber bullying.
Share Aware
Click on https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware for a range of resources on keeping your child safe on the internet.
Parental Support Number: 0808 8005002
Parental Controls at home
The main 4 providers in the UK provide free parental controls. If you need help to set up filters at home and help to prevent age inappropriate content being accessed please click the link below.
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parental-controls
AVG produces informative free online booklets.
http://www.avg.com/ebooks/guide-for-parents#.VWxc7U3bL4Y
Internet Matters
Get age appropriate e-safety advice
Read our parental guides to apps and technology
Learn about children and social networking
http://www.internetmatters.org/
YouTube
Head to https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/youtube/# for information on how to keep children safe on YouTube and putting on privacy settings.
While YouTube kids is a safer alternative, it cannot be assumed that all content is harmless.
Roblox
Click on this link https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/esafety-news/parents-guide-to-roblox-and-how-your-kids-can-play-it-safely/ for information on how children can play Roblox safely and how to put in privacy settings. Roblox is a very popular game with children now, so it is important to help keep them as safe on it as they can be.
Nintendo Games
Remember it is important to be aware of what games your children play.
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Parents/Parents-642522.html