Online Safety Links

Online Safety Links

Online Safety is an important part of safeguarding children. As part of our broad curriculum, we teach and empower children to understand how to be safe and behave appropriately online. We recognise that school and parents /carers work in partnership to ensure children remember and apply what they have learnt to stay safe online.

We know that children increasingly use devices with access to the internet (phones, tablets, games consoles). With this in mind, we want to share some useful links on keeping children safe online.

National Online Safety Resources

Here are some other links which parents/carers might also find useful: NSPCC Online Safety https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

For advice on reporting and blocking, socialising online and the considerations on online gaming, download the resource available via this link:

Topic – Online Safety and Gaming | SWGfL

YouTube

To create a YouTube account you need to be 13+.  However, you don’t need an account to watch videos on the platform. Parents/carers have expressed concerns about the inappropriate content of some of the videos posted. For advice on YouTube visit https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-blog/how-to-keep-your-child-safe-on-youtube/

Fortnite. In the UK, the Video Standards council rate   Fortnite as PEGI 12 because it has frequent scenes of mild violence; it is not considered  appropriate for first school aged children.  Internetmatters.org has published a guide to understanding Fortnight and its terms.

Roblox

The NSPCC offer tips on keeping children safe on Roblox. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-blog/roblox/

The NSPCC also provides useful information on setting Parental Controls on your home devices.

If you need any further information or support with keeping children safe online, please contact the school.

Guidance and advice on how to keep children safe online: