What is Online Safety?
Simply
keeping safe when online and using technology.
There are three main areas of risk
Content | Contact | Conduct |
Children being exposed to harmful, illegal or inappropriate material. | Children being subjected to harmful online interaction with others. | How children behave and interact themselves. |
Examples such as pornography, indecent images, ignoring age ratings on games, films. The list could go on..... | Examples such as grooming(an adult pretending to be a child), any form of cyber-bullying online through social media sites, email. Identity theft. The list could go on..... | Keeping their own information secure, being responsible for their own health and well-being(not spending excessive time online or gaming), considering their own digital footprint and online reputation.The list could go on..... |
At Willow Grove we aim to educate our children and empower them to ensure they stay safe and behave appropriately when online and would like to do the dame for the Parents and Careers.
If you are concerned about your child, please speak to us. You can also visit the Child Exploitation and Protection Service webpage for more information.
https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/
Here are some resources and guidance to provide more information on ways parents and carers can help to keep children safe.
A parents guide to understanding technology
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/a-parents-guide
How to use the Internet safely: (A guide for parents)
http://www.wisekids.org.uk/parents_internetsafetyguidelines.htm
Safe search engines for children
http://www.wisekids.org.uk/Kids_safe_search_engines.htm
Here are a few links to information about websites, games and apps that the children may use at home. Please click the links for detailed information and hints and tips.
Here is the link to all of them:
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/