Keeping children safe when using technology both at home and in school is vital, which is the reason why e-safety is taught as part of our Computing and PSHE curriculums throughout school. Knowledge and understanding is further enhanced by participation in events throughout the year such as Anti-Bullying Week and Safer Internet Day.
At Westoe Crown, we are delighted to play an active part in keeping our children safe online.
As a school community, we have a good knowledge and understanding of the risks facing children when using online, digital technology, but we also recognise the significant benefits of being able to access digital technology, placing safety at the forefront of our minds.
Use this page to stay up to date with technological changes and discover how to mitigate any new risks that emerge as a result of this ever-changing digital world.
What is Online Safety?
Online Safety encompasses Internet technologies and electronic communications.
It highlights the need to educate pupils about the benefits and risks of using technology and provides safeguards and awareness for users to enable them to control their online experience.
The Schools’ Online Safety Policy reflects the need to raise awareness of the safety issues associated with electronic communications as a whole.
Effective Online Safety provisions must include:
– Responsible ICT use by all staff and students;
– Education of all staff, students, governors and parents;
– Implementation of our Online Safety Policy;
– Safe and secure internet provision and monitoring.
Our Online Safety Policy has been written by the school to outline the process and procedures adopted within Westoe Crown to keep pupils, staff and visitors in school safe. This can be downloaded in the ‘Policies’ section of this website.
What can you do as a parent to ensure your child is safe online?
Click here to view a quick guide to useful websites with Online Safety advice
Click here to view the ThinkYouKnow parent guide to keeping your children safe online while they are not in school
Click here to view a parent guide for helping children express themselves safely online
Click here to view a wide selection of free parent guides for a wide range of online apps, sites, games and other trends
What Parents and Carers Need to Know about…
Discord Facebook Facebook Messenger Fifa Fortnite Gaming, Streamers And Influencers HiPal Influencers Instagram Minecraft Omegle Roblox Rocket League Snapchat Squid Game Telegram TikTok Twitch VR WhatsApp Wizz X(formally known as Twitter) YouTube
Safety Tips
Supporting Children To Deal With Upsetting Content
Parental Controls
NSPCC Parental Control Guidance
Using And Reviewing Parent Controls
Setting Up Parental Controls On New Devices
Android:
Android Parental Controls for Apps
Android Parental Controls to Limit Age Inappropriate Content
Android Parental Controls for Privacy
iPhone:
iPhone Parental Controls for Apps
iPhone Parental Controls to Limit Age-Inappropriate Content
iPhone Parental Controls for Privacy
iPad:
What You Need To Know About Ipads
Google Chromebooks:
Setting Boundaries and Keeping Children Safe
Setting Boundaries Around Gaming
Monitoring and Reporting
www.ceop.police.uk – CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) is a law enforcement agency dedicated to keeping children and young people safe from sexual abuse, exploitation and online grooming. The CEOP Education website also has information and advice to help keep children safe if something has happened online.
PEGI.info – Guidance on the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) website for advice on the age ratings of games
Report and Remove – https://www.iwf.org.uk/our-technology/report-remove/
www.reportharmfulcontent.com – If you’ve experienced or witnessed harm online this website can help. Report Harmful Content can help you to report harmful content online by providing up to date information on community standards and direct links to the correct reporting facilities across multiple platforms. They also have an area on their site dedicated to children which can be found here: Report Harmful Content Children’s site.
Qustodio App Features include:
- Content & app filtering
- Activity monitoring
- Set device time limits
- Location tracking (Premium)
- Track calls & SMS for Android and iOS (Premium)
- Reports, alerts & SOS notifications (Premium)
Screen Time Advice
Screen Time Advice from internetmatters.org