Safer Internet Day How can we keep children

Safer Internet Day How can we keep children safe at St John’s?

Hear from children about why they want to be kept safe online.

What does your child love doing online? What devices do they use? The online world can be exciting and inspiring. It has lots of opportunities to offer young people. However, it is important to manage and minimise the associated risks.

Risks

• Children need to be aware of the impact that their online activity can have on both themselves and other people, and the digital footprint that they create on the internet. Conduct • It’s easy to feel anonymous online and it’s important that children are aware of who is able to view, and potentially share, the information that they have posted. • When using the internet, it’s important to keep personal information safe and not share it with strangers.

• Some online content is not suitable for children and may be hurtful or harmful. This is true for content accessed and viewed via social networks, online games, blogs and websites. Content • It’s important for children to consider the reliability of online material and be aware that it might not be true or written with a bias. • There can be legal consequences for using or downloading copyrighted content, without seeking the author’s permission.

Contact • It is important for children to realise that new friends made online may not be who they say they are and that once a friend is added to an online account, you may be sharing your personal information with them.

Cyberbullying • Cyberbullying is bullying which takes place online or using technology. It is important that young people know what to do if they or their friends are the victims of cyberbullying. • Cyberbullying can happen in many different ways including unkind messages or comments, the sharing of embarrassing photos or exclusion from group chats.

Advice

Conversation starters

Look at filters on individual devices and from mobile and internet providers

Familiarise yourself with safety and privacy settings on the services your family uses.

Get involved with your child’s life online. Learn about the apps, games and devices they use.

Here are some age ratings of apps used by children at St John’s taken from Net Aware.

Reporting • The school will inform parents/ carers of any incidents of concerns as and when required. • Parents should inform the school of all online safety incidents.

What we do at school to tackle online safety • Appropriate filtering and monitoring within school • Curriculum coverage of online safety • Our school’s policies • Behaviour policy • Safeguarding policy • Online safety policy • Acceptable use policy

Acceptable Use Policy The key responsibilities of parents and carers are: • Reading the school’s AUP, encouraging their children to adhere to them, and adhering to themselves where appropriate. • Discussing online safety issues with their children, supporting the school in their online safety approaches, and reinforcing appropriate safe online behaviours at home. • Role modelling safe and appropriate uses of technology and social media. • Identifying changes in behaviour that could indicate that their child is at risk of harm online. • Seeking help and support from the school, or other appropriate agencies, if they or their child encounters online problems or concerns. • Contributing to the development of the school’s online safety policies. • Using school systems safely and appropriately. • Taking responsibility for their own awareness and learning in relation to the opportunities and risks posed by new and emerging technologies.

Questions • If you have any questions, please attend the Microsoft teams session at 4 pm on Tuesday 9 th February (Safer Internet Day).

On the school website underneath ‘Our School’ we have a section on E-Safety. Here you can find further information from organisations and the Df. E. https: //www. stjohnskeynsham. co. uk/our-school/ Resources Other resources www. childnet. com www. thinkuknow. co. uk/parents www. internetmatters. org/ www. net-aware. org. uk/ www. ceop. police. uk/safety-centre/