St Michael’s C of E Infant SchoolOnline Safety for Parents
Department for Education: Child Internet Safety
On the Pupils' area on our website there are websites children can look at to teach them how to be safe online.
As children grow up in an increasingly digital world, they need to be aware of the risks they face online. Everyone can play a part in keeping children safe and the internet industries have a particular responsibility to create tools and information to help.' - DfE Website
At home
There are many ways which you can help your child use the Internet and other online devices safely. Monitoring what your child accesses online and helping them choose appropriate websites is crucial. Parental controls can be used online and on televisions to help children avoid any inappropriate content. However, these are not completely reliable and therefore it is also vital that you talk to your child and make them aware of what to do in case inappropriate content appears.
Here are some fact sheets which you may find useful -
Websites to help you discuss internet safety with your child -
Parents homepage (thinkuknow.co.uk)
Online Safety Leaflets & resources - Internet Matters
Parents and carers resource sheet - Childnet
Parents and Carers | Safer Internet Centre
At school
At school we have high security filters to stop children accessing inappropriate websites. We also use 'Hector's World' and in the corner of the screen there is always Hector the Dolphin which children know to click if anything unsuitable appears. This blacks out the screen immediately so that children can then call over an adult to solve the problem.
Here are some helpful websites for parents:
http://www.childnet.com/resources/know-it-all-for-parents
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/parents/
Please see our 'policies tab' for our Online Safety Policy