Keeping Children Safe Online - E-Safety
The internet is such an integral part of children's lives these days. It opens up so many educational and social opportunities, giving them access to, quite literally, a world of information and experiences.
Whether on a computer at school, a laptop at home, a games console or mobile phone, children and young people are increasingly accessing the internet whenever they can and wherever they are.
As you would protect your child in the real world, you will want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing. Like learning to cross the road, online safety skills are skills for life. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet and stay safe whilst doing so – particularly from those people who might seek them out to harm them.
So, how can you protect your child online?
If parents and carers understand the internet and understand what the risks are, there are a number of things they can do that will make their children safer online.
Make your home E-Safe by following the guidance from the NSPCC and East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership (ESSCP) linked below.
To report a concern and find out more about Operation Encompass, please see the document below.
Reporting a Concern-CEOP and Operation Encompass.pdf
ESSCP - Online Safety Guidance for Parents and Carers
How can school help children stay safe online?
The importance of Online Safety is discussed throughout the year in every year group. This is supported by our Year 6 Digital Leaders, Online Safety Days and ongoing class discussions in Computing lessons. Below is the Online Safety scheme of work we follow through Purple Mash: