On-Line Safety

With the constant changes with technology it is very difficult to keep up-to-date with what your child might be doing online and what you can do to best support them. The information below is not an exhaustive guide but it is a starting point as to what you can do to support your child whilst at the same time having open lines of communication so that they are able to talk to you if something if worrying them.

Child Safety Checklist

• Check and adjust the controls.

Adjust the parental controls on your broadband and internet-enabled devices, depending on your child’s age. Your broadband provider can tell you how. Find out how to setup safe search in Google by going to https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/510?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

• Talk to your child.

Stay interested in what they’re doing online and discuss what they might have come across. Don’t be afraid to tackle difficult subjects like cyberbulling and sexting. They will be discussing these topics with their teachers in their PDC lessons and we will let you know when we discuss a certain topic so that you can follow this up with your child.

• Privacy matters.

Children feel that if they have lots of likes online or many friends then this can make them seem more popular. It is actually just putting them at more risks as many people will now have their details. To support them make sure they set high privacy settings on social networks. Encourage them to regularly change their passwords and never to share or put online any of their personal details like phone number, address or their school.

• Help them to think about what they post.

Once you post something online it is their forever and cannot be deleted and can have an impact on our wider life. Remind them that they should only post things online that they wouldn’t mind you, their teacher or a future employer seeing. This is particularly the case at the moment with lots of political agendas going back and forth and they can quickly fall into a trap that might be seen as inflammatory.

• Stay safe on the move.

Make sure safety and privacy settings are activated on their mobile devices and they aren’t sharing private information. Be aware that using public WiFi might not filter inappropriate content, so look for friendly WiFi symbols when you’re out and about.

 

Please click here for information on how to keep children safe online during the summer holidays

The poster is a reminder of how we can support our children and young people access the internet safely.

We are here for you if you need support.

The Safeguarding Team

safeguarding@bemrose.derby.sch.uk

View the poster here

Online Safety

Attached are guidelines from Thinkuknow : keeping your child safe online while they are off school please click of the links below to view:

Parents / Carer of primary students please click hereParents / Carer of Secondary students please click here