Online Safety
At St Mary’s Lewisham Church of England Primary School, the safety and wellbeing of our children is paramount. We recognise that technology is an important part of modern life and offer valuable opportunities for learning, creativity and communication. However, we also understand that the online world includes many risks.
Online safety is therefore an integral part of our safeguarding responsibilities. We are committed to teaching children how to use technology safely, responsibly and rerespectfully, both in school and at home, and to working in close partnership with parents and carers.
How we promote online safety in school
Online safety is taught as part of our Computing curriculum and is reinforced regularly through assemblies, class discussions and wider safeguarding. Teaching is age-appropriate and revisited throughout a child’s time at St Mary’s. In school, we:
- Teach children how to stay safe online and recognise potential risks
- Promote respectful, responsible and kind behaviour when using technology
- Reinforce the importance of protecting personal information
- Use filtered and monitored internet access
- Encourage children to speak to a trusted adult if anything they see or experience online makes them feel worried, uncomfortable or unsafe
Online Safety Rules for Pupils
- I will ask permission from a member of staff before using the Internet and I will only access educational sites.
- I will respect the privacy of others by not looking at their files or documents.
- I will not bring memory sticks into school unless I have permission.
- I will only contact people that my teacher has approved.
- Any messages I send will be polite and sensible.
- I will not give my private details to anyone unless my parent, carer or teacher has given permission.
- To help protect other pupils and myself, I will tell a teacher if I see anything I am unhappy with or I receive messages I do not like.
- I understand that the school may check my computer files and may monitor the Internet sites I visit.
National Online Safety - Guides for Parents and Carers
These handy provide a summary of some of the most popular children's online Apps and Games as well as some of the risks to look out for.
Internet Service Provider links
BT Broadband Internet Safety
http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/internet/stay-safe-with-bt-parental-controls-11363887238413_
Virgin Media Internet Safety
http://my.virginmedia.com/discover/broadband/your-broadband/protect-family/safetynet.html
O2 Online Safety
http://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety
Sky Broadband Internet Safety
http://help.sky.com/security/stay-safe-online/protect-your-children-online
Vodafone
http://parents.vodafone.com/
Talk Talk
http://help2.talktalk.co.uk/supersafe-boost-overview
EE Online Safety
http://ee.co.uk/our-company/corporate-responsibility/keeping-children-safe-online
XBox Family Settings
https://support.xbox.com/en-GB/browse/xbox-one/security
Playstation Online Safety
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/get-help/playstation-safety/
Go Compare
https://www.gocompare.com/broadband/parental-controls/
Online Safety Rules for Pupils
- I will ask permission from a member of staff before using the Internet and I will only access educational sites.
- I will respect the privacy of others by not looking at their files or documents.
- I will not bring memory sticks into school unless I have permission.
- I will only contact people that my teacher has approved.
- Any messages I send will be polite and sensible.
- I will not give my private details to anyone unless my parent, carer or teacher has given permission.
- To help protect other pupils and myself, I will tell a teacher if I see anything I am unhappy with or I receive messages I do not like.
- I understand that the school may check my computer files and may monitor the Internet sites I visit.