Digital Safety: Staying Safe Online | Langham CofE Primary School

CALLING ALL INTERNET LEGENDS!

Thank you to Google and Parentzone for bringing the internet legends team to Langham CE Primary School. Great fun was had by all and we all became internet legends who know how to keep safe online!

Follow the link below which leads to the internet legends website to find some wonderful top tips to help families stay safe online.

https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/safetycenter/families/legends/

An active online experience is now a fundamental part of our children's lives, both in and outside school. Building a digitally resilient school community and teaching our children to be safe online is just as important as road safety or stranger danger. Below is an introduction to the concepts of digital safety which can be used as talking points with your child, together with signposts to further resources.

The WWW Approach - do you know WHO your child is talking to online, WHAT they’re doing online and WHERE they’re going online ?

The GOLDen Rules - Ground rules, Online safety, Location, Dialogue

CEOP videos - 'Lee Kim' suitable for 5-7 yrs, 'Jigsaw' suitable for 8-10 yrs, The Parent and Carer Guide to the Internet.

CEOP factsheets - Cyberbullying, Grooming, Inappropriate websites

Do you know? The internet can take you anywhere .....(a short information video)

Klicksafe - Where is Klaus? (a short information video)

PEGI - Pan European Game Information (check your child's game rating)

Vodafone Digital Parenting Guides

Texting abbreviations and symbols - information sheet - do you know what they mean?

Jargon Buster - to help you understand the terms you might not be familiar with!

There are many resources online to help you make the internet a safe and rewarding place for your children. Links below:

Parent Info - a collaboration between CEOP(Child Exploitation and Online Protection) and Parentzone

Child Exploitation & Online Protection (CEOP) tackles child abuse on the internet. This website also allows parents and young people to make reports of abuse online.

Commonsensemedia - this website gives you reviews of new games/apps

Think You Know - provides information and advice for children, parents, teachers and other education professionals

ChildLine - private and confidential counselling services for children and young people up to the age of 19. Call 0800 1111

Childnet International - works in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a safe place for children. The Childnet website hosts a range of information and resources for young people, parents and carers on e-safety

Digizen - provides resources and information on responsible digital citizenship including guidance on cyberbullying and social networking

Kid Smart - hosts fun games and activities for children as well as internet safety advice for parents and carers

Parent Zone

Safeguarding in School

If you have any safeguarding concerns about anything that has happened in school, or any worries you think we should be aware of please speak with the School's Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mrs Diane Rowland (Headteacher) or Mrs Suzanne Coughlan (Deputy Headteacher)