Online Safety
Online safety
Join with us as we aim to achieve National Online Safety Certified Community Accreditation.
The internet is amazing. Children can play, learn, create and connect - opening up a whole world of exciting possibilities. But with the digital world changing all the time, how can you make sure your child’s staying safe? - NSPCC
It is important that we understand enough about the Internet to keep our children safe from harm but it is equally important that we equip our children with the skills they need to keep themselves safe so they can experience the Internet positively and responsibly.
At High Oakham Primary School, we are committed to safeguarding and protecting staff and children in relation to online safety and using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.
High Oakham's commitment to keeping pupils safe online
We subscribe to National Online Safety which is a multi-award winning digital training provider with extensive resources in online safety, developed in line with the Department of Education’s statutory requirements. It's CPD accredited courses and educational resources support UK schools in educating the whole school community in online safety, including all school staff, senior leaders, teachers and parents, on how to make the internet a safer place for children.
National Online Safety provides not just our staff, but our parents and carers too, with a plethora of resources and knowledge to keep us informed. Knowing that we have an external body of the quality of NOS supplementing our comprehensive internal digital safety programme ensures that we keep abreast of what is a continually changing digital landscape.
We encourage our parents and carers to download the free mobile app and to login to NOS through our school specific link below, to access training, explainer videos, weekly guides and further resources by creating a parent account.
http://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/high-oakham-primary-school
We join with NOS in sharing their #WakeUpWednesday hints and tips every Wednesday through Class Dojo and our school #WakeUpWednesday padlet as a further regular update for parents and staff. These 'need to knows' are relevant and current and online safety focussed.
Click here or scan the QR code to access our #WakeUpWednesday Padlet
Our E-safety policy sets out how we will do this through specified teaching and learning, training and updating, data security and the proper use of equipment and digital content. We aim to ensure that updated support and guidance is offered and signposted to all staff, governors, pupils and families and the wider school school community through our website and social media platforms. We link with local organisations such as the police and healthcare sector and also local schools and businesses to promote the safe and purposeful use of today's technologies in line with the curriculum and what we know about life as a child intoday's world. We take advice from the Local Authority safeguarding board and organisations such as NSPCC, National Online Safety, Safer Internet Centre and Thinkuknow in conjunction with CEOP (child exploitation and online protection command).
At High Oakham Primary School, we have a Computing team led by Mrs Phillips, Miss Walker and a governor responsible for online safety alongside Mrs Astle who is a CEOP ambassador with a passion for safeguarding children while encouraging healthy use of technology.
SAFER INTERNET DAY 2022
Safer Internet Day 2022 will be celebrated at High Oakham Primary School and globally on Tuesday 8th February 2022 with the theme ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. From gaming and chat, to streaming and video, young people are shaping the interactive entertainment spaces they are a part of. Safer Internet Day 2022 celebrates young people’s role in creating a safer internet, whether that is whilst gaming and creating content, or interacting with their friends and peers.
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. Safer Internet Day 2022 is on 8th February and will be celebrated with the theme ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe
To help you talk to your children about having a positive and safe time online, a pack was created for parents and carers, including conversation starters, a factsheet, family pledge card and more!
Click here for resources for parents and carers and see below for a You Tube film about starting a conversation with your child about this year's theme.
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How safe are the sites, apps and games your child uses?
NSPCC
Run in partnership with O2, Net Aware offers parents useful information about each social network, including the age guidance for users.
Visit Net Aware here for your guide to the social networks your children use.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Fortnite is a hugely popular game to play amongst older children and adults alike.
Click on the image below for an 'all you need to know' article.
Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today's digital world
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Talk to someone about online safety
If you have any concerns regarding online safety, please come and see Mrs Phillips or Mrs Astle at school - please remember that we, as professionals have a duty of care to safeguard young people and their families and if we cannot help you, then we will direct you to someone who can.
Whether you want to set up parental controls, adjust privacy settings or get advice on social networks, experts from the free O2 & NSPCC helpline are here to help.
We talk to children about crossing the road, bullying and speaking to strangers. But what about staying safe in the digital world?
Having regular conversations about what your child is doing online - just like you would their day at school - is the best way to keep them safe.
You'll be able to spot any problems, encourage them to come to you if they’re worried and make sure they know what’s ok to share online - and what’s not.
Click here for more support and guidance relating to supporting your children to stay safe online.
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