St John's Church of England Primary School

Online Safety

Online Safety in School

Safe and responsible use of the internet is something which is of the utmost importance as children are spending more and more time on line. It is important that we educate them in how to stay safe . Online safety is a key part of our curriculum for both Computing and Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE); please see our curriculum pages for further information on this.

During our Healthy Schools Week in October, all the children have an  online safety sessions exploring content most relevant to their age group. This is followed up with further coverage every year as part of our Computing curriculum.

To support keeping children safe online in school, we currently use a robust firewall and filtering system, 'Fortigate', monitored by Network Connect. This ensures we provide the safest online environment possible for all pupils.

At St John's, we know how important staying safe is, and we know you’re always keen to promote ways to stay safe at home too, so please do take an active approach at home to promote your child’s online safety.

Online Safety for Parents

Below are links to useful websites to help keep you and your family safe online:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-keeping-children-safe-online

KS1 search engine – www.alarms.org/kidrex/

KS2 search engine – www.swiggle.co.uk

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents

www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

www.internetmatters.org/

www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

 https://www.tamesidesafeguardingchildren.org.uk/

http://vodafonedigitalparenting.co.uk/