Online Safety

Internet Safety

Rules for your safety

• Never give out any personal information such as our full name, address, phone numbers or school name.
• Only use a computer when an adult is nearby.
• Tell your parents or the teacher right away if you come across anything that upsets you or makes you feel uncomfortable.
• Never send a picture of yourself to a person that you don’t know, or haven’t met.
• Never arrange to meet someone whom you have met through the Internet even if you think you know them well or they seem really nice.
• Never give out your passwords to anyone (even your best friends) other than you parents.
• Don’t fill out forms online without asking your parents or a teacher first.
• Check with your parents or teacher before downloading anything as it could damage the computer.

Who can you tell if you’re worried?

A parent
A teacher
A friend

Or report it to CEOP:

Government CEOP link. www.ceop.gov.uk/reportabuse/index.asp

Clicking this button will take you straight to the CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection) website. There you will be able to get more information about internet safety: including cyberbullying, hacking and viruses. You can speak to trained advisers and report anything you are worried about…

NSPCC information for parents how to keep children safe online. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

Think U Know produce some handy guides for parents about how to keep children safe online. Just follow the link: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents 

Safety Tips for Parents – NOS

National Online Safety (follow them on Twitter @natonlinesafety) produce up-to-date guides relating to specific things affecting children online. They are very informative and well worth a read. Click the links below to download recent guides – we will add more as and when they become available. Please get in touch if there’s any in particular you would like: