E-Safety at Husthwaite

The online world is rapidly developing and many of our children now have access to devices which enable them to connect to the internet, take images or video and communicate with others. While it is important not to obstruct them from developing skills from using these devices, it is essential that parents support their children in navigating the online world.

Some of the issues related to primary pupils using the internet are:

• Accessing inappropriate content on the internet
• Using ‘mature’ social networking sites, such as Facebook, and connecting with 
individuals they don’t know
• Being cyberbullied by others on the internet
• Using technology appropriately, e.g. webcams and cameras on mobile devices
• Sharing personal information with others they don’t know on the internet.
• Playing video games with adult rating, e.g. Call of Duty.

 

If you feel that your child is being groomed or abused online, then use the Child Exploitation Online Protection (CEOP) Centre’s reporting form: ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ 

THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE IS THAT PRIMARY-AGED CHILDREN CAN SPEAK TO A RESPONSIBLE ADULT IF THEY FEEL WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING RELATED TO THE INTERNET.

For further information about family filtering for home broadband  https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/articles/Parental-controls/ or other useful information for helping yhou to protect your child online https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/parents/

The resources on this page are to help pupils and parents to understand the risks and how to make devices safer to use.  Listed below are the monthly online-safety newsletters for further advice