E-Safety
E-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Twyning School. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any E-Safety incidents are recorded and managed. E-Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the E-Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
We highly reccomend NSPCC online workshops that have been delivered online for parents. Please follow the link below for further advice and guidance on how to keep our children safe online.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/
It’s essential to be realistic - banning the internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.
Search engines
Please note that no search engine is ever 100% safe but below provides some links to some “safer” search engines:
Research searching
Google offers a safer search option for children searching on the Internet. You can find out how to do this by downloading the instructions at the bottom of the page.
Image searching
Gaming
When children are accessing games via Xbox LIVE or Playstation etc, privacy settings can be set up. To read more, click here.
You can also search for the PEGI rating of games here.
CEOP
CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the logo, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online.
THINKUKNOW
The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre. Please click on the logo to take you to the main menu.
Internet Matters
Internet Matters is a new online portal designed for parents to access simple, easy and practical advice about online safety for their children, right through from pre-school to teens. It provides tips on protecting children from online grooming, cyberbullying, privacy and identity theft and inappropriate content. Internet Matters is a not-for profit organisation set up by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media. Click on the logo to access Internet Matters.
Please click on the links below for information and advice on e-safety:
