Online Safety

Online Safety Lead ....... Jo McClarron

Welcome to the St Anne's Online Safety page. On this page you will find regular updates of what is happening with Online Safety in school, resource links for parents and students, and most importantly, news on how our students are learning to be safe.

Here at St Anne's, we take Online Safety issues very seriously. We ensure that our learners receive regular E-safety lessons. All staff receive regular E-safeguarding training and updates.

Useful Links for Parents

Advice by age:Younger children need different advice and guidance than older children. Older children need different advice and guidance than teens. It can be really difficult keeping up with everything that is online and what risks and issues may affect children of different ages, so on these pages there is some age-related advice and guidance for parents and carers:Pre-school - https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/0-5/6 - 10 year olds - https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/6-10/11 - 13 year olds - https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/11-13/14 plus - https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/14plus/Setting up devices:It can be difficult knowing all the different settings that are available on different devices to help protect children, this includes allowing or disallowing chat, friends, spending money, content filters and much more. On these pages you will find the details, as well as non-technical instructions, which will help you understand what is available to you and how to set up your child's devices.Gaming consoles and devices - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/gaming-consoles/Smartphones - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphones-and-other-devices/Broadband and mobile networks - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/broadband-mobile/Entertainment and search engines - https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment-search-engines/Safety/privacy settings on social media:With many children and young people using social media it is important to understand what features are available to you to help protect your children. This is also important because for the most part, all privacy settings are default off when a new account is created, but also because some social media providers change their features quite frequently, e.g. TikTok.Take a look at this link to see what is available to you and how to set up your child's social media. We would also advise doing this with your child so that you can discuss the features together.https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/social-media/GamingFinding good games, as well as knowing what is appropriate for the age of the child isn't easy, particularly when there can be lots of peer pressure to play the more popular games which are not always appropriate. Taming Gaming is a great resource for parents to find new games for children as well as lots of advice about content, suitability etc.https://www.taminggaming.com/

June 2024 news ........we have received the Online Safety Mark for the 3rd time

Read the report

Online Safety Policy 2024

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Computing statement ….

The staff at St Anne’s will ensure that all students in school remain safe in an increasing digital world.
This will be done in a variety of ways including teaching students how to stay safe, monitoring the use of computers/tablets, being available for students to come to with concerns and providing the level of support required for each student to access digital technology safely.
Students at St Anne’s will have access to computers/ tablets for their own learning in different curriculum areas and for leisure time where appropriate. Students will be issued with their own Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) if required depending on their age/ ability and computer usage.

CYBER PREVENT

LEGO Group launches ‘Build & Talk’ challenges to encourage families to talk about online safety

Account supervision for children and teenagers (Google)

The Screen Time Diet: Helping Your Teen Find The Balance With Tech

https://www.mytutor.co.uk/blog/the-screen-time-diet-helping-your-teen-find-the-balance-with-tech

Guide to Screen Addictions and Responsible Digital Use

https://www.comparethemarket.com/broadband/content/screen-usage-guide

Thinkuknow Parents Helpsheets

Thinkuknow website for guidance and support with keeping children safe online.

Useful Links :-

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.getsafeonline.org/

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

Useful Videos:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjYrxzSe3DU

THE KEY - a safeguarding hub that allows your parents to access interactive guidance on setting up parental controls on their child’s devices, as well as guidance on apps like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram and more. Visit......

https://parenthub.thekeysupport.com?uuid=18440e27-8dc9-426c-930e-f1d227fcb3e2

USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

YGAM - Young People's Gambling Harm Prevention Programme

Online Resource Pack for Parents - 2022

Sexual Abuse Online

10 tips to help your child stay safe online

Keep your child safe on TikTok

Keep your child safe from cyber-flashing

Social Media Guidance

Download #DITTO - an on line E-Safety magazine, alternatively visit the website below

http://www.esafety-adviser.com/latest-newsletter/

Useful links

Please click on the logo's to access the information.

Parent Zone

Parents and carers - Safer Internet Centre

Advice about key esafety topics like social networking, as well as how-to guides for setting up filters and parent settings.

Online Safety

Helpful advice and tools you can use to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.

Home Turn SafeSearch on or off - Search Help

SafeSearch can help you block inappropriate or explicit images from your Google Search results. The SafeSearch filter isn't 100% accurate, but it helps you avoid most adult content.

Key Stage 2 Safe Search engine website for children

Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre.

We protect children from harm online and offline, directly through NCA led operations and in partnership with local and international agencies.

Thinkuknow

Come in to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what’s good, what’s not and what you can do about it.