Online Safety Advice and Guidance
At St. Mary’s we use the 2Be Curriculum from Purple Mash to help keep our children safe online.
It is so important that we understand how to keep ourselves safe. We need to keep safe online, whilst we are out and about and help each other to be safe and happy. We have theme weeks eg Anti-Bullyng Week, Black History Month, Water Safety, Road Safety, Stranger Danger, Pantasaurus, Mini-Medics and much more. Parent information evenings are led by children. Have a look at some pictures on our Online Safety and Keeping me Safe section under Kid’s Zone
We are always here to help and we teach keeping safe in a variety of ways throughout our whole school year and in all aspects of our curriculum. Our world is such a wonderful place of diversity and we celebrate this and accept each other. We must be kind to each other and to animals as stewards of creation. Use our hands and voices for doing good. A smile costs nothing and will make someone’s day. If someone isn’t treating you in the way in which you would like to be treated, always tell an adult you trust. If you ever feel unsafe, uncomfortable or worried, speak to a family member you trust or any adult in school.
Prevent Duty Information and Guides
Online Support for Parents
Have a look at the NSPCC information below to support your knowledge of keeping children safe online:
First and foremost, please look, check and note what your child is watching and engaging with online. We are deeply concerned that games may seem innocent when you might be checking in but the content is not always appropriate. Videos made with such games are also inappropriate with voice over conversations and comments, of which you would most likely not want your child exposed to.
No child in our school should have any access to Tik Tok. If your child has this app, please remove it as a matter of safeguarding.
Please download our Safer School App, where you will receive alerts about current online safeguarding issues and trends to be mindful of. Thank you.
Leaflets Available from School
Leaflets on esafety advice for you and your child are available from the entrance to our school. Please feel free to take some or ask in school for support if you have any concerns at all. We can offer you advice on parental controls and other ways in which you can keep your child safe online and when using social media. We hold annual Internet safety safeguarding workshops for parents but please pop in and see us for advice if you have any concerns at all. We are always happy to help.
Useful Websites
Please look at the links below where you will find age appropriate content for you to look at with your child:
- CEOP - eSafety Website
- Thinkuknow - eSafety Website for Infant Children
- Thinkuknow - eSafety Website for Junior Children
- Childline
- The Parent Zone
- UK Safer Internet Centre - Parental Support Website for Keeping Children Safe
- Vodafone Digital Parenting Online Magazine
Helpful Posters
