eSafety
What is eSafety?
Just as you would protect your child in the real world, you want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing online too. Like learning to cross the road, online safety skills are skills for life. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet whilst staying safe.
Herts for Learning online safety newsletter
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) is the UK’s national centre dedicated to protecting children from harm both online and offline. CEOP advises children and parents/carers via the following organisations:
- CEOP’s Thinkuknow education initiative aims to empower children and young people to enjoy online technologies safely.
- Parent Info is a collaboration between CEOP and Parent Zone to provide support and advice to parents, with contributions from the leading experts and organisations in matters related to young people and families in a digital world.
Visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents to view the ‘Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’ and access the information and guidance on how to keep your family safe online. Please see the Thinkuknow guides at the bottom of this page.
Additional information for parents
eSafety information & training videos
Google online safety tips
The Games Rating Authority explains the age rating labels on computer games:
Parents' information by Moshi Monsters
How to report an eSafety incident on the internet
The simplest way to report an incident is through contacting the Child Exploittaion and Online Protection Centre (CEOP).
If pupils are receiving chain emails, they can be forwarded to esafety@stpaulswalden.herts.sch.uk.
Pupils are encourages to report concerns about cyberbullying to school staff.
Useful Resources
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Online Safety Policy.pdf | |||
T2M1351AgeRestrictionsforSocialMediaPlatformsPoster_ver_1.pdf | |||
Thinkuknow factsheet for parents_Grooming.pdf | |||
Thinkuknow factsheet for parents_Reporting to CEOP.pdf | |||
Thinkuknow factsheet for parents_Using parental controls.pdf | |||
Thinkuknow factsheet for parents_Worried your child has shared too much online.pdf | |||
Thinkuknow factsheet for parents_Worried your child will see something inappropriate online.pdf |