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:

PEGI Ratings

Parents' information by Moshi Monsters 

Herts Police Online Safety

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).

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.