Online Safety at Christ the King RC Primary School 

This week we will be joining schools across the UK in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2023. Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology, which calls on young people, parents, carers, teachers and more, to join together in helping to create a better internet, a safer internet for our children. 

At Christ the King, we continually. throughout the school year, look at how we can keep children safe online. This week we will spend some time looking at respectful online relationships and how children can use the internet safely and still have fun...... 

Here is also a link to parent resources from  Safer Internet Day 2023

At Christ the King, we want to keep children safe online wherever they are and we know the importance of home and school partnerships in achieving this. 

Below are some very quick and useful guidance and support documents (1 page) from National Online Safety on the common online apps children may be using at home. This important information includes age restrictions and possible inappropriate content. Click on each app below for further information. 

Using YouTube Using Fortnite  Using Snapchat  Using TikTok  Using WhatsApp

Helpful Links for Parents

The website above contains the most up to date guidance and support on how to keep your child safe online. It includes age restrictions for many popular apps and includes what content is available to your child when using these apps. 

Click on the image above for importance guidance and support on the safe use of social media.

Further support can be found on the websites below. 

• Support for parents and carers to keep children safe online, which outlines resources to help keep children safe from different risks online and where to go to find support and advice
   
• guidance on staying safe online which includes information on security and privacy settings
• Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
• Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Internet matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
• UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services

National Online Safety

NOS produce guides every Wednesday focus on specific platforms/risks which parents/adults should be aware of.  You can access Parent's Guides such as Fornite, Instagram, WhatsApp and many others and you can sign up to WakeUpWednesday emails for future information.

Helpful Links for Pupils

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