Staying Safe Online

The online world is posing an ever-increasing risk to children, and it is important that schools, parents and carers work together to take an active role in teaching children about online dangers. learning how to act safely when using the internet is an incredibly important part of safeguarding our children.

At South Bank Primary, we are working alongside the National College online safety team to provide Wake Up Wednesday resources for all parents and carers.  please click on the tabs to access parent guides for popular social media and gaming apps that your children may be using.

For further information and additional guides, please click on the national online safety logo below which will take you to their website.  You can then register for a free account and access a great range of additional resources.

What children do online and through social networking

Children and young people go online to connect with friends, and make new ones, to browse the internet for information, chat with others and play games.

They may:

• search for information or content on search engines like Google and Bing
• share images and watch videos through websites or mobile apps like Instagram, Pinterest, Vine and YouTube
• use social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter
• write or reply to messages on forums and message boards
• play games alone or with others through websites, apps or game consoles
• chat with other people through online games, BBM (Blackberry Messenger), game consoles, webcams, social networks and tools like Whatsapp

When online, children and young people can learn new things, get help with homework, express themselves creatively and connect with friends and family.

There are also risks, but by understanding and talking about the dangers you can help keep your child safe online.

• External Links
  Child Exploitation & Online Protection

• CEOP - Think You Know
  Keeping Children Safe Online

• NSPCC
  Keeping Children Safe Online