Internet Safety

Burghfield St Mary’s Primary School takes online safety very seriously and we have restrictions and firewalls in place to protect our pupils as best we can in school.

However, most children’s time online is spent at home and so we have compiled some advice on how to keep your children safe online.

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT …

ONLINE SAFETY

We hope that the information and links on this page will help parents keep their children safe online.

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/Parents/

http://www.ceop.police.uk/

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers

http://www.childline.org.uk/

E-SAFETY VIDEOS

Parents’ e-safety tips for children under 5.

Parents’ e-safety tips for children from 6 to 10 years.

Parents’ e-safety tips for children from 11 to 13 years.

USEFUL WEBSITES

The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:

BBC Own It – advice for children on online safety.
Childnet International – for primary children.
Childnet International – for teachers and professionals.
Facebook Safety Centre – guides to Facebook settings.
Internet Matters – a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
Internet Watch Foundation – the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
NSPCC Share Aware – straightforward, step by step advice to help parents teach children how to make the right decisions online.
O2/NSPCC Online Safety – top tips for managing your child’s online safety.
Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) – report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you’ve found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.
ThinkUKnow – learning resource for children.
UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls – how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.