St Georges Online Safety
Here at St George’s we are always keen to ensure the happiness and safety of our children and this includes on the internet. A lot of our pupils today are engaged with technology in a wide variety of ways. As well as using the internet for education, they also play games, socialise and invest a lot of their personality in the social and ever changing place that is the online world.
Your child is likely to use technology in school and at home. In school we endeavour to provide the skills to navigate the online world and safety is a very important part of that. In order to help parents understand ways in which they can provide the same support at home.
Use the resources to find out why dialogue is such a powerful tool. How filtering may work, how research is showing changes in use and types of use of technology by children.
How to apply Google filters on Google images, filters on YouTube and other practical quick tips. You protect your child in the offline world – now we can help you do the same online!
Click the links below to get more information about e-saftey and wellbeing.
TikTok
Parents' Ultimate Guide to TikTok (Commonsense Media)
https://www.commonsensemedia.
TikTok app safety – What parents need to know (Internet Matters)
https://www.internetmatters.
Internet Matters is an online resource to help parents and carers keep their children safe online. With information and guides on a range of issues to help you navigate what can be a confusing and fast changing topic.
Below are three of their videos to give you an idea of the support on offer.
About Thinkuknow
Thinkuknow is an education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command.
Since 2006, Thinkuknow has been keeping children and young people safe by providing education about sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.
Thinkuknow is unique. It is underpinned by the latest intelligence about child sex offending from CEOP Command.
Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to this practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them.
Alongside the Thinkuknow website the programme provides educational resources, including films, cartoons and lesson plans, to help professionals raise young people’s awareness.
Talking to your child about online sexual harassment: A guide for parents