What is it and why do we teach it?
E-safety is about keeping your child safe when they are
using electronic devices.
This can include:
- Tablets (iPads, Kindle, Hudl etc.)
- Smartphones
- Laptops
- Desktops
- X-Box
- Playstation
- Games Consoles
This week in school, we have done the following:
- Assemblies to both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 telling them about
E-safety and giving them information about how to stay safe
- Introduced the new homepage and explained how to use the
“worried button”
- Done work in classes to discuss individual concerns and reminded
them about the relevant information
- Updated the E-Safety policy with the relevant information
- Asked a sample of pupils to fill out an E-Safety questionnaire to
check that they have understood the key messages
Do you know what your child is doing
on their computers or mobile devices?
How can you protect your child when
they are accessing the internet ?
There is lots of information
about how to set up the best
protection for each device at
the link below.
http://rupertcollins.com/parents/
Set your homepage on the computer / create a new tab on
your smartphone or handheld device to the website below.
http://rupertcollins.com/yarborough
If anything makes your child feel uncomfortable online,
they should tell someone. This could include:
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Pictures / photos
Messages from friends / strangers
Comments made in text messages or online
Other people putting pressure on them to try a game /
app that they know isn’t appropriate.
The worried button links to a form that allows them to tell
an adult in school.
Do your children use Facebook? Snapchat? Twitter? Instagram?
Club Penguin? Movie Star Planet? Moshi Monsters?
If they do, is it their own account or yours that they use?
Are the settings set to the most private settings?
Can anyone tag them in a picture or do they have to approve
them?
Can anyone post to their timeline?
Where is the X-Box located?
Is their microphone turned off or on?
Who is on their friends list?
Do they play group / campaign games?
Are they always playing with the same person?
Do you know who that is?
Do they have their own phone?
Can they access the internet on it?
Is there any filtering on it?
Do they message friends?
Is there any way of supervising their usage?
Do they always use it in the same room as you?
Do you know what they have been on?
Have you shown them what to do if they find something that
is inappropriate?
Can they download their own apps or do you have to put a
password in?
Can they access it at any time of day?
Have you heard of guided access?
What do they use them for?
Do they have a webcam?
Do you check the history regularly?
Is it a shared computer?