Online Safety

E-Safety is an important part of our safeguarding here at Edith Moorhouse Primary School.

Children are encouraged to engage with technology and the internet safely and responsibly. We have systems in place to ensure that only age-appropriate content is accessible on the internet in school.

We encourage parents to take a look at the resources below and our online safety policy (on the policies page) for guidance on safe internet use at home.

Factsheets and Links for Parent and Carers

• Child-Safety-on-TikTok.pdf
• Misuse of generative AI
• Child-Safety-on-Youtube.pdf
• We know it can be overwhelming getting started with children's safety online. So, to help you get started, Internet Matters created the ABC online safety checklist - Internet Matters.
• News and articles surrounding internet safety - CEOP.
• Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet - Think You Know.
• Expert information to help children and young people stay safe online - Parent Info.
• E-safety tips, advice and resources - UK Safer Internet Centre.
• Helpful advice and tools you can use to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online - NSPCC Online Safety.
• Parents and Carers information to keep your child safe online - Childnet International.

Jessie and Friends (4-7 Year Olds)

Jessie and Friends is a great resource that parents can use to engage with their younger children about worrying or frightening situations online. When questions are answered correctly, they earn a star and can download a certificate to colour in.

Jessie and Friends can be found HERE.

For Parents - Nintendo Switch Parental Controls

All tech devices come with parental controls, but they're not always easy to find or understand, and they can differ quite significantly from device to device. 

The Nintendo Switch, which is a very popular device, has a range of parental controls such as browser access, restricting games based on age, chat settings and more and more. 

Internet Matters have a great guide for parents which can be downloaded and sent out or added to your school website. Click HERE for more information.

Talking About Online Harassment and Abuse

Sadly, many children and young people believe that online harassment and abuse are just a part of being online, in other words - normalised. This should never be the case, but it can be difficult to strike up a conversation. Internet Matters have a really good guide for parents which they can use for conversation starters.

You can download the guide HERE, or see below for more information:

• Talking to children and conversation tips for ages 6 - 10, 11 - 13, 14 - 17, and vulnerable children - HERE.
• What is cyberbullying and what are the signs - HERE.
• Helpful ways to prevent cyberbullying - HERE.
• How to deal with cyberbullying - HERE.
• Parent experiences of cyberbullying - HERE.
• Internet Matters cyberbullying resources - HERE.