Online Safety

Being online is an integral part of children and young people’s lives. Social media, online games, websites and apps can be accessed through mobile phones, computers, laptops and tablets – all of which form a part of children and young people’s online world.

The internet and online technology provides new opportunities for young people’s learning and growth, but it can also expose them to new types of risks. Government guidance across the UK highlights the importance of safeguarding children and young people from harmful and inappropriate online material. Please see Keeping Children Safe in Education.

E-safety should form a fundamental part of schools’ and colleges’ safeguarding and child protection measures. But it is also integral that online safety is emphasised at home to reinforce the importance of it.

Please make sure to safeguard your children by using ‘parental controls’ from your internet provider and on the device they are using. We recommend supervising them whenever they are using the internet and regularly checking the search ‘History’.

Resources Available

There are lots of hints, tips and suggestions that parents, carers and professionals can access to support keeping children safe online. Some useful resources can be found on these websites: Keeping children safe online | NSPCC and Childnet — Online safety for young people

Project Evolve

Project evolve provide the right opportunity for discussion; prompted by appropriate questions accompanied by honest and useful information to shape thinking and challenge misconceptions around online safety. 

Useful resources and further guidance