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.

Online safety should form a fundamental part of schools’ and colleges’ safeguarding and child protection measures.

Government guidance across the UK highlights the importance of safeguarding children and young people from harmful and inappropriate online material

A whole school approach to online safety helps ensure staff, governors, volunteers and parents teach children about online safety and ensure that online safety and its teaching is embedded within the day to day of the school

Following our ChildNet Workshop for Parents and Y5 and Y6 here is a checklist for parents.

The NSPCC have great advice about keeping children safe. Please take a look.

Staff Training

Penns staff are regularly trained in safeguarding as we operate a culture of safeguarding. Please do not be offended if questioned on matters of a sensitive nature. Our priority is the children.

A message for Parents and Carers

Your children may know a lot about technology - but remember, you know a lot more about life.

Using parental controls

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/Parental-controls/

In partnership with Parent Zone, CEOP have created parent info, a free newsfeed service for school websites, which offers articles by leading experts on every aspect of children and young people's lives.

https://parentinfo.org/articles/parenting/all

https://parentzone.org.uk/home

https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides

What parents need to know about:

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