It can be difficult to allow children the freedom to develop as responsible individuals while protecting them from the perils and pitfalls of the Internet. Increasingly, even at primary school age, younger people are conducting their social life online so parents need to provide guidance to make sure that their children behave safely and responsibly. Please help your children by following these key recommendations:

Online safety click here for the CEOP's website and also look at http://ceop.police.uk/

The UK Safer Internet Centre offers e-safety tips, advice and resources on how to keep children safe online: 

• https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

The NSPCC also have an online safety pack which can be found at: 

• https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

The NSPCC and O2 have also worked together to provide an up to date and simple guide for parents to the most popular social networks, apps and games.  

The website link is: https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ 

Young people and adults too can also be at risk online.  Here are some websites that can help to protect anyone online: 

• https://www.getsafeonline.org/

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/topics/safety-and-privacy/

• https://safe.met.police.uk/internet_safety/other_help_and_advice.html

Children are taught about Online Safety throughout their time at the school. However, it is an area that benefits greatly from additional input and reinforcement at home. We strongly recommend that parents subscribe to and read Alan Mackenzie’s regular newsletters for parents: 

https://www.esafety-adviser.com/newsletter/