Online Safety - For Parents and carers

The Internet is an exciting place to learn, communicate and have fun. At Crown Lane, we are here to support the whole community to stay safe online and talking to your child regularly about their online activities is a great way to start!

They might be:

researching a topic
watching videos on YouTube
playing a game on a laptop, tablet or games console
messaging friends or family and sharing photos on a phone

Whatever they are doing, encourage them to share their experiences with you!

Here are some links and resources to help get you started.

Pupil Acceptable Use Policy

To begin the year, your child will learn about the Digital 5 a day and how to stay safe online. They will read and sign a form called an Acceptable Use Policy to confirm they agree to follow the school online safety rules to keep themselves safe at school and at home when they are online.

Click on one of the links below to read our school online safety rules:

Nursery, Reception, Years 1 and 2

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

Agreement with symbols

If you have any questions or any ideas that you think that we might want to add to our policies, please contact Miss Bell through the school office.

Screen time - a parent guide

Devices are an easy way to keep children entertained, and spending time online and on devices can be a positive thing. But higher screen time puts children at risk of being bullied or abused, seeing inappropriate content, and not getting enough sleep and exercise. Read this guide to find out how to keep your child safe and healthy.

screen time.pdf

Years 1 and 2

Terms 3 and 4 - Jessie and Friends

As part of your child's online safety education in term's 3 and 4 they will be studying a unit of work based on Jessie & Friends, an animated series about online safety produced by Thinkuknow.

How you can get involved

To find out more, you can watch the video for parents and carers and all three episodes of Jessie & Friends at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/jessie-and-friends.

After your child has watched an episode in class, you can also read the associated storybook with them at home to reinforce key messages and help start (or continue) conversations with your child about online safety. To help you do so, here is a link to the Jessie & Friends Parents and Carers Helpsheet, with:

Ideas for starting conversations about online safety with your child
Things you can do at home to further support your child
Links to more advice and support on how to keep your child safe online
Information about how to get help if you are worried about your child

You will also find plenty of advice and support about keeping your child safe online at the Thinkuknow Parents and Carers Website: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents.

Year 5

Term 3 - Play Like Share

As part of your child's online safety education in term 3, they will be studying a unit of work based on Play Like Share, an animated series about online safety produced by Thinkuknow.

How you can get involved

You can watch a short trailer and all three brief episodes of Play Like Share at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/playlikeshare

It is a great idea for you to watch each episode with your child after they have viewed it in class (to avoid spoiling any surprises!) and to have conversations with them about the subjects covered. To help you do so, here is a link to the Play Like Share Parents and Carers Helpsheet, with:

Ideas for starting conversations about online safety with your child
Links to more advice and support on how to keep your child safe online
Information about how to get help if you are worried about your child

You will also find plenty of advice and support about keeping your child safe online at the Thinkuknow Parents and Carers Website: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents.

LGfL DigiSafe Undressed

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As part of your child's online safety education this term, we will be using the resources from LGfL’s Undressed campaign to communicate the simple online safety message ‘I never get undressed or change my clothes when I am on camera.’

If you would like to know more about LGFL’s Undressed campaign, including why this message is relevant to (especially) the youngest pupils who do not have the same capacity as older children to always realise when they are being tricked, more information can be found at https://undressed.lgfl.net.

6 Top Tips

6 top tips.pdf

Download the poster!

How to report an issue

If you are concerned about something that has happened to your child online, you can contact the school and your child's teacher or Miss Bell will call you back to support you.

CEOP

CEOP is a command of the National Crime Agency and is dedicated to tackling the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people. CEOP helps children and young people under the age of 18 who have been forced or manipulated into taking part, or are being pressured to take part, in sexual activity of any kind. This can be both online and offline. The CEOP Safety Centre offers information and advice for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals. You can visit the CEOP Safety Centre and make a report directly to CEOP by clicking the Click CEOP button.

Online bullying or other online concerns should not be reported to CEOP and children and young people should be directed to speak to an adult they trust, and/or referred to Childline, if they would like to speak to someone about how they are feeling.

TikTok What? - Getting to grips with apps children use

Internet Matters: Click here for a guide to apps and expert tips to support children including an app minimum age guide.

How to set up devices safely

Internet Matters: Click here for a parent guide to setting up safety controls on wifi, mobiles, games and social media.

Age Restriction Guide

age restriction guide.pdf

NSPCC: Each app your child uses will have an age rating and it's useful to know what these are. Many have a minimum age of 13 years, but you should check the age rating of individual apps to make sure. Click here for a guide to age ratings and features of popular social media apps.

You know your child best, and you might decide that they need to be a little bit older before they can use certain apps.

Tackling fake news and misinformation

Internet Matters: Click here for expert tips to support children and young people to challenge fake news and misinformation online and help them to develop their critical thinking skills.