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E-Safety


E-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at St Mary's. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any e-Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with our e-Safety Policy. 
E-Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the e-Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

It’s essential to be realistic - banning the internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.

Cyberwise workshop

Each year, we'll be holding a Cyberwise workshop in the hall for parents to press home the importance of children staying safe online. This will be an annual workshop which parents will be invited to in the weeks before it takes place.


How to stay safe online

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Useful Links

Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Board
​Staying safe online - Useful websites and phone numbers for parents and carers - here.
Bullying UK
Information on all aspects of both bullying and cyberbullying - here.
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Childnet International
​An information and advice sheet for parents and carers including links to web-based resources such as Internet Matters, ChildLine, CEOP and the Internet Watch Foundation - here.
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Search Engines

Please note that no search engine is ever 100% safe but below provides some links to some “safer” search engines:

Research searching
Kiddle
CBBC
Kids Yahoo


Google also offers a safer search option for children searching on the Internet. 

Image searching
Pics4Learning
picsearch


Gaming
When children are accessing games via Xbox LIVE, privacy settings can be set up.  To read more, click here.


Websites for more information

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CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the button, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online.

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The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre.



Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online.

New e-Safety Portal for Parents and Schools – Internet Matters

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Internet Matters is a new online portal designed for parents to access simple, easy and practical advice about online safety for their children, right through from pre-school to teens. It provides tips on protecting children from online grooming, cyberbullying, privacy and identity theft and inappropriate content. Internet Matters is a not-for profit organisation set up by BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media.


E-Safety in School

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