Staying E-safe with Abbots Ripton
Starz learning platform
As part of your child’s curriculum, we provide supervised access to the Internet and to email via the Starz learning platform. We see this as an essential ICT skill for the children to learn as they grow up in the modern world.
Understandably, there are concerns about children accessing inappropriate material when working online - but we have taken positive steps to deal with this risk in school.
* All staff have undertaken E-safety training.
* The school's IT system operates a robust filtering system that restricts pupils access to inappropriate material.
* The school has an E-safety policy.
* Pupils are supervised when working online.
* Pupil email messages are monitored by a staff email monitor.- Top Ten Tips for Respect Online
- Safer Internet Day Activity Sheet Feb 2021
- Newsletter e-safety - Think U Know Dec 2019
- how-to-keep-your-child-safe-online
- Esafety Links
- Digital Parenting Checklist.doc
- ACE_Letter_for_Parents.
- Online Safety Policy - February 2020
- Acceptable Use Policy - EYs and KS1 2021
- Acceptable Use Policy - KS2 2021
TikTok
TikTok is a social networking app that replaced the popular Musical.ly app when it went offline in 2017. It gives users the ability to watch and create short clips of up to 60 seconds. With 1 billion active users across 155 countries, it seeks to promote safety and has recently released a range of safety videos to promote its safety tools. They can be found by clicking here
Parent Zone
This website is very up to date and contains very user friendly parent guides on a range of current APPs and games being used by young people.
Click here
Share Aware
Share Aware, our online safety campaign, is a great resource to help parents keep their children safe on social networks, apps and games. It can be hard to keep track of what your child is doing on social networks, apps and games. Or know how to keep them safe.
That's why the NSPCC has teamed up with O2. Together we're helping parents untangle the web. And teach their children to be Share Aware. If you take your child's phone to any O2 shop, they will help you to set up parental controls - free of charge even if you don't shop or have a contract with O2.
Because, just like in real life, kids need your help to stay safe online.
Click here
Net Aware
Net Aware is an online tool that informs parents about the social networks, apps and games that children might be using. We look at the frequency of inappropriate content, how robust and easy to find the privacy settings are, and why children like using the sites. We regularly update Net Aware with new apps, and parents can sign up to Net aware newsletters to keep up with digital trends.
For more information visit www.net-aware.org.uk
Virgin Media Online Safety Test
Virgin Media have produced a website for parents with a 'test' to take you through lots of areas of online safety. It has lots of useful information and links to many online safety resources.
For information click here.
Online Safety Helpline
We’ve joined forces with O2 to provide adults with the skills and tools to help keep children safe online. This helpline provides practical, technical advice including parental controls on electronic devices, adjusting privacy settings, understanding social networks and information about online gaming.
Call the Online Safety Helpline on 0808 800 5002
#WakeUp Campaign - YouTube
As part of the National Online safety #WakeUp campaign, they have created a free updated YouTube guide for parents and carers which is really useful.
YouTube is the world’s largest video platform and the 2nd biggest search platform (after Google), with over 1.8 billion users per month, and this free guide for parents and carers covers what you need to know about the platform to help safeguard your children from potential online risks including; age inappropriate videos, in –app messaging, dangerous challenge/viral videos, digital wellbeing and more.