E-safety at Roundwood Primary School

As our children use technology on a daily basis, we take their e-safety experience and knowledge extremely seriously. We actively encourage them to use devices securely, responsibly and positively.

We ensure that filters are in place so that children cannot access unsuitable or potentially dangerous sites or material within school and ask that parents monitor this at home too.

Children will be encouraged to use, think and follow the SMART rules when working with technology. The children are taught about e-safety through everyday use of technology, termly focused lessons on an area relating to e-safety and through regular class discussions.

The 4Cs of online safety

Content – Is what I am seeing appropriate for me?

Contact – Is what this person is saying to me safe?

Conduct – Am I behaving in a safe and respectful way?

Commerce  - Am I being exposed to inappropriate advertising?

We believe in a fifth ‘C’ Communication – so please have a talk with your child when they use the internet and remind them of the 4Cs of online safety.

If you have any concerns please reach out to:

• Your child’s class teacher
• Ms Claire Coggins  - Computing Lead
• Mrs Handley  - Headteacher / Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Mrs Tattersfield or Mrs Hall in either office.

For further information, please consult our E-Safety policy.

You are also able to report any concerns to CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection command) by following the instructions found on their internet page:

https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

You should also look at setting parental controls to know exactly what your child can and cannot access:

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/

You may also find the following links and documents helpful:

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

Mobile Phone safety:

https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help-and-information/nspcc-phone-safety-toolkit

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/blog/keeping-your-child-safe-their-smartphone

https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers/phones

Please see some useful user guides below for popular games, apps and consoles. These help to explain how they can be used, age ratings and what children can access.