On-Line Safety
Never before has it been so important for our children to understand the importance of keeping safe online. At St. Finian's, children are encouraged to use internet technology responsibly, recognising it to be an essential learning tool, yet to also understand the potential harm it can cause.
Through specific lessons in our computing curriculum, our PSHE programme and through E-Safety awareness initiatives, we equip children with important safety skills, ensuring they know they can talk to their teachers or any adult if they ever have any concerns or worries regarding use of the internet. It a joint effort to teach them Netiquette, so they can be as safe as possible when alone.
1. Search 250+ on page guides which provide you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to keep children safe online: https://nationalcollege.com/guides
2. The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ Report here: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre
3. Here you will find films, storybooks and other fun sites, with plenty of information to help you enjoy your time online and stay safe on the internet: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/young-people/resources-3-11s
4. Guide for parents to social networks, apps and games https://www.net-aware.org.uk
5.Helping parents to keep children safe online: https://www.internetmatters.org/
6.High quality media recommendations for all learners: https://www.commonsense.org/
7.Parenting blogs: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/parenting4digitalfuture/
8.Interland is an adventure-packed online game that puts the key lessons of digital citizenship and safety into hands-on practice: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland
