St James's CE Primary School

Telephone: 01706 214134
Email: office@haslingden-st-james.lancs.sch.uk
Address: St James' CE Primary School,
Regent Street, Haslingden, Lancashire, BB4 5HQ

Online Safety

As St James’ we take online safety very seriously and pride ourselves on ensuring we equip all our children and families with the necessary skills to be safe online and become effective Digital Citizens. Every class starts their half term with a lesson on Online Safety and how to become a Digital Citizen to try and remind our children about the importance of staying safe online. We want children to enjoy using ICT but, at the same time, we believe they must be made aware of the potential dangers involved and understand how to use the internet safely.  We have a range of policies and systems in place through which we strive to ensure that children use computers and the internet within a safe environment.  Our Online Safety Policy and Acceptable Usage Policy are updated on a regular basis in order to meet the ever-changing demands of the technological world.

If you would like to know more information regarding how to be safe online then please contact Mrs Pilkington at school or email her directly on n.pilkington@haslingden-st-james.lancs.sch.uk or k.jamil@haslingden-st-james.lancs.sch.uk

Staying Safe Online over the Festive Season

As the festive season gets underway, many children and young people may receive gifts they can use to go online so it is a good opportunity to give some thought to how we can support them to stay safe whilst having fun.  Gifts such as Tablets, Gaming Consoles or Smartphones can all be used to go online so it is important to think ahead about what safety features are available and set them up in advance.

Our colleagues  at the UK Safer Internet Centre have some very useful checklists with things to consider when choosing different devices:

Tablets – Click Here

Gaming Consoles –Click Here

Smartphones –Click Here

Tip: The Safer Internet Centre also has some excellent advice in their Parents’ Guide to Technology and includes device-specific settings for different models:

www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-technology

Safer Internet Day 6th Feb 2018

At St James’ we celebrated Safer Internet Day all day and held an assembly at the following day to show all our parents and carers what we had been learning about. We also showed our parents a very useful video about digital parenting. In case you missed it, you can click the picture below to see it again.

How to Be Safe and Epic Online

Internet Legends is a new, exciting way to educate primary school children in the UK on online safety. With the powerful and memorable Internet Legends code, Google and ParentZone aim to empower children with skills they need to stay safe and act responsibly online.

When developing the new roadshow, Google and its partners undertook new research to gain an insight into what concerns and motivates young people who are online, and how Google can work to promote attitudes and behaviour which ensure kids can confidently and safely get the most out of all that the internet can offer.

On Friday 12th January we were luck enought to have the opportunity of Google and their Internet Legends visit the school. Here are some of the pictures from the event.

Summer Online Safety Newsletter
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Useful Information for Parents and Carers

Setting up Parental Controls on the home internet connection may seem a little daunting but the highly-regarded Internet Matters website has some really useful guidance from major broadband providers about setting up online filters.

Tip: Use the Interactive guide on the website at: www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/interactive-guide

Agreeing some Behaviours and Expectations BEFORE children receive devices can help to prevent some difficult conversations later.  Additionally, our colleagues at Childnet have a handy Family Agreement which can be useful, especially for younger children – see: www.childnet.com/blog/family-agreement

Tip:  Good agreements work both ways so if family-time involves no tech, this applies to adults too!

Please watch the following video clips and read the useful documents to help support your children and ensure they are being responsible digital citizens.

Staying Safe Online During The World Cup

Click the image to watch a short video.

With the threat of offenders using online live streaming platforms increasing there is a need to educate children about the associated risks. NCA-CEOP want to help parents and carers protect their children from online offenders like Sam, the fictional narrator of the animation, who targets children online and quickly builds trust with them. The animation below highlights the importance of parents and carers talking openly to their children about being safe online, about healthy relationships and encouraging them to speak out if anything happens online that worries them or doesn’t feel right. NCA CEOP’s Thinkuknow programme provides information for children, young people, parents and carers about staying safe from sexual abuse and exploitation online. Parents and carers can visit www.Thinkuknow.co.uk/parents for advice on keeping their children safe.

Think U Know Factsheet
Virtual Reality 101
How to stay safe

Safer Internet Day
5th February 2019

Children in school took part in lessons designed to help them stay safe online and to discuss the importance of being aware of what you are doing online.

Please see our St. James’ Online Safety Newsletter sent home with some key messages from lessons, children’s comments and information for parents.

St. James' Online Safety Newsletter February 2019
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