This afternoon, a workshop was held in school to support parents to have up-to-date knowledge of online safety issues faced by our children. Thank you to parents who were able to attend, and we hope you found the session to be useful and informative.
For those parents who were unable to attend, please see the link below to the presentation used and handout.
https://www.childnet.com/resources/staff-led-parent-online-safety-presentation/
Parent and Carer Resource Sheet
The presentation refers to advice for parents if children are exposed to harmful content online. The following link is to the site used to report harmful content:
https://reportharmfulcontent.com
Although we hope our children never experience grooming, it is important to be aware of the risks of online grooming. Should this ever be a concern, it should be reported via:
https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/
The online world provides amazing opportunities for children and young people today, and we want to do everything we can to support them to access these opportunities in a safe way. National Online Safety Centre provide free to access ‘What Parents Need to Know’ guides for apps, websites and games commonly used by children. These are regularly updated and can be found at:
https://nationalonlinesafety.com
Article 15: You have the right to choose your own friends and join or set up groups, as long as it isn’t harmful to others.
Article 16: You have the right to privacy
Article 17: You have the right to get information that is important to your well-being, from radio, newspaper, books, computers and other sources. Adults should make sure that the information you are getting is not harmful, and help you find and understand the information you need.
Article 19: You have the right to be protected from harm.
Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.
Article 34: You have the right to be free from sexual abuse.
Article 39: You have the right to help if you’ve been hurt, neglected or badly treated
