Key Information

Online Safety

What is online safety all about?

Online Safety is about equpping chidlren with the knowledge and skills to keep themselves safe when using tehcnology online. 

Is also equips pupils with the skills to:

1. protect their identity
2. communicate with respect
3. interact approprately

At Old Mill, we teach online Safety in all year groups through our Computing, PSHE and RSE curriculum. We also teach online safety through assemblies, celebration days and in many 'hidden' ways across the curriculum. As your child moves through the year groups at Old Mill, they will experience a more detailed and age relevant curriculum linked to online safety. Our curriculum covers social media and how to stay safe. The detail of our approach to teaching online safety and how we keep pupils safe in school, with our robust online filtering and monitoring systems, can be found in our Online Safety Policy.

Our school's computing leader is Mr K Butler. He is supported by Mrs Smith-Stewart, Head teacher/DSL. They are responsible for the leadership of online safety at Old Mill, in partnership with the school's safeguarding governor. 

Keeping children safe is our fundamental priority at Old Mill. Our staff follow the DFE’s ‘Teaching Online Safety in Schools' guidance. 

Accreditations 

We are proud to hold the Leicestershire Local Authority E Safety award. The award allows schools to demonstrate outstanding practise in online safety and is externally validated by the Local Authority. Schools have a statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of their pupils, including their use of digital and mobile technology, including the internet. Parents and carers rightly expect schools to equip their children with the skills to manage the very real risks associated with living in a digital age. 

Social Media and the internet - support for parents

Navigating the modern world of social media can be extremely challenging for parents. Our safeguarding team recommend that parents make themselves aware of age limits on social media sites and ensure their child uses YouTube Kids as opposed to the open YouTube that adults access. 

Please click below to view a practical guide for parents:

Keeping children safe using YouTube

Parents Guide to support positive online behaviour at home

A parents guide to Tik Tok

Fortnite Guide

Think you know tips for staying safe online for 4 - 7 year olds. 

Think you know tips for staying safe online for 8 - 10 year olds.

Know it all advice for parents.

PREVENT Support for parents (extremism and radicalisation)

Please find below, some useful websites to support you in talking about online safety with your child, as well as how to set parental controls to ensure that your child uses the online safely:

https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/

CEOP - for support and reporting concerns about a child online.

If you have concerns or need help with keeping your child safe online, please contact your child's class teacher or Mr K Butler via the office.