eSafety

The internet can be a risky place, but, if accessed with care, it can produce boundless fun and enhance knowledge.

At St Mary's we employ a high level filtering system to try to keep at bay unsuitable websites and inappropriate content.  All members of staff are required to sign an acceptable use policy which explains exactly what is tolerated and what is not.  

As a parent, what can you do?

There are several websites offering support to parents and carers.  There are links to two below.

Child Exploitation and Online Protection agency - CEOP

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) is a part of the National Crime Agency and it works across the UK and overseas with child protection partners to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account.
 
CEOP aims to protect children from harm online and offline, directly through NCA led operations and in partnership with local and international agencies.
 

There is plenty of information from CEOP about the safe use of the internet. We can never be too sure about what our children can be exposed to, at times, quite inadvertently. This site has good advice on safe use of the internet.

ChildNet

Taken from its website Childnet describes its mission as to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a great and safe place for children.

Childnet works directly with children and young people from the ages of 3 to 18 on a weekly basis, as well as with parents, carers, teachers and professionals, finding out about their real experiences online, and the positive things they are doing as well as sharing safety advice.

The link below takes you to the section on advice for parents and carers.

ChildNet publication

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a simple sets of guidelines for managing internet access
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for parents and carers, in English
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for parents and carers, in Polish
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for parents and carers, in Spanish
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for parents and carers, in French
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for parents and carers, in Welsh.