Online Safety/E-safeguarding
At Burley Oaks we place great value on the use of new technologies in enhancing learning. The education of pupils in online safety is therefore an essential part of our school’s eSafeguarding provision. Children need the help and support of the school and their parents/carers to recognise and avoid online safety risks and to build their resilience.
In July 2018, Burley Oaks was re-accredited with the online safety mark by South West Grid for learning. The report commends the school's growing maturity to the provision and significant progress from the first assessment.
Our E-Safeguarding Curriculum
Our curriculum is delivered by a specialist computing teacher as well as by class teachers within other areas of the keeping safe and SMSC curriculum. We aim to teach children to have resilience, information and power.
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Information for parents:
Details of the Safer Schools app which supports parents in helping to keep children safe online may be found here.
Click below for the latest e-safeguarding newsletters available online.
Sophos, makers of our anti-virus software, have published a guide aimed at parents to help them keep their children and themselves safe from all kinds of online threats such as phishing and viruses.
This looks to be a useful guide and can help some of the questions we sometimes get asked by parents in school – the information in here is also of use for any adult who uses the internet in any way, particularly those who may be less internet savvy!
ThinkUKnow (CEOP) have written a comprehensive article for parents and carers regarding gaming including chatting, risks, tips etc. You can view the full article here:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/gaming
The safer internet site (click on image to left) shares a mass of information about how to keep young people safe online.
Net-aware.org.uk has a guide to the most recent apps and their uses. Each app is explained and judged according to its sign up, privacy and reporting systems.
healthychildren.org provides a tool to talk about appropriate screen time with your family.
BBC Internet Safety website Childnet.com
www.internetmatters.org Online Safety NSPCC
Virgin Media O2 Children's Internet Safety Test
Go Compare: Broadband Parental Controls: How to keep your children safe online
Social Media and its impact on mental health
Lego Build and Talk: "Our story-style Build & Talk activities, created for children ages 6 to 9, support families with a playful way to engage in otherwise difficult conversations about digital safety topics whilst playing with LEGO® bricks. Covering six different topics, the activities are designed to help your child navigate the online world safely. You’ll also find handy discussion starters to get the conversation going as you Build & Talk together."
Keeping Safe
It is important that parents have appropriate protections in place via their broadband provider and the following links may be of use:
- support for parents and carers to keep children safe online, which outlines resources to help keep children safe from different risks online and where to go to find support and advice
- guidance on staying safe online which includes information on security and privacy settings
- Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
- Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
- Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
- Internet matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
- London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
- Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
- Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
- UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services
Social Media
Please click on the images for more information about Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok and safety tips for their use. Use is restricted/advised for 12+/13+.
