At The Colman Schools, we are committed to educating children to be responsible users of technology and the internet, including how to be safe online. This can only be achieved with close partnership between home and school.
Online Safety is about ensuring that learners can access the technologies and resources they need without putting themselves at risk personally or financially. It’s about a learning provider making sure that learners, staff and all their stakeholders know how to keep safe while using technology and resources.
Online Safety can include topics such as cyber-bullying, mobile phone technology, preventing identity theft, privacy, social networking sites and child protection.
Using the Internet responsibly is now a significant part of many lessons. All students will look at issues relating to safety using the Internet in ICT lessons, and issues involving cyber-bullying in PSHEE/assemblies.
If you have any worries about Online Safety or any online activities please contact us and speak to a member of the Safeguarding Team.
Resources
The following links offer help and advice for current concerns for children and young people online
The following websites have a variety of information which you may also find helpful:
Internet Matters
Aimed at children ages 8–10. The app looks to take the parent/carer and the child through a range of 9 different online safety subjects and questions together, which each person answers individually. The App aims to open up dialogue between the adult and child. See www.internetmatters.org
