Safeguarding is embedded throughout our practice at Sandylands Community Primary School. Today, there are many technologies that children use and these are ever changing. Most children now have access to a phone, tablet, games console or computer. Through our Computing and PSHE curriculum at Sandylands, we aim to ensure that all children are equipped to be critical thinkers, positive influencers and be able to navigate the online world safely.
More information on our approach to Online Safety can be found in our policy.
If your concerns relate to Safeguarding, you can find more information here (hyperlink https://www.sandylands.lancs.sch.uk/safeguarding/)
You may have seen this button on our website. This if for children to report any concerns or worries about being online and get help.
Other places of support can be found:
- CEOP (hyperlink- https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/)
- Internet Watch Foundation (hyperlink – https://www.iwf.org.uk/)
- NSPCC Online Safety (hyperlink – https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/)
- Parent Zone (hyperlink – https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides)
- Childnet – (hyperlink – https://www.childnet.com/)
- Thinkuknow (hyperlink – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/)
- CBBC OwnIt (hyperlink – https://www.bbc.com/ownit)
- UK Safer Internet Centre (hyperlink – https://saferinternet.org.uk/)
- PEGI rating (hyperlink – https://pegi.info/)
To support our Online Safety curriculum which is taken from Education for a Connected World, we are also working towards being a National Online Safety certified school.
Thinking about how to support children going online? One of these National Online Safety guides might help you get started!
- How to Set Up Parental Controls to Protect Privacy – Android
- How to Set Up Parental Controls to Protect Privacy – Apple
- What Parents Need to Know About Online Content – 10 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Online
- Cyber-bulling Guide for Schools and Parents
- What Parents Need to Know about Sexting
You may find that there is a specific app or game that your children are playing on that you would like support with. If there is one not detailed here, please get in touch with the family team (01524 410286) and we can get further information.
- What Parents Need to Know about TikTok
- What Parents Need to Know about Snapchat
- What Parents Need to Know about Facebook
- What Parents Need to Know about Roblox
- What Parents Need to Know about WhatsApp
- What Parents Need to Know about Games Consoles
