Online Safety at St George’s School
ICT can offer many positive educational and social benefits to young people, but unfortunately there are risks too. As in any other area of life children are vulnerable and may expose themselves to danger - knowingly or unknowingly - when using the internet.
The key dangers are:
- Exposure to inappropriate material (this may be pornographic; hateful or violent in nature; material that encourages activities that are dangerous or illegal; or simply age-inappropriate).
- The threat of physical danger through sharing personal information.
- Cyber bullying.
At St George’s School, we protect our children in the following ways:
- All internet access is supervised, and protected by the SWGfL Firewall.
- All staff sign an 'Acceptable Use Policy' which covers the key principles of our Online Safety Policy.
- Regular Online Safety training for staff, pupils and parents.
- Regular reviews of our Online Safety Policy in the light of rapid technological change.
Our current Online Safety Policy is available to read on our Policies page.
Useful Websites
The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:
- BBC Own It - advice for children on online safety.
- Childnet International - for primary children.
- Childnet International - for teachers and professionals.
- Facebook Family Safety Centre - guides to Facebook settings.
- Internet Matters - a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
- Internet Watch Foundation - the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
- Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) - report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you’ve found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.
- ThinkUKnow - learning resource for children.
- UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls - how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.
Useful Documents
These documents are all in pdf format, and are here for you to read/download:
Online Safety Videos
Please click on the video links below to view advice for different age groups.
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