Online Safety at Guiseley Primary School
At Guiseley Primary School we place great emphasis on our children's ability to be aware of the potential risks of ICT use. These risks include privacy breaches, sharing information with other people, bullying and exposure to people who may use ICT to exploit or endanger children. .
In classrooms, we use a range of Digital Citizenship lessons designed by Common Sense Education to teach Online Safety in KS1 and KS2. The lessons help our children to learn about being safe, responsible and respectful as they navigate the digital world. Children in Early Years (Nursery and Reception) will be exposed to basic themes of online safety as they explore the world around them and begin to learn how technology is an everyday part of their learning and understanding of the world.
Online safety resources for children
https://www.bbc.com/ownit - BBC website offering advice for internet safety for 9 – 12 year olds.
www.thinkuknow.co.uk - ‘Think U Know’ is a site with areas for children and young people aged 5 - 7, 8 -
11, and 11 - 16 as well as for parents, carers and professionals. There is information and guidance as well
as some games demonstrating chat room use.
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland - Interland, a game designed to provide lessons for online safety.
Online safety newsletters
For the latest online safety newsletters please visit the Newsletter page under the 'Parents' tab or click here.
Useful online Safety websites for parents and families
https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/ - Step by step parental controls guides will help you to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites they use to give your child a safer online experience.
https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/online-gaming-advice/ - Find the latest advice to understand the world of online gaming and encourage your child to game safely and responsibly.
www.childnet-int.org - Childnet International is a non-profit organisation working with others to help make
the Internet a great and safe place for children.
https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/digital-wellbeing - designed to educate children to have an awareness of how being online can make us feel and looking after ourselves and others when online. This can include recognising the impact being online can have on our emotions, mental wellbeing and even on our physical health and knowing what to do if something goes wrong.
https://www.net-aware.org.uk - a parents guide to a range of apps/websites which are popular with
young people.
https://www.internetmatters.org/schools-esafety/primary - General advice regarding internet safety
issues (supported by internet providers).
www.azoomee.com/index.php/online-safety-lesson-plans - supported by the NSPCC. Advice on digital
footprints/online bullying.
www.ceop.gov.uk - Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre combines police powers with
the expertise of business sectors, government, specialist charities and other interested organisations - all
focused on tackling child sex abuse.
www.kidsmart.org.uk - Kidsmart is practical internet safety website, produced by the children's internet charity Child net International. There are numerous pages designed specifically for parents and carers.
www.thinkuknow.co.uk - ‘Think U Know’ is a site with areas for children and young people aged 5 - 7, 8 -
11, and 11 - 16 as well as for parents, carers and professionals. There is information and guidance as well
as some games demonstrating chat room use.
https://www.parents.parentzone.org.uk/legendaryparent - linked the Interland (see resources for children above) Be Internet Legends from Google and Parent Zone helps families to become safer and more confident explorers of the online world.