Keeping your children safe

In this section of the CA newsletter we  provide regular and up-to-date advice to support  you in keeping your children safe.   As half term approaches - and with so many restrictions on social activities - it is inevitable that our students will spend large amounts of their leisure time accessing the internet and social media sites. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of three 'Top Tips' for safe online IT use at home: Communicate - Talk to your child about what they are accessing online, discuss who they are talking to, take an active interest in the amount of time they are spending - and ask them about sites/apps they are using. Be Aware of Key…

In this section of the CA newsletter we  provide regular and up-to-date advice to support  you in keeping your children safe.  

As half term approaches – and with so many restrictions on social activities – it is inevitable that our students will spend large amounts of their leisure time accessing the internet and social media sites. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of three ‘Top Tips’ for safe online IT use at home:

  1. Communicate – Talk to your child about what they are accessing online, discuss who they are talking to, take an active interest in the amount of time they are spending – and ask them about sites/apps they are using.
  2. Be Aware of Key Risks – Use this excellent NSPCC website to help you
  3. Agree Boundaries – Set clear rules for when your child is allowed to access online content – and for which content they are/ are not allowed to access. 

Lastly, as a pastoral team, we have found this short video really helpful and interesting. It interviews parents who work for Google and asks them to share the approaches that they take when dealing with their child’s access to online content.

Thank you,

David Whitley
(Assistant Principal – Inclusion)