St. Gerard's RC Primary School
Avalon Court
Hemlington
Middlesbrough
TS8 9HU
Admin e-mail: michelle.wrightson@mcschools.org.uk
Telephone: (01642) 591820
Fax: (01642) 594069
Guide to E-Safety
Please contact Mrs Eilbeck or Miss White regarding any concerns with e-safety in school. We offer advice and support.
We run regular e-safety sessions at St.Gerard’s for parents and carers. This year Mr.Simon Finch, Online Safety Officer, Digitally Confident, has taken a parents session , completed teacher training for all staff and has worked with children in upper key stage 2. He has offered excellent advice and has helped broaden our understanding of how we can work to keep safe online.
E-safety/Keeping safe online
You can make sure your child is safe online by using technical parental controls and creating your own rules. Rules should cover things like which websites they can visit and how long they can spend online. You should also stress the importance of keeping personal information safe.
Parental controls
Computers and other digital technologies like games consoles and mobile phones have parental controls.
These let you do things like:
Setting rules with your child
When making a set of rules for using the internet, it’s a good idea to include your child.Being involved will help them understand the dangers and give them a sense of responsibility. It will also let them know what kind of websites you think are suitable. The best way to keep your child safe online is to get on the internet yourself to learn how they use it. This will help you to set reasonable rules. Before you set rules you can check the equipment’s user manual or the manufacturers’ websites to see what controls you have access to. You can also contact your internet service provider (ISP) or mobile phone operator to find out about any child safety measures they offer.
Acceptable Internet use
Some examples of acceptable use might include:
Your child’s personal safety online
It’s important your child realises that people online might not be who they say they are and could be dangerous. They should also be aware that any personal information they give out can be used in financial scams or for bullying.
To keep your child safe you should tell them not to:
You can monitor your child’s internet use by checking the history folder on your browser as it contains a list of previously visited sites.
Child-friendly search engines
You should make sure your child is aware of child-friendly search engines. These filter out inappropriate internet sites so that they are able to search the internet safely. Your child can also use traditional search engines with safe search settings turned on.
Further guidance is available from this website:
Further guidance documents are available to download for parents: