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As part of your child’s curriculum and development of Computing skills, we provide supervised access to the Internet. We believe that the use of the World Wide Web and e-mail is a worthwhile and essential skill for children as they grow up in the modern world.

Naturally, there are concerns about pupils having access to inappropriate materials – but we have taken positive steps to deal with this risk in school. All staff have undertaken Online Safety training and our Internet Service Provider operates a filtering system that restricts access to inappropriate materials. This may not be the case at home, and so these pages of our school website are intended to provide you with information and links which we hope you will find useful.

Child Focus ‘E-safety’

One of the key missions of Child Focus is prevention. This clip was made as an e-safety awareness campaign for children between 4 and 8 years. It’s being air…

 

Following recent enquiries from schools and settings regarding safety concerns about the ‘Pokémon Go’ app, the Education Safeguarding Adviser (Online Protection) and e-Safety Development Officer have collated a list of useful links for schools and settings to share with parents/carers. These links explore the Pokémon Go app in more depth and provide practical advice for parents/carers on how to keep children safe when playing.

Pokémon Go is a game where users can collect and trade creatures called Pokémon (Pocket Monsters). It uses ‘augmented reality’ (AR) to make it look like Pokémon have appeared in real life places by using the GPS and cameras on phones/devices.  In the game players can collect  Pokémon by walking around their local community to capture them as they appear. They can also visit ‘PokeStops’ to collect new items and visit ‘gyms’ to train their Pokémon and compete. PokeStops and Gyms are located in public places.

There are a range of risks for Pokémon Go players which have been featured in the global media which includes physical safety concerns (people walking into secluded, dangerous or busy areas), stranger danger (users may feel encouraged to speak to and meet strangers when collecting Pokémon), in-app purchasing (using real money to buy virtual goods), privacy risks (access to personal data), age restrictions (users under 13 require parental consent), data use implications (the game uses mobile data to access maps) and the impact on battery life (the game can quickly drain battery which could mean users are unable to use their device).

It is however important to be aware that the potential risks identified are not new risks to children (or indeed adults who may play the game) either online or in the “real” world so in most cases the response will be to ensure that players understand how to keep safe and for parents/carers to ensure that appropriate support and supervision is in place for children when using the app.

If parents/carers are engaged with their children’s internet use then the potential risks can be minimised and managed appropriately through regular discussions and appropriate supervision. Pokémon Go can provide a useful way for parents (and indeed schools) to explore important on and offline safety messages and reinforce safe behaviours. Some schools have reported using Pokémon Go as a great way to explore on and offline safety by discussing risks highlighted in the media and working with children to produce posters, leaflets and videos to help others keep safe.

As long as appropriate safety steps are taken, Pokémon Go could be viewed as an opportunity to engage in a fun family activity which encourages children and parents to go out together and be active and explore their communities in new and engaging ways.

The following links may be helpful for schools and settings to share with their parents to help families ensure that Pokémon Go is kept fun and safe.

If schools/settings are concerned about PokeStops and/or gyms located in unsafe places then they can be reported here

Online Safety

The Internet

It is an important and dominant element of modern Britain for education and social interaction. The requirement for internet use in education in the UK is to promote pupil achievement, to support the professional work of staff and to enhance the school’s management, information and business administration systems.

Benefits include:

  • Access to worldwide resources and research materials.
  • Access to experts in many fields.
  • Staff continued Professional Development (CPD) such as access to online learning and forums.
  • Communication with support services, professional associations and colleagues.
  • Exchange of curricular and administration data for the school to discharge it’s statutory reporting obligations to UK Government.

The National Curriculum requires pupils to learn how to locate, retrieve and exchange information using computers and a variety of software.

In delivering the curriculum teachers at Wrotham Road Primary School need to plan to integrate the use of computing and web-based resources to enrich learning activities.

Effective internet use is an essential life-skill. With this comes the responsibility of Wrotham Road Primary School  as an educational institution to keep all of our staff and children safe when using the internet on our premises.

We follow online safety guidance provided to us by Kent County Council and the Education Safeguarding adviser.

At Wrotham Road Primary School, we believe that keeping our children safe when using the amazing resources available on the World Wide Web is paramount.

As part of our Computing curriculum all children from Foundation Stage to Year Six follow our practises detailed in our school’s ‘Acceptable Use of Technology’ policy (link below).

The information we have published here on our Online Safety pages are provided to assist parents, carers and children alike to make informed decisions and judgements on how to safely and responsibly access the wonderful world-wide resource which is the internet.

  • The school Online Safety and Acceptable Use Policy links to other policies, including those for Computing, Anti-Bullying and Child Protection
  • Miss Galinis (Headteacher) is the school’s Safeguarding Lead.
  • The Acceptable Use of Technology Policy and its implementation will be reviewed annually.
  • The Acceptable Use of Technology Policy has been written by the school building on the current Kent County Council Online Safety Policy and national government guidance.
  • It has been agreed by senior management and approved by the school governors.

Wrotham Road Primary School uses Search Safe Kids – take a look below to see what it is.

Digital Parenting Magazine from Vodafone.com

Digital Parenting magazine has helped millions of families get to grips with the digital world. You can read the latest issue online or download it to read later via the Vodafone/Digital Parenting website. Click on the image below to take you to the Vodafone Digital Parenting Magazine page.

This is a very useful and informative magazine full of top tips for parents and children for keeping safe online as well as keeping readers up-to-date with all the latest news on digital software developments relating to online safety.

Miss Galinis, Safeguarding Lead

Online Safety Resources for Children

Online Safety

Being online and using the internet is great fun.

This part of our website is all about how you, with the help of your parents, can be careful when you go on the internet. We want to help you to know what to do if you see something you don’t like or if anyone is nasty to you and how you can be safer when you go online.

With this knowledge, you and your friends can be safer online and have even more fun. The information here will make sure that you know what to do if you are ever scared or unhappy about something you see online.

If you feel upset about anything you have seen on the computer or if someone has done something online which makes you feel bad or funny inside – you need to tell your mum, dad or whoever looks after you at home. We take great care not to let this happen at school.

But if you do accidentally see something on a computer in school that upsets you or doesn’t seem right, you need to tell your teacher straight away and show them what you saw.

This way your teacher and the school can make sure it doesn’t happen again to you or any one else in our school.

Online Safety Away from Wrotham Road Primary Academy

Pupils are encouraged to report concerns to a member of staff or a trusted adult at home. Where this is not possible, additional support can be accessed online via:

Think you know KS1:  4-7s | CEOP Education

Think you know KS2: 8-10s | CEOP Education

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