Online Safety

The Vision at Farndon Fields Primary School

Children at Farndon Fields Primary School use the Internet on a regular basis as an integral part of their learning. In school, we have regular Online Safety activities to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online.

In our changing world, children are ever more exposed to a variety of different media and information. Increasing provision of the Internet both in and out of school brings with it the need to ensure our learners are safe!

We are a 360 Degree safe school. We have achieved this nationally recognised award that recognises excellent practice in relation to keeping children safe online. The award recognises aspects of our Online Safety work including curriculum, policy and procedures. We are delighted to have exceeded the standards of this award and are committed to continuing to develop our practice to ensure our pupils have the skills to stay safe online in an every changing world.

Tips Tricks and Links to help keep safe online

Make sure your child understands they should keep new online friends strictly online. If someone asks to meet them in the real world they must tell you about it. If someone they don’t know asks to be their online friend they must ask you first.
The UK Safer Internet Centre provides tips, advice and resources to help keep children safe online. – Safer Internet Advice Centre
Know how to use the CEOP Button and how to report to the CEOP Centre if you are concerned about someone’s online behaviour towards your child. Parents and children can both report at CEOP or ThinkUKnow
Visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ or www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers for more information.
Visit the age-appropriate related sites: 5-7s (Hector’s World), 8-10 (Cybercafe) or watch one of the films on the 11-16s site.
Useful video resources can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/topics/stay-safe
Visit https://www.flipsnack.com/FA7569CC5A8/digital-parenting-by-vodafone-2021-edition/full-view.html

At Farndon Fields, we support children to follow the SMART rules:

If you have an Online Safety concern, please contact the school via this email –office@dsatfarndonfields.org using the subject ‘Online Safety Concern’ Alternatively, use the CEOP reporting tool to raise your concern

Among Us

Among Us is a popular space-themed online game where players take on various tasks. Some TOP TIPS to keep children safe while playing;

play with your children
use ‘private lobbies’ so you always know who you are playing against
deactivate your credit card details
use a pretend name for your online character – never your own
talk to your child about the potential dangers

Among Us Guide for Parents

Roblox

What are the risks?
How do I keep my children safe?

Roblox Guide for Parents

TikTok

What are the risks?
How do I keep my children safe?

TikTok Guide for Parents

Cyberbullying and Online Safety

Important aspects of Online Safety and Cyberbullying are as follows:

Understanding what is bullying and who gets bullied.
Knowing it is okay to say “No”.
Understanding where to get help and how to report bullying if you come across it.
Knowing how to stay safe on-line.

Tips and Useful Links

Make sure your child understands they should keep new online friends strictly online. If someone asks to meet them in the real world they must tell you about it. If someone they don’t know asks to be their online friend they must ask you first.
Know how to use the CEOP Button and how to report to the CEOP Centre if you are concerned about someone’s online behaviour towards your child.
The following links provide some great information:

Useful Guides

Here is a list of useful guides that can provide additional information to help support you and child to stay safe online. These guides are suited to certain online platforms that your children may use.