St Meryl School e-Safety Presentation for Parents 16 th June 2015 Mr Davies (Computing Subject Leader)

Children can get online on many devices: Desktop Computers Laptops Tablets Games consoles ( Wii, Playstation, Xbox) Smartphones iPods Kindles/ eReaders Smart TVs Watches!

Children (and Adults) live in an online world Play Games Chat to their friends Share information Homework Social Networking Shopping

It is a brilliant resource and it is here to stay But…..

Children face a number of risks online Inappropriate websites Cyber – bullying Loss of control of photos / videos posted Grooming Hacking of accounts Viruses Radicalisation Self Harming/ Self Image Websites

The Minimum Age for Most Social Media Sites Is…. 13

What Does St Meryl Do About eSafety?

Policy We have a robust policy which is reviewed and updated annually. It is accessible to parents via the website. It includes an acceptable use policy.

Training All staff receive e-safety training annually but it has a high priority throughout the year.

Education - Teaching about e-safety is embedded in all curriculum areas. Our planning formats have a section for e-safety so at the planning stage teachers have to think about any aspects of e-safety that will need to be addressed in any given lesson. - Children are taught how to stay safe, protect themselves from harm and how to take responsibility for their own and others’ safety. We use our ‘News and Views’ assemblies to address safeguarding issues such as e-safety. - An e-safety message is going to appear on every PC screen so it is the first thing that pupils see when they use these.

Rules to Remember 1. I will only use the system with my own username and password 2. I will only use computers for school work, unless my teacher has told me to use it for other reasons. 3. I will ask permission from my teacher before using the Internet. 4. If I am using , I will only people I know, or my teacher has approved. Any messages I send will be polite and responsible. 5. I will never give my personal details, such as my full name, home address and telephone number to anyone online. 6. I will report any unpleasant material or messages sent to me. I understand my report would be confidential and would help protect other pupils and myself. 7. I understand that my network space and internet activities could be monitored. 8. I know that if I break any of these rules I could lose the right to use the school network. I agree to all of the above.

Responding to e-safety incidents The headteacher keeps a log of any e- safety incidents and the action that was taken.

In School, we teach “SMILE”

What can you do? Encourage the SMILE approach by talking to your children Use the parental control package on your browser ( IE, Chrome, Firefox) – Filtering inappropriate websites – Monitoring – will inform you of websites that your child is trying to access – Time limits – you can specify when and how long for. – Do not allow any personal details to be given out (for games always use a username) Treat a smart phone / smart TV / gaming console as a computer Keep use to a family area

Let them teach you! Build trust with your children by letting them show you how good they are – Why do they like a site? – What can they do on the site? – Who uses it amongst their friends? – Can you use it at school?

Helpful Websites: - The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre has set up its own edcational website which has been designed and written specifically for children, young people, teachers, parents and carers. Very comprehensive. safe/online-safety/ safe/online-safety/ An excellent website that will help parents to set internet filters for almost any device, program, or web provider. - Another very comprehensive website, and very useful for learning how to report or block on the services they use. Part of this is designed specifically for parents: KnowITAll A beginners guide to using the Internet safety, including a quiz and some video tutorials about how to ‘stay safe’ on-line. - Kidsmart is an award winning internet safety website for parents and those working with children. - Managing your Media - Good Ofcom online safety video and guide for parents/carers

Thank you!