1. E-Safety

2. What we will cover How your children use the internet
Guidance on online safety and privacy for your children

3. What is E-Safety?
E-Safety is defined as being the safe and responsible use of the Internet and associated technologies. “The school’s ability to protect and educate pupils and staff in their use of technology and to have the appropriate mechanisms to intervene and support any incident where appropriate.”

4. E-Safety at home
When it comes to e-safety at home, of course, the same principles apply – you’ll need to educate yourself and your child about e-safety, take steps to prevent risks and ensure you know what to do if you notice a risk or there is an e-safety incident involving your child.

5. Why does E-Safety matter?
Technology offers amazing opportunities but it also brings risk. Your children are often in touch with technology on a day-to-day basis and are using it more all the time.

6. Why does E-Safety matter?
Did you know?
Children now spend more time online.
Children increasingly use the computer alone.
Children are going online via a wider range of devices: such as PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, games consoles and more.
Children of all ages continue to use social networking sites

7. What does your child do online?

8. What does your child do online?
The internet is a brilliant place to connect with others, to be creative and to discover new things. The internet offers many advantages and opportunities for young people.

9. What does your child do online?
Great for research
Cheap or free communication and collaboration
Easy to create, publish and promote content
Great for children to develop future job skills as fun hobbies
Introduces children to the world of commerce and business
Encourages creativity and individualism
Children feel they have ‘ownership’ of the internet
However, there are also risks which must be addressed.

10. Potential Risks Inappropriate websites Cyber bullying Grooming
Losing control over pictures and video / Giving out too much information online
Viruses, hacking and security

11. Potential Risks
Just because an environment is online, young people are still susceptible to potential harm - the same as they would be in the physical world. This makes it vitally important that parents, teachers and the young people themselves are fully prepared and supported to use these technologies responsibly.

12. How we support E-Safety
St Andrew’s School, Turi has the facilities and policies to:
Supervise internet use
Monitor internet activity
Filter out inappropriate websites
Uphold rules and acceptable use agreements regarding computer usage
Teach pupils good behaviour when using the internet

13. How can you help your child stay safe online?
Do you know what your child does online?
You can find out by:
Watching what they do on the computer
Checking their online history
Install monitoring software
Setting up parental controls

14. Parental Controls Did you know that you can set controls on:
Wi-Fi Routers
Computers
Mobile phones
Tablets
Gaming Consoles
Smart TVs

15. Parental Controls on Wi-Fi routers
Some routers and access points not only manage your home's wireless networks, but they can also manage who has access to what online content. These devices will allow you restrict access to specific websites and schedule the network to turn off at certain times in the day.

16. Parental Controls on Apple Devices
How do I find the iPad parental control settings? Parental control settings for the iPad/iPhone/iPod are all in one place. In Settings, select General and then Restrictions. To switch on parental controls, click on Enable Restrictions and then decide and set the Restrictions Passcode. Select Off for the functions you wish to disable. These include options to disable the internet browser and set up age restrictions for apps.

17. Parental Controls on Android Devices
Google introduced Family Link, an application for parents that lets them establish a child’s first Google account, as well as utilize a series of  parental controls to manage and track screen time, daily limits, device “bedtimes,” and which apps kids can use.

18. Parental Controls on Windows 10 Computers
Open Windows Defender Security Centre and click on View family settings.

19. Parental Controls on Gaming Devices
Parental controls can also be set up on games consoles, such as Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo. Restrict games based on age rating.

20. Parental Controls Apps
Norton Family Premier FamilyTime OurPact NetNanny Qustodio