E-Safety
The internet is an amazing resource which enables children and young people to connect, communicate and be creative in a number of different ways, on a range of devices. However, the internet is always changing, and being able to keep up to date with your children’s use of technology can be a challenge. You may sometimes feel that your children have better technical skills than you do, however children and young people still need advice and protection when it comes to managing their lives online.
You don't need to be an expert on the internet to help keep your child safe; as a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online; our advice and resources are here to support you, as you support your child at home to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively.
E-Safety Ambassadors
We are extremely proud of our two new ‘E-safety Ambassadors’ – Lily and Alexus from Year 6.
This a key role within our safeguarding team at St. Newlyn East as the girls are able to talk passionately about the dangers of being on certain websites/apps with age-restrictions. So far, they have produced a Powerpoint presentation to the whole of KS2 and are now busy producing a ‘Age-restriction app quiz’ which will roll out to classes at the end of the spring term.
We hope to keep the momentum going. The team are now planning a presentation for staff in the summer term and may present their ideas to the e-safety lead – Mr Mark Clutsom – so that their message could be passed to other children within the Kernow Learning Trust.
A huge ‘Thank you’ must go to Lily and Alexus for all their hardwork and dedication.
Each year, we mark Internet Safety Day by having a whole-school focus on what it means to stay safe. Through assemblies, year-group-specific lessons and interactive games we explore what ‘staying safe looks like’ and ‘how we can be safe’.
In school, we are fortunate to be protected by a range of online filtering and monitoring and through working collaboratively with the South West Grid for Learning and the UK Safer Internet Centre, we provide support to parents about how to filter and monitor at home but crucially, why it’s important too!
To help us, the Safer Internet Centre have put together a range of resources and one of the most useful is Common Sense Media which provides a wealth of advice and resources for parents and teachers. The most useful sections are the Website, App and Movie sections which allows you to check the suitability of a website, game or app.