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Online Safety

We have been recognised for our progress with Online Safety. View our certificate for more information.

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The following messages are strongly advised:

  • be aware of what your child is watching;

  • use devices where you are nearby and able to oversee use;

  • be aware of what apps children are using and the age limits which apply;

  • have conversations about the kinds of content they watch;

  • consider using YouTube Kids as opposed to full YouTube (parental controls within it still apply);

  • encourage young people to talk to a trusted adult about anything which worries them online;
     

This video from Internet Matters is useful for parents.

 

Any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact school or report concerns to CEOP. 

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Computing in the 21st Century is seen as an essential resource to support learning and teaching, as well as playing an important role in the everyday lives of children, young people and adults. Consequently, schools need to build in the use of these technologies in order to arm our young people with the skills to access life-long learning and employment.

 

Information and Communications Technology covers a wide range of resources including; web-based and mobile learning. It is also important to recognise the constant and fast paced evolution of computing within our society as a whole. Currently the internet technologies children and young people are using both inside and outside of the classroom include:

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  • Websites 

  • Learning Platforms and Virtual Learning Environments

  • E-mail and Instant Messaging

  • Chat Rooms and Social Networking

  • Blogs and Wikis

  • Podcasting

  • Video Broadcasting

  • Music Downloading

  • Gaming

  • Mobile/ Smart phones with text, video and/ or web functionality

  • Other mobile devices with web functionality

 

Whilst exciting and beneficial both in and out of the context of education, much computing, particularly web-based resources, are not consistently policed. All users need to be aware of the range of risks associated with the use of these Internet technologies.

 

At Dovecotes we understand the responsibility to educate our pupils on online safety issues; teaching them the appropriate behaviours and critical thinking skills to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies, in and beyond the context of the classroom.

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For new and updated guidance on talking to your child about online sexual harassment, please follow the Parents’ Guide. This guidance is based on the voices of young people and the overriding message is talk early, talk often with an age‑appropriate conversation that evolves as they become more mature.  

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All our Online Safety policies can be found on our Policies page.

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Useful Links


Below are some website links that you may find useful for information and guidance to help you keep your children safe when they are using the internet. (Please be aware that we have no control of the content that you may find on external websites.)

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Parent and Pupil Acceptable Use Agreement


The 'Acceptable Use Agreement', 'Early Years Acceptable Use Agreement' and 'Photo and video consent form'

documents have been distributed to all pupils but can be downloaded from our Policies page and returned to school should they have been misplaced.

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SWGFL in collaboration with the Home Office have provided this Service to support professionals working with young people in England.

Online Safety Newsletter

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