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Online Safety at Orchard
The online world can be exciting and inspiring – it has lots of opportunities for young people. However, it is important to manage and minimise the associated risks. Here at Orchard Primary Academy, our aim is to teach children the risks of being online, promote healthy and safe online behaviours and empower children with the decision making tools to pause, think and make educated decisions in the online world. We mainly do this by looking at online safety toolboxes. Evidence of this is seen in SMSC books.
At Orchard Primary Academy, children are taught to Stop-Save-Report if they identify anything inappropriate when online.
Online Safety Risks can usually be defined as one of four categories:Content
Online content that is not suitable for children and could be hurtful or harmful. This could be accessed through social media sites, online games, blogs and websites. It also relates to the reliability of online materials, being aware of information which might not be true or written with a bias.Contact
Contact from others, including family, friends or strangers, the purpose of which is to offend, abuse (physical, emotional or sexual), bully, phish or blackmail. It is important to realise that new friends and contacts made online may not be who they say they are. And, if added to an online account, may be privy to personal or sensitive information.Conduct
Being aware of the impact that online activity can have on ourselves and other people, and the digital footprint that is create. It’s easy to feel anonymous online and it is important that we area aware of who is able to view, and potentially share, the information that has been posted.Commerce
Commerce is the risks from threats online, such as: gambling, false advertising, phishing or financial scams. Children may be exposed to these risks directly or indirectly. It is important that children are aware of what 'could' happen and take all necessary precautions to protect their personal data and not tie themselves into any contracts.
Parent/Carer Information
If you have concerns that your child is, or has been, the subject of inappropriate sexual contact or approach by another person, it is vital that you report it to the police via the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre.
Did you know?
TikTok: Minimum age is 13; users under 16 cannot use direct messaging, and must be 18 to go live.
Snapchat: Minimum age is 13, but certain features (like Public Profiles) may require users to be 16 or older.
Facebook: Users must be at least 13 years old.
YouTube: Users must be 13 or older to manage their own account, otherwise, they must use YouTube Kids.
Twitch: Users must be at least 13 years of age
Discord: require users to be 13+
How to keep your child safe online:
- Check their profile is set to private and that only approved friends can see information that is posted
- Don't let them use sites that has age restrictions.
- Closely monitor your child’s use and talk to them about safe and appropriate online behaviour such as not sharing personal information, clicking on unknown links, installing applications and not posting offensive messages or photos
- Ask them to install the CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) application on www.facebook.com/clickceop on their profile.
- Set up your own profile so you understand how the site works and ask them to have you as a friend on their profile so you know what they are posting online
- Make sure your child understands the following rules
- Always keep your profile private and never accept friends you don’t know in real life
- Never post anything online which could reveal your identity or anything you wouldn’t want your parents to see.
- Only click on links that you trust and always ask an adult if first if you are not sure
- Never agree to meet somebody you only know online without telling a trusted adult
- Always tell an adult you trust if you feel threatened, see something that makes you feel worried or someone upsets you online
National Online Safety
Click the buttons below, create a login for National Online Safety and watch a short video to complete a course in Online Safety for Parents and Carers
Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Parents and Carers of Children aged 3-7
Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Parents and Carers of Children aged 7-11
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