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Online Safety
Orchard Primary Academy are proud to be partners with National Online Safety and achieved National Online Safety Certified School status for the year 2022-2023.
Orchard Primary Academy is working hard to achieve the National Online Safety accreditation (2023-2024) to show our commitment to keeping children safe. For this, we need your help!
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
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.
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 three 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.
*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*
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Online Safety Toolboxes
At Orchard Primary Academy, children have access to Online Safety lessons which are embedded within our Computing Curriculum. To top-up children's knowledge and keep them aware of current online threats and issues, children are exposed to regular Online Safety Toolboxes. These toolboxes follow the lives of two Orchard Primary friends (Suzie and James) through different trials and tribulations on the Online World. You can see some examples of previous toolboxes below.
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