email:
office@ikb.bep.ac
telephone:
01823 795900
Children are taught how to keep themselves safe online through a combination of assemblies, books and lessons from their class teacher.
In particular, children are shown how to:
The 'Digiduck Stories' have been created to help teachers and parents/ carers to educate children about online safety. Please follow this link to access the stories and accompanying teaching materials: https://www.childnet.com/resources/digiduck-stories/
We understand that it can be overwhelming to keep up-to-date with new technologies so we highly recommend using the resources below to keep your children safe online.
As well as the Trust Online Safety Policy, we have a range of printed guides within school that explain how you can keep your children safe online.
A quick guide to what is safe for your child online and age restrictions:
Barnardos RUSAFE 2020 - Online Privacy Settings
Resources
Knowsley City Learning Centres
Newsletter 4 - March 2024 - Fortnite & Instagram
Safer Internet Week - newsletter
Newsletter 4 - Feb 2024 - Playstation & Snapchat
Newsletter 3 - Jan 2024 - New Devices
Newsletter 2 - Dec 2023 - Age Ratings & Snapchat
Newsletter 1 - Nov 2023 - Roblox & Tiktok
Internet Matters explains how to apply parental restrictions at home:
https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/6-10/
This wizard from Internet Matters guides you through the process of applying parental restrictions at home to many different types of devices, from mobile phones and tablets, to broadband routers and apps: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/
Net Aware from the NSPCC is a website that lists many apps that children use. It explains their risks and how you can keep children safe if they’re using them:
Childnet International, a non-profit organisation working with others to help make the internet a great and safe place for children:
Safety Net Kids is involved with Safety Net at looking at things that make us feel unsafe and working on them ourselves. To be safe means to be comfy and not scared. They do things like standing up to bullies without being mean, listening to our bodies as they are clever at spotting danger and thinking about things we can do to make the areas where we live safer:
http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) helps keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. Thet help thousands of children and young people every year, as well as their parents and carers who have been in a similar situation to you. CEOP are unable to respond to reports about bullying, fake accounts or account hacking:
https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
Worried about YouTube?
More and more children are using YouTube at home and we understand that this can cause greater anxiety for parents/carers. We also share these anxieties and so we’ve looked into some possible options to help you. The best way to ensure your children are safe online is to encourage them to use their devices within shared family areas and to openly talk to them about the dangers.
The simplest option (for tablets and phones) — YouTube Kids
Simply install the app on your children’s devices and remove the adult-version of YouTube. Your children will only be able to access specially selected content for their age group. The adverts are also suited towards children.
See more information about YouTube Kids at:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/youtube-kids
Setting up parental controls on YouTube (for laptops and computers)
This involves signing into YouTube and setting up parental restrictions. You can then see what your children are looking at. There are more instructions on how to do this at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK1v0tGsHxo
Internet Safety Workshop - video
Internet Safety Workshop - PDF version
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