E-Saftey

An Overview

"The internet is such an integral part of children's lives these days. It opens up so many educational and social opportunities, giving them access to, quite literally, a world of information and experiences.

Whether on a computer at school, a laptop at home, a games console or mobile phone, children and young people are increasingly accessing the internet whenever they can and wherever they are.

As you would protect your child in the real world, you will want to make sure that they are safe whatever they are doing. Like learning to cross the road, online safety skills are skills for life. If your child understands the risks and can make sensible and informed choices online, they can get the most from the internet and stay safe whilst doing so – particularly from those people who might seek them out to harm them."                   thinkuknow.co.uk

View information from the recent national 'Safer Internet Day'.

Facebook

Through the use of ICT lessons and assemblies pupils are being made aware of the security issues of posting online. This video guides you though changing the privacy settings on Facebook accounts, to increase your safety.

Check Facebook privacy settings quickly and efficiently with this excellent tool. Take two minutes to ensure that you are not unwittingly sharing everything you post with everyone on the internet: www.reclaimprivacy.org

CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) and Facebook are promoting the new 'report abuse' app available to all Facebook users. Visit the CEOP page or the facebook page for further information and to add the button now:
     www.ceop.gov.uk
     http://apps.facebook.com/clickceop/

Consequences: An Assembly for 11-16 Year Olds

This is an assembly from CEOPs Thinkuknow education programme that enables young people to recognise what constitutes personal information. The assembly facilitates young peoples understanding that they need to be just as protective of their personal information online, as they are in the real world. It also directs where to go and what to do if young people are worried about any of the issues covered.

For more information please visit: thinkuknow.co.uk