Reporting Online Safety Incidents or Concerns
Please speak to your class teacher if there are any online incidents that you would like some support with.
There may be times when something has happened online with our pupils that you would like report anonymously.
In this instance, please use the form below. All information will be read and appropriately acted upon.
Anonymised Online Safety Incident / Concern Form
Acceptable Use Policy and Class Agreements
Acceptable_Use_Policy_Agreement
Online Safety For Parents
At Silverstone Primary School our pupils regularly use the internet as part of their learning in school. Online Safety is woven throughout the Computing, PSHE and wider Curriculum.
It is vital that we do all we can to keep our pupils safe including working with parents and hold a Parents Online Safety Session every year. Please look out for it on the school diary and attend annually.
We highly recommend that pupils have a family agreement at home to ensure transparency and communication is at the heart of their internet use.
Family Agreement Examples and Guidance.
Child Net Family Agreements NSPCC Family Agreement
Helpful Videos from Northamptonshire’s Online Safety Adviser.
Simon Aston - Online Safety and TikTok
Simon Aston - Online Safety and Well Being
Simon Aston - Online Safety Top 5 Tips
Useful Websites for Further Reading
Parent Support for Apps and Games.
Here you will find some helpful guides for a number of the apps and games you may need support with if your child is using them.
Additional support and up to date information about the latest apps, games and social media can be found at https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
Update!
Please find below a number of updated guides to help with the following areas:
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Discord app settings - HERE.
- TikTok parental controls - HERE.
- Snapchat parental controls - HERE.
- Instagram parental controls - HERE.
- Pinterest privacy and safety settings - HERE.
- FaceTime privacy and safety settings - HERE.
- WhatsApp privacy guide - HERE.
The ABC Online safety Checklist.
Internet Matters have developed a fantastic and informative guide to supporting children online, including appropriate actions for different age groups using - Activate, Balance and Check.
Your-ABC-online-safety-checklist-_-Internet-Matters.pdf (internetmatters.org)
Video Games and Children
Unicef have shared an article with some nice, clear and simple advice for parents/carers about online gaming. The article covers how to create a positive and safe gaming environment, how parents can engage with their children, what the benefits or gaming are and more.
You can view the article on the Unicef website HERE.
https://www.unicef.org/parenting/child-care/video-games-explainer
Gaming Tips for Parents of Neurodivergent Children.
Internet Matters have released another really useful guide, this time it's all about online gaming safety tips for parents and carers of neurodivergent children. It's a simple 5-page guide covering the research, example games, some of the challenges which parents face and the all-important benefits.
NSPCC Techosaurus
The NSPCC has created Techosaurus’s guide for parents supporting young children beginning their journey in the online world.
Play, Protect, Ask, Say
You can order their pack online here.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/techosaurus/
Online safety in Early Years
https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/0-5/online-safety-video-guides-early-years/
Thinking critically about influencers online.
Helping children think critically about online influencers | Internet Matters
Parent controls in snap chat
Expanding Our In-App Parental Tools
Using Roblox Safely
https://swgfl.org.uk/assets/documents/roblox-checklist-2023.pdf?_=1691587832
WhatsApp - Locked Chats
Did you know that you can hide conversations and lock them away in WhatsApp? This was a feature introduced in May 2023 and was easy to spot (if you knew how), but WhatsApp have updated the feature which makes it much more difficult to find.
Introducing Secret Code for Chat Lock - WhatsApp Blog
If you need help with Internet Safety, or if you wish to report a problem to CEOP, click the button below:
Online Safety for Children
Join in with Mummy Penguin’s song and follow the adventures of Smartie the Penguin as he learns how to be safe on the internet.
A collection of five stories created to help parents and teachers educate children aged 3–7 about online safety,
5 fantastic cartoons to illustrate Online Safety SMART rules for 7 to 11 year olds.
The Adventures of Kara, Winston and the SMART Crew | Childnet
Games and videos from CBBC about a range of topics including - fake news, vlogging, gaming, devices, digital footprint and social media.
Helpful information and guidance on a range of key online safety topics
The Jessie and Friends animations and games are part of a package of resources created by the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command designed to help 4-7 year olds learn how to stay safe online.
The Play Like Share animations and Band Runner game are part of a package of resources created by the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command designed to help 8-10 year olds learn how to stay safe online.
