Margaret Wix Primary School
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Online Safety
Latest Online Safety Newsletter - Autumn 2022
What is Online Safety?
- Safe guarding young people (and adults) in the digital world
- Learning, understanding and using new technologies in a positive way
- Adults being educated to be able to support and help young people
- Not about restricting children, but educating them about the risks as well as the benefits, so they can feel confident and happy online
Key Advice For Parents/Carers:
- Talk to your child and understand how they are using the internet and their phone,
- Use safety tools & parental controls-if you are not sure how contact your service provider
- Please note tools are not always 100% effective
- Your child is just as likely to be a bully as to be a target. Be alert to your child being upset after using the internet/phone-they may be secretive, change relationships with friends
- Remind your child not to retaliate
- Keep any evidence of cyberbullying emails, online conversations, texts etc to show the school/police
- Report the cyberbullying
Parent and Carer guidance
At Margaret Wix all the children learn how to stay safe online. We follow a simple set of rules:
Guides for parents and carers of children using phones, tablets and consoles
There are a number of useful websites which may be of interest to our families to ensure your children stay safe on-line:
02 / NSPCC helpline: 0808 800 5002
POSH - Professional Online Safety Helpline: helpline@saferinternet.org / 0844 381 4772