Margaret Wix Primary School
Online Safety
Slides shared at our recent Online Safety session for Parents and Carers 2024
Latest Online Safety Newsletter - Spring 2024
Safer Internet Day - Online safety poster competition winners!!
As part of Safer Internet Day, we ran a competition to design an online safety poster that we could use across school. Over half the school entered and it was a really tough choice, but below are the winners! Their fantastic posters were laminated and they now take pride of place in every classroom. Well done to everyone that entered 
The whole school took part in Safer Internet Day and we thought about the theme which was 'Want to talk about it?' highlighting the importance of talking about what we are doing online and how it makes us feel.
Click on the document below to see what each class got up to:
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