Online Safety
Keeping children safe online is an important aspect of our safeguarding at Shakespeare.
It is essential that we work with you as their family to support our pupils into becoming confident and safe users of the online world.
The school's vision for Online Safety is to provide a diverse, balanced and relevant approach to the use of technology. Our pupils will be encouraged to maximise the benefits and opportunities that technology has to offer by following the guidelines in the Lancashire Primary Online Safety framework. We will ensure that children will learn in a safe and secure environment so that they can learn effectively. Our aim is that pupils will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to use 21st Century technology appropriately and responsibly. Pupils will be taught how to recognise the risks associated with this technology and how to deal with them, both inside and outside the school environment.
If you have any concerns about an Online Safety issue please contact either:
Mr Stephen Twist, Headteacher
Mr Richard Howarth, IT Co-ordinator
Mr Elliot Mather, Family Support Manager
Please see our Online Safety policy for further information, you can find this in Key Information - Policies - Ethos Policies.
Safer Internet Day 2023
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Safer Internet Day 2023
Safer Internet Day 2023 is on the 7th of February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.
To mark this in the UK we are celebrating by putting children and young people’s voices at the heart of the day and encouraging them to shape the online safety support that they receive. That is why the UK Safer Internet Centre are asking parents, carers, teachers, government, policymakers, and the wider online safety industry to take time to listen to children and young people and make positive change together.
What issues really matter to children and young people?
What changes do they want to see?
And how can we all work together to advocate for them moving forward?
Whether you have 5 minutes, a few hours, a whole day or even a week, we are asking everyone to make time for these conversations.
With your help, Safer Internet Day 2023 can be a springboard for conversations that shape how we talk about and respond to online issues, not just for one day, but throughout the whole year. That’s why this year the Safer Internet Day theme is: Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online.
Click on the link below for guides and resources.
Safer Internet Centre Guides and Resources for Parents and Carers
Tuesday 8th February is Safer Internet Day and as a school each year we work together to raise awareness of online issues and concerns, from cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity.
The theme this year is: All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online.
What with 77% of young people having spent more time playing online games and apps during the pandemic, the theme is more relevant and important than ever before.
Please have a look at the document below for more information and for activities and videos you can explore with your child(ren).
Safer Internet Day 2022
SAFER INTERNET DAY 2021
An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world
Tuesday 9th February is Safer Internet Day and as a school each year we work together to raise awareness of online issues and concerns, from cyberbullying to social networking to digital identity.
The theme this year is: An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world
The internet has an amazing range of information and opportunities online, but how do we separate fact from fiction? The Safer Internet Day campaign is focussing on how we can know what to trust online, whilst supporting children to question, challenge and change the online world.
Below are some links to videos and activities you can have a look at with your child and there is also a 30-minute lesson from the BBC which goes live on the morning of 9th February where children will learn about how to stay safe, responsible and wise in an increasingly digital world, with tips and advice from some of the biggest personalities on the web.
Videos
KS1 - Detective Digiduck book or video - childnet.com/detective-digiduck
KS1 - Lee & Kim’s Adventure - https://vimeo.com/29383001
KS2 - What can you trust online? - https://vimeo.com/480849087
KS2 - Horrible Histories Fake News Song - https://www.bbc.com/ownit/its-personal/flo-and-joan-fake-news-song?collection=safer-internet-day-2019
KS2 - Think before you click - https://www.bbc.com/ownit/its-personal/team-ownit-kathryn
KS2 - Digital Footprint - https://www.bbc.com/ownit/its-personal/what-is-your-digital-footprint
KS2 - Being Respectful Online - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zj8xvcw/articles/z9r72hv#zyf8d2p
Activities
KS1 & KS2 - Be expert fact checkers - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/family/teaching-kids-about-fake-news-and-photos/
KS2 - Be Internet Awesome - https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland
KS2 - Fake News Quiz - https://kahoot.it/challenge/851f5e90-bcec-45d2-905d-efda763812c7_1603703719714
KS2 - Safer Internet Day Quiz https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2021/safer-internet-day-2021-quiz
Stay SMART
Safe: Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information when you're chatting or posting online. Personal information includes your email address, phone number and password.
Meet: Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. Only do so with your parents' or carers' permission and even then only when they can be present. Remember online friends are still strangers even if you have been talking to them for a long time.
Accepting: Accepting emails, messages, or opening fi les, images or texts from people you don't know or trust can lead to problems — they may contain viruses or nasty messages!
Reliable: Someone online might lie about who they are and information on the internet may not be true. Always check information with other websites, books or someone who knows.
Tell: Tell a parent, carer or a trusted adult if someone, or something, makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, or if you or someone you know is being bullied online.
We would love it if you sent us some photos of your child(ren) being Internet Heroes for Safer Internet Day!
Thank you,
Lucy McGough
Wake Up Wednesday
The #WakeUpWednesday campaign is viewed as one of the most trusted and reputable learning resources in the UK, providing expert advice on the latest platforms and online risks that parents and carers need to know about through a beautifully engaging and content rich design. A brand new guide is released every Wednesday and is posted on the school Facebook page each week.
Below are a couple of the guides we have found really useful but you can find them all on our Facebook page or on the National Online Safety website.
