E-Safety
e-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Garden City Academy . We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the e-Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.
It’s essential to be realistic - banning the Internet or technology will not work and it often makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is essential.
Search engines
Please note that no search engine is ever 100% safe but below provides some links to some “safer” search engines:
Kiddle:
https://www.kiddle.co/
KidRex:
https://www.alarms.org/kidrex/
Parental Controls
Parental controls allow you to block and filter upsetting or inappropriate content. They work across your WiFi, phone network, individual apps and devices. You can find out more about parental controls and how to set them up here.
Setting up parental controls on Xbox:
https://www.xbox.com/en-GB/community/for-everyone/responsible-gaming
Setting up parental controls on Playstation:
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/parental-controls/
Setting up parental controls on Windows, Android and Xbox:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/family-safety
Setting up parental controls on Apple:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304
Websites for more information
CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the button, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online.
The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre.
Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online.
