E-safety update - February 2018

Safer Internet Day 2018 took place on February  6th 2018.  Pupils around the school took part in a range of activities, with many receiving a certificate in acknowledgement of their efforts.
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2018

PC Briggenshaw visited the school on February 8th, meeting with parents from across the school.  The sessions were very informative, with plenty of very useful tips shared:

• https://getsafeonline.org  - very useful website with free online expert advice to help stay safe.
• E-safety helplines are available, with facilities to report concerns, including:
  • CEOP - https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ 
  • Childline - https://childline.org.uk
  • Internet Watch Foundation - https://www.iwf.org.uk
• Parent Info website has a range of useful information: http://parentinfo.org.   A digital parenting magazine is also produced and we will be sending home a copy of this shortly.
• Snapchat; Snapchat is a popular tool for communicating, but it comes with a range of risks.  PC Briggenshaw described the importance of ensuring location tracking is disabled and that we need to ensure only safe photographs are sent.
• Public Wifi; PC Briggenshaw described the dangers of public wifi, outlining how such public wifi hotspots are very popular with young adults but they can be dangerous.  The following video clip link describes some of the dangers: https://vimeo.com/142180832

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