Sunderland is an exciting place to live. We lead the way in making use of services online. We are one of the most connected cities in the UK.
It is the school’s aim to make sure everyone can enjoy the benefits of this in the safest way possible.
We run a parents session once every two years in the Summer term that gives you the opportunity to both explore what your child has learnt this year, and will learn as they progress through school, and provides up to date tips for parents on the topic of cyber-safety. Until then, please find some useful advice and links below:
Here is PowerPoint presentation and parental booklet from our most recent session:
For more information. Please click here.
WHAT IF CYBER-BULLYING OCCURS?
Websites like http://www.bullying.co.uk/ offer advice.
BY PHONE: If the bullying is happening by phone, contact the mobile phone company. All UK mobile operators have nuisance call centres and procedures in place to deal with such incidents.
They may help you to change your number or, with help from the police, take action against the bully.
BY EMAIL: If the bullying is happening by Email contact the provider of the Email address that the bully is using.
For example if the bully uses an @hotmail.com address contact Hotmail.
a) Childline free 24hr. helpline for children & young people 0800 1111
b) Kidscape – advice exclusively for parents & carers on bullying 08451 205204
c) Get Connected – free confidential helpline for young people 0808 8084994
d) Samaritans – 08457 90 90 90
A) Childnet – A range of resources for families and schools – http://www.childnet.com/
B) Talk to someone who is trained to help you at – http://www.bullying.co.uk/
C) SafeInternet.org who promote the safe enjoyment of technology – http://www.safeinternet.org/
D) Who is Hosting This? – A range of resources to help parents tackle the online world, including a parents guide – http://wiht.link/esafetyguide
E) kidshealth.org – A range of resources geared towards keeping children safe online – http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cyberbullying.html
WHAT IF YOUR CHILD IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH SOMETHING ONLINE?
Encourage your child to tell a trusted adult if they ever feel awkward, embarrassed or worried by anything that they are asked to do or say by an online friend. Then the trusted adult can help them to take the appropriate form of action depending on the seriousness of the concern.
Many websites include a report abuse button. If you can’t find one you can access it here.
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES
We want everyone to make informed choices when accessing different websites on the internet, thinking about who the site was made for and why can help us to decide whether it is a good source of information. It is important for the young people to be responsible about the sites that they visit, if they aren’t sure that a website is suitable, the message is to not access it at all.
For more information please download the leaflet below:
EXTREMISM AND RADICALIZATION
The school are currently developing resources to address extremism and radicalization as part of a wider school focus on what it means to be British.
Following our E-Safety Expert’s Challenge Topic, in which year 6 children teach their peers about a range of E-Risks (such as Phishing, Scams, Viruses, Worms – see our E-Safety page) we then discuss grooming in relation to extremism and radicalisation. Below is a copy of the PowerPoint used to stimulate discussion (adapted from training delivered in school and a presentation by Mark Lloyd – Knetic Learning.org).
Along side this discussion, and as part of our mutual respect concenpt, we also explore the use of “Gay” as a derogatory term. Below is a copy of the PowerPoint used to stimulate discussion (again adapted from a presentation by Mark Lloyd – Knetic Learning.org).
E-SAFETY IN THE CURRICULUM
RECEPTION – Reception start by reading most of the book entitled PeguinPig (we stop before the end). The story centres on a little girl who finds a brand new creature and decides to go in search of it at the zoo. Instead she finds a fierce b