Online Safety
Talking about online safety little, but often, works best.
Children are spending more time online, in fact the time spent watching TV has actually reduced in favour of online media. (Ofcom’s research into media use)
We teach our children to be SMART online:
CEOP
CEOP is a law enforcement agency and is here to keep children and young people safe.
If someone online has acted inappropriately towards you, your child or young person you know, please use the CEOP button to report it.
Checking apps, games and websites
We know as a grown-up, it’s sometimes difficult to know if media is appropriate for children.
Common Sense Media lets you search for movies, apps, games and websites and see their official age rating as well a recommended age from other parents.
NSPCC Net Aware, is a similar service. Helping you find ratings and information on games, online apps and more.
Settings
Accidents can happen and sometimes inappropriate content is available in places you wouldn’t expect. We recommend setting parental restrictions and content filtering (available from most internet service providers).
No restrictions are completely infallible. It’s okay for children to make mistakes, it’s important that they get help from an adult.
Safer Internet Day
Every year, we take part in Safer Internet Day.
Find our more about the day here.
Help and advice
If you have an urgent issue, something online was really not acceptable then please use the CEOP button above to report it directly to the police.
If you’ve got questions or not sure how you can help your child, please pop in for a chat.
National Online Safety
Co-op Academy Woodlands is now part of National Online Safety, a great free online resource about keeping your children safe online. National Online Safety’s mission is to empower teachers, school staff, parents and carers with the knowledge they need to keep children safe online.
Parents, sign up for free by clicking here.