Castleford Park Junior Academy

Online Safety Guidance for Parents

Using the internet, mobile phones and games consoles are now an every-day part of a young person’s life. However, there are risks that can arise for children – and you as parents need to know how to protect them effectively.

We have created this page to give you some tips on how you can keep your children safe, as well as provide you with some informative websites for you to find out more information from.

Online Safety Policy Jan 2022 Download

Internet Matters Guide Fake News Download

Pupil Acceptable Use Agreement Download

Online hate is something that your children will be coming across whilst they are using the internet and social media. Internet matters have created a toolkit to help parents tackle this issue with their children:

Internet Matters Guide Online Hate And Trolling Advice Download

Some useful puzzles and games aimed at educating children about cyber-security have been designed for parents to share with them: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/cybersprinters/home-activities

Castleford Park Junior’s Top Tips for Parents:

Communicate with your child about their online habits-start those conversations early!
Establish clear boundaries with your child and monitor their online and social media usage. Use this link to help teach them how to make sure that their privacy settings are as strong as they need to be: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/social-media/
Have up to date anti-virus protection on your devices.
Set up parental controls on your Internet Service Provider (ISP- your ISP will be able to give more information about how to do this).
Make sure you are familiar with the www.thinkuknow.co.uk website and use the websites below to help you stay up to date.
Always seek advice if unsure and know where to report your concerns. School will be only too happy to help.
We regularly teach the children to think carefully before they share images online and to report anyone who may ask them to share them, or want to arrange to meet with them. We use the following video clips to help with this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-D_tebNXs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1n9Jly3CQ8
Whilst more unlikely at Primary school, Childline also have a reporting tool that can be used if your child has shared inappropriate images with anyone: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/remove-nude-image-shared-online/

We follow an ‘Internet Legends’ scheme of work designed by Parent Zone and Google to help us teach our pupils how to stay safe online. Parents can also use the same exciting and relevant materials by following this link

Recommended websites for more information

Keeping children safe online | NSPCC – parent guides

Think U Know – age appropriate education about online safety for you and your child

CallerSmart – parent guide to internet safety

Childnet – help, advice and resources for parents including how to respond to an online safety incident

Get Safe Online – keeping your child’s online activity safe

Childline – advice and guidance for children and parents if they are worried about staying safe online

Kidpower – personal safety information and advice for parents and their children

Commonsensemedia – Reviews of apps, games, movies etc. for parents to check that they are suitable

Internet matters – Guides for parents to help keep their child safe online, including setting up parent controls on social media accounts and online accounts

Grandparent’s Guide to Online Safety

Parent guide to instagram Download

Keeping Youtube safe and using parent controls: https://www.esafety-adviser.com/youtube-parental-restrictions/

Support for Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents: https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/foster-carers-and-adoptive-parents

Social media checklists for parents