E Safety
E-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Springfield . 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. Any e-Safety incidents are recorded and managed in accordance with our E-Safety Policy.
E-Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.
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.
Children receive regular e-safety lessons and reminders, and are supported by specialist staff as well as teachers and teaching assistants.
Please see the resources available at Thinkuknow to support you with keeping your children safe when using the Internet at home.
Please click on the link below to see Google's suggestion for a family online pledge:-
At school, we teach children about e-safety issues and appropriate behaviours, helping them to develop the skills to keep themselves safe online. We are aware that some children have access to YouTube and social media at home, exposing them to images and risk that they may find difficult to cope with. We therefore wish to foster a collaborative approach to e-safety, with the involvement of parents and carers, by sharing strategies to keep children safe online, and hope that the links provided here will help increase awareness of risks, and provide guidance for discussion at home.
