Online Safety Information for Parents
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As computer and other communications technologies have developed, new dangers have emerged for all those who use them. Schools have a duty of care towards their pupils, above all to enable them to use the internet and other communication technologies safely
The steps we take:
Other aspects of online safetyApart from the obvious threats to personal safety the internet involves other difficulties and dangers which the school also seeks to address through lessons on: copyright, acknowledgement of sources, assessing the usefulness of websites, assessing the reliability of information on the internet, the importance of cross-checking, verification and comparison of information, the dangers of viruses and other downloadable threats, the importance of responsible use of passwords etc.
GuidanceWe have used the following source in our work on online safety: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre We also looked at the advice from Childnet international, a major international body concerned with child safety and the internet. |