Westgate Primary School E-Safety Policy
We encourage parents to set up Internet filtering on their computer. To learn how to do this for the major providers of internet please click the link below.
Internet Filtering and Parent Controls
ICT in the 21st Century is seen as an essential resource to support learning and teaching, as well as playing an important role in the everyday lives of children, young people and adults. Consequently, schools need to build in the use of these technologies in order to arm our young people with the skills to access life-long learning and employment.
Information and Communications Technology covers a wide range of resources including; web-based and mobile learning. It is also important to recognise the constant and fast paced evolution of ICT within our society as a whole. Currently the internet technologies children and young people are using both inside and outside of the classroom include:
- Websites
- E-mail, Instant Messaging and chat rooms
- Social Media, including Facebook and Twitter
- Mobile/ Smart phones with text, video and/or web functionality
- Other mobile devices with web functionality
- Gaming, especially online
- Learning Platforms and Virtual Learning Environments
- Blogs and Wikis
- Podcasting
- Video Broadcasting
- Music Downloading
Whilst exciting and beneficial both in and out of the context of education, much ICT, particularly web-based resources, are not consistently policed. All users need to be aware of the range of risks associated with the use of these Internet technologies and that some have minimum age requirements, usually 13 years.
At Westgate Primary School we understand the responsibility to educate our pupils on eSafety issues; teaching them the appropriate behaviours and critical thinking skills to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies, in and beyond the context of the classroom.
If you are uncertain about anything concerning this topic and what you can do at home to help, please feel free to contact John Bodley our school IT coordinator.
Click on the link below to see our e-safety policy
Please click on the links below:
Below are some websites that will help:
Goverment website looking at internet safety.
Kidsmart is an Internet safety awareness programme for schools.
Guide to internet safety and safe surfing for young people, learn about online safety when using blogs, chatting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/topics/stay-safe
cbbc bring you games and ideas and help to keep you safe on the internet.