New technologies have become integral to the lives of children in today’s society, both within school and in their lives outside school.

The Internet and other digital and information technologies are powerful tools, which open up new opportunities for everyone. Electronic communication helps us to learn from eachother. These technologies can stimulate discussion, promote creativity and increase awareness of context to promote effective learning. Children should have an entitlement to safe Internet access at all times.

Online safety relates to the education of using new technology responsibly and safely, focussing on raising awareness of the core messages of safe content, contact, and commerce when using technology online. This can include accessing websites and online content, email, online chat rooms, mobile phones, gaming and games consoles, social networking sites, instant messaging, and viruses and spam.  

At Metheringham Primary School we provide online safety training for all staff, children from Y2-Y6 and offer specific  online safety advice to parents through newsletters and videos.

Below you can find links to useful websites that can raise awareness and support you in keeping your children safe online.

http://ceop.police.uk/

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/

Please find a video that helps parents set up parental controls on devices:

Please find a video that helps parents to set up privacy controls on SnapChat:

Please find a video to help parents set up parental controls on Roblox:

 Please find a video to help parents set up Nintendo Switch Parental Controls App:

Please find a video to help parents set up YouTube Kids App:

This months online safety video theme is Back to School. 

Please find our latest Online Safety Newsletters that are sent out to parents and carers each month: