Online Safety

The online community can offer children a wide range of opportunities to enhance their learning. It can come in many forms including gaming, social media, videos, web surfing and virtual reality.

What we do: –

Here at Broadmeadow, we recognise the importance of computing and technology and how it can inspire creativity and maximise their education.

Pupils access a range of digital and online resources on a daily basis and all equipment is highly monitored and filtered to safeguard them from any potential harm.

We are currently working with The Centre for Digital & Online Behaviours to ensure we are supporting teachers, parents and pupils.

We work with parents, teachers, and safeguarding lead to developing a plan and appropriate resources to support your child and family.

How we support your child in school: –

We have completed the EPICT online safety certificate – The EPICT Online Safety Qualification is designed for anyone who works with children and young people to recognise their knowledge of online safety through an internationally recognised qualification.
Online safety group – Our online safety group will drive online safety policy and practice. The group consists of the Designated Safeguarding Lead, Senior leadership, Designated governor, and school staff representatives. We would like to recruit a parent representative in the coming year. The group is led by Frances Barnes (Online Safety Lead)
Ongoing staff training – Staff are aware and highly trained in digital behaviours and are confident to use these skills in their teaching.
Produced Acceptable User Agreements that are supported by symbols. They are adapted to suit the needs of each individual child.

Support offered to parents: –

Relevant information shared via marvellous me, weekly newsletters, Facebook page and at parent consultations
Provide personalised social stories that explain digital situations in understandable steps.
We can offer support to parents, including iPad tips and preventable strategies to make your home digitally safe. Please contact Frances Barnes for more information.

What can you do at home?

Supervise your child while they are online.
Manage your technology and use the available settings to keep your child safe. Try https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/ this is a great website not just for mobile devices but also for tech such as Google Home and Alexa.
Swap YouTube for YouTube kids.
Report a concern(CEOP)

For further information, please read our Behaviour and Digital Safeguarding policies.