Online Safety

We teach online safety in school as part of our Computing curriculum and through PHSE lessons and assemblies. Each year, we take part in Safer Internet Day to promote e-safety for our children. This year Safer Internet Day is 6th February 2024.

We will be celebrating Safer Internet Day in school with the pupils, but we are also signposting parents to update their own knowledge about online safety. Here is a webinar aimed at parents and its purpose is to educate parents around keeping their children safe online. You can sign up through the website below:

Webinars | EM Cyber Secure (eastmidlandscybersecure.co.uk)
https://www.eastmidlandscybersecure.co.uk/webinars

Or the below direct link:
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/04ed8c6c-828a-470a-ac87-0511fdf217aa@15f7eba6-616e-465b-a3ad-912e8a6bbc5a

Our school policy for online safety can be found in the important information section of our website and there is also a copy here:

MPS Online Safety Policy

Here are some useful links for parents with advice about online safety:

Keeping children safe online | NSPCC

Parents and Carers - UK Safer Internet Centre

Parents - help kids make the most of their lives online - Own It - BBC

http://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers.org.uk

There are some really useful and informative guides for parents and children about keeping safe online using this website link: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides .

Here are the latest guides:

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Parents guide Fortnite

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Guide_encouraging discussions

Parents Guide Cyber Resilience

Stay safe on new devices

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