Parent/Carer Online safety Survey

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Cyber Ambassador Scheme and the Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership team are kindly asking parents/carers to take part in this survey. The aim of this survey is to explore how well you can currently support the child or young person in your care with any online safety concerns. Results from this survey will be used to create resources to help parents and carers support their children and young people with online safety.

The closing date for responses is Friday 18 February 2022.

 Reporting online and parental/ carer support available:

·       Check out the updated online safety advice page on our website! We have edited the page to include where to report online content and find help and support, as well to signpost to websites that contain online safety resources and information for young people, parents/ carers, and teachers.

·       Report internet related issues such as unwanted contact and inappropriate content on Click CEOP or Internet Watch Foundation

·       Trusted adults from Childline ONLY on 0800 1111

·       Please click here to report harmful content online

Tik Tok Concerns

We have been notified by the Local Authority that there has been some disturbing content on Tik Tok recently.  The minimum age for this app is 13 but I am aware that many of our pupils have elder siblings who may be accessing it.  If your child does come across anything that causes concern, please report this to the police.  

You can find further advice and guidance around security settings for Tik Tok (and other apps) including how to report any disturbing content, by using the following links:

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/tiktok/

https://www.internetmatters.org

Parent and pupil e-safety workshop - you said, we did!

Bitterne Manor Primary hosted another very successful e-safety workshop; this time for parents and pupils to attend together, following your suggestions from the last session.

We ran through scenarios that children may face when going online or using mobile devices; including unwanted or unkind online messages; what to do when someone shares a photo without your permission and how to avoid ads and pop-ups within apps.

Parents and children acted out what would happen in different situations, then we shared suggestions and advice on how to handle that situation. It is hoped that once these subjects and situations have been talked about in a role play environment, it will be easier to discuss if the situation were to become real.

Here are some of the comments from the workshop:

What did you find useful?
"Children listening to the advice so it could back up what we’ve learned before"
"All of it! Really useful to have children with us in discussions"
"Everything; hand outs were great."
"The bit about WhatsApp (age limit) and children using certain apps for bullying"
"Starting conversations about online safety, “Go home” concept (Internet like a city), recommended apps"

What you said you wanted next time:
"More scenarios to go through with children"
"How to help children use the internet critically; like how to verify sources of information on the internet, how to spot fake news, virus alerts, etc."

There will be a date for the next workshop coming soon, watch this space. In the mean time, please do not hesitate to ask any questions; ask for Phil Wickins, the E-Safety Coordinator.

Helpful websites:

Think U Know - A website for parents, carers, teachers and children all about online safety, run by the National Crime Agency. Some great educational games and clips for kids!

Keeping our young people safe online - You said, We did!

Important: Change of date, now on Wednesday 7th March 2018

We held a very successful e-safety parent’s workshop on Wednesday morning and evening, where we explored child protection laws, helpful websites and ways to keep an open dialogue with your child about their online activity. The feedback you gave us was overwhelmingly positive; almost all of you who attended requested more sessions like this - with the majority wanting a session you could attend with your children.

In the light of this, we have decided to run at least one session each term where we can join together to discuss new situations and issues, learn how to use parental restrictions on devices and software and have meaningful discussions with our children. Therefore, the next workshop will be a join parent-child session (suggested by you!), where we will be encouraging discussion and learning through fun activities and websites, exploring together scenarios and situations that you and your child may find yourselves in.

There will be a KS1 (YR - Y2) session from 3:30pm until 4pm, followed by a KS2 (Y3 - Y6) session form 4 - 4:30pm on Wedensday 7th March 2018. There will be a letter coming out to you with a reply slip so we can get an idea about numbers. This session is for you and your child/children to attend together.

Need a reminder? Add this to your google calendar:
E-Safety Parent and Child Workshop, 3.30pm, Wednesday 7th March 2018

Here are some of your comments from Wednesday’s workshop:

What did you find useful?
“All of the session – particularly being informed about the resources we can use to find out more & educate ourselves & the children. Opportunity to ask questions was great.”
“All of it! Very useful to learn about a ‘safe’ search engine for kids and the illustration of the safe and unhelpful places in a city was also helpful.”
Other comments:
“Really useful – Main danger is peer pressure of not being able to contact friends if you don’t have app, so the wider we can spread the word, the better”
“Great that this is being offered to parents and definitely an area of concern that I don’t currently feel equipped for.”

Helpful websites we explored in the workshop:

Think U Know - A website for parents, carers, teachers and children all about online safety, run by the National Crime Agency. Some great educational games and clips for kids!

Kidrex.org - A customised Google search engine that returns child-freindly results and eliminates the image search.

Please make sure you save the date!

Parent/ Carer internet safety (E-Safety) workshop

Parent/ Carer internet safety (E-Safety) workshop

Bitterne Manor will be holding a parent/ carer workshop on: Wednesday 11th October at 9.00 - 10.00am or 5.30 - 6.30pm in the school hall. This will include a short presentation on online risks and how to avoid them, the impact of our actions online (including social media), helpful tips and advice on how to maintain an open dialogue with young people regarding staying safe online and an opportunity to ask questions. This workshop will show you some ways to get involved and help to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

Please be aware, this workshop will include content that is not appropriate for children of primary school age; please make arrangements so that you can attend the workshop without your children.

A letter has gone out to parents via email, and a paper copy via your child where a contact email is unavailable. Please respond should you wish to attend, following the request details on the return slip.

A copy of the letter, including the reply slip, can be found in our 'Parent - Letters' section.

Need a reminder?
Click here to add the event to your Google calendar:
9:00am session
5:30pm session

Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day 2017 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 7th February with the slogan ‘Be the change: Unite for a better internet’. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet. In school, we talk to your children about keeping themselves safe online as an important part of our curriculum. The day on 7th February hopes to encourage more and more of us to think about and promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

For more details head to this link.

Internet Safety Rules!

We take E-Safety very seriously at Bitterne Manor Primary and all our pupils will be involved in discussions about keeping themselves safe online. Here are two examples of rules the children have come up with.