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

Parent Guide to County Line Exploitation

Unseen have produced a useful guide for parents on how to spot exploitation and where to go for help.  This is available on our school website under: Key Information / Safeguarding & Early Help.  Alternatively, click on the link below and this will take you directly to the document.

Parent Guide to County Line Exploitation

Child online safety

With children spending more time on the internet during lockdown, it's more important than ever that everyone is aware of the best reporting and support routes available, should you be worried about something online.

The following link will take you to advice on reporting and support services available for children and families:

Child online safety link

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

Southampton Safeguarding Week

Scare the Cars Away!

On the 27th November. we are inviting children to take part in a "Scare the Cars Away" initiative run by Southampton City. The aim of this day is to encourage the children to travel actively to school, to celebrate Road Safety Week and to ‘scare the cars away’. We hope to see a dramatic reduction in car numbers on the day and most importantly teach the children that active travel can be a lot of fun! 

Obviously, it is not our intention to encourage children to actually scare cars...!

Instead, we will be asking the children to make 'scary' mask and writing an acrostic poem. Please watch out for our letter in the next few days for the details! We would like you to encourage your children to take part in the poetry competition – the closing date is Friday 18th November - and there's a chance to win a prize scooter!

Thank you for taking part.

Our JPCSOs in the driving seat...

Our team of JPCSOs in Year 6 got a great opportunity to sit in a police car today. We were learning about emergencies and when to call 999 or not to call it. While we shouldn't probably let anyone know...the children were also allowed to try out the police siren and flashing lights! Only in the school car park, of course.

PICs: Personal Internet and Cyber Safety

Pupils in Year 5 and 6 were visited by our local safe neighbourhood team from Hampshire Police for a talk about staying safe when online. The talk covered issues around Facebook, online games, mobile phones and cyber bullying. Children were given advice on what to do if they had concerns including the following 6 point plan:

There was an opportunity for parents to hear the same advice - if you missed that opportunity and would like to know more, please let us know!

The Bike Doctor at work!

Bitterne Manor had a visit from the 'Bike Doctor' this week. We invited pupils to bring in their bikes and scooters and to allow them to be checked for safety. The Bike Doctor - his real name is Tim - runs his own cycle repair shop in the area but also visits schools to support and encourage pupils and parents to get to school in a healthy and sustainable way. His visit coincided with the completion of our new scooter shelter and bike rack which will provide pupils with a sensible place to keep them.
We will also be encouraging pupils to follow our 'wheels code':

Remember when you’re on wheels:

Wear sensible clothes that can be seen

Have a helmet

Examine your bike/Scooter

Each time you ride

Look, listen and concentrate

& Stay Safe!

While we think getting to school on a bike and scooter is a great idea - remember that children have to know how to do that safely before they can do so. We will be offering bike training for pupils in Year 5 and 6 in the Autumn term.

Safer Internet Day 2012

"Do you ever feel that your children know more about online technologies than you do?"

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an annual event to promote the safe and responsible use of technology among children and young people. The focus of SID 2012 is ‘connecting generations’. It aims to encourage families to explore online technologies together. SID 2012 will be taking place on Tuesday 7^th February with activities across the UK and beyond which we would like you to be a part of.

It is just as important to be involved in your children’s’ life online, than it is offline. Just as you would ask about their friends at school or the clubs they go to, you should use this approach with the people they meet online – ask the same questions and show the same interest. 

To help get you started, CEOP are releasing the ‘Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’ - a short, entertaining TV-style programme looking at what it’s like to bring up children in the online world.

Visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents on Tuesday 7th February. From this day, you will be able to view the ‘Parents’ and Carers’ Guide to the Internet’ and have access to information and guidance on how to keep your family safe online.

Road Safety Training...

Safety clubs have started today! Our team of JRSOs from Year 6 are supporting younger children in learning how to cross the road safely. They set up a pretend road in the playground with safe places to cross and children practised following the Green Cross Code.
Find the safest place to cross.
Stop just before you get to the kerb.
Look all around for traffic and listen.
If traffic is coming let it pass.
When it is safe, go straight across the road - do not run!

Anti-Bullying Week 2011

We have had a busy week learning about Anti-Bullying. Every class has explored bullying, what it means, how it hurts, what to do about it and how to avoid being a by-stander.
This year's theme is "STOP AND THINK - Words can hurt". Each class has created a charter and explored how unkind words make us feel. They have also learnt to give compliments and make eachother feel good.
Parents were invited in to share in our work....we hope they enjoyed the visit!

JRSO...?

Representatives of schools and local services in
Southampton

This stands for Junior Road Safety Officer! Here we are at St Mary's stadium along with other schools finding out more about Southampton's new scheme to keep children safe when out and about. It's actually simple -  get the children themselves to be the safety champions and let them spread the message about keeping safe! Southampton city council, along with Hampshire police and fire will be supporting pupils in getting this important message across. Sadly, the majority of accidents on the roads involve children aged 10-14 either on their bikes or as passengers or pedestrians. We hope this scheme will help keep our pupils safer!

Lucy and Daniel at St Mary's Stadium

PCSO Visit

Green week had a visit today from two of our local PCSOs - Karen and Andy - who were in school to lead a discussion about their role in protecting the environment. Children were able to ask them questions about what the law says and how it is enforced in our community.

The school gets a face lift during the holidays!