Online Safety
Top Tips for Parents
- Discover the Internet together.
- Have the computer/device in a family room.
- Agree with your child rules for Internet use in your home.
- Encourage your child to be careful when disclosing personal information.
- Talk about the risks associated with meeting online “friends” in person.
- Teach your child about evaluating information and being critically aware of information found online.
- Don’t be too critical towards your child’s exploration of the Internet.
- Let your children show you what they like to do online
- Set child lock features and Google Safe Search.
- Discuss what to do if they see/watch/hear something which makes them feel uncomfortable.
Our E-Safety Leader is Mrs Loader
If a child is worried about anything that happens online they can talk to Mrs Loader or to any of their trusted adults at school.
Parents/Carers are also welcome to get in touch with any member of staff for advice or support.
Children and parents/carers can also:
- Contact CEOP (the police Child Exploitation and Online Protection team) if you are worried about online abuse or the way someone has been communicating online. Click on the button below to go straight to their Safety Centre.
- Contact Childline on line by clicking the button below, or call on 0800 111(under 18s) or 0808 8005000 (adults).
Hillcrest Primary School is a 360 degree safe school. This means that we engage with a tool which helps us constantly improve our provision for e-safety. Click on the logo to find out about the scheme.
360 degree safe - Hillcrest's Certificate of Commitment
Online Safety Guides
The National College's Wake Up Wednesday guides equip grownups with the confidence and practical skills to have informed and age-appropriate conversations with children about online safety, mental well-being and climate change.
There is a new poster guide for parents each week.
We pay for school membership of the National College, which means that all Hillcrest parents are entitled to free membership. Sign up here: Login | The National College (select Sign Up) and access their excellent resources, absolutely free.
We strongly recommend that parents sign up!
Click on the links below for previous poster guides on a wide range of on line safety issues.
What parents need to know about...
Keep children safe online over the summer
How to set up parental controls for Android apps
How to set up parental controls on iPhones
Managing Device Stress and Anxiety
Encouraging Healthy Friendships
Essential online safety - 10 top tips
Mental health misinformation online
Building cyber resilience at home
Supporting children with upsetting content on the internet
10 ways gaming can support positive outcomes
Social media and mental health
Setting boundaries around gaming
Supporting children going back to school
Creating family rules for using devices - ten top tips
7 Conversation starters for talking about esafety
How to make childrens' devices safer
Vodaphone also have some useful resources for parents:
https://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/parents-and-carers.html
https://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/parents-and-carers/fun-things-to-try.html
Vodaphone family guide to a better digital life
You might find this site helpful too.
https://parentzone.org.uk/home
Handy on line safety guide for parents