Online Safety

At Archbishop Sentamu Academy we work to educate our pupils about online safety.

Staff at the academy discuss and teach the pupils about appropriate behaviours and work to enable pupils to remain safe and legal when using the internet and any other related technologies.

We think that pupils need to be provided guidance regarding online safety regularly.

At Archbishop Sentamu Academy we embed online safety throughout the academy and within the curriculum. We believe it is as important to educate the pupils as it is to continually refresh staff on potential online issues and how to remain safe and legal online.

• Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
• Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Internet matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
• UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services
• Snapchat Guide for parents/carers
• How to protect young people from social scams
• Report Harmful Content is an easy way for students over the age of 13, in the UK, to report harm where a report has been made to industry (e.g. social media, gaming platforms) and no action has been taken.

Parents and Guardians – What you need to know about Wizz

Click on the links to find out more about online safety concerns surrounding ‘Wizz’. 

• Online Safety – Wizz Information Guide
• Poster: What Parents/Carers need to know Wizz

Report Images

Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation have developed a new tool to help young people report and remove nude images shared online.

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/remove-nude-image-shared-online/

As always, if you have any concerns about online safety or would like any advice or support, please contact one of the safeguarding team using the email address safeguarding@asa.hslt.academy