Keeping children safe online is a top priority. Our whole-school approach protects and educates pupils, students, and staff, and ensures concerns are identified and addressed quickly.

Online safety risks fall into four main areas:

• Content: Exposure to harmful or illegal material, such as pornography, fake news, racism, self-harm, or extremism.
• Contact: Harmful interactions with others online, including peer pressure, grooming, or exploitation.
• Conduct: Risky online behaviour, such as sharing explicit images or cyberbullying.
• Commerce: Risks from online gambling, scams, phishing, or inappropriate advertising.

If you suspect anyone is at risk, please report to the schools Designated Safeguarding Lead by completing the form. Or directly to www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre

Video Gaming

Video games are a normal part of modern family life and childhood. They offer a unique way to spend time together and can engage our kids in all manner of topics and activities. From education to deep thinking, or even just the resilience of trying again when they fail, most parents appreciate having games in the home.

As with any part of childhood though, things don’t always go smoothly for everyone. Because video games are new and fast-changing media, it can be hard to find the resources or have the knowledge to keep things on the straight and narrow. Therefore it’s important to pay attention to how children are balancing video games in their lives.