The internet is an amazing place!  Most of us use it everyday.  We can search for information and find things out.  We can see pictures of faraway places and talk to people on the other side of the world.  We can share things with our family and friends and publish information of our own such as photographs and diaries.  We can do all of this by pressing a few buttons!

The internet keeps us up to date with what’s going on. Many of us would find it hard to be without it, even for a few days! Access to the internet is all over the place: from our PCs, our mobile phones, our televisions and our games consoles. It’s almost impossible to escape the world wide web, even if you wanted to!

The thing to remember is that the internet is an anonymous place. A place where anybody in the world can be publishing anything they like, pretending to be anybody. It’s important to remember that anyone can put anything on the internet. Following the simple rules below will help to keep you safe on-line:

Be SMART on-line

 

Download our home school Internet Safety Agreements below

To keep yourself safe at home and school, take a look at these websites for some interesting advice:

www.chatdanger.com
www.kidsmart.org.uk
www.childnet.com
www.thinkuknow.co.uk

 

The Internet is a fantastic resource that can help our children grow and learn but we also need to make sure that they are safe online, and to help you we have put some links to websites and resources that you will find useful.

If you have any concerns or are looking for help and advice please ask to speak to Mrs Y Patel (Assistant Head Teacher) or Mr J Ashford (IT operations Manager)

 

There are several ways to help protect the whole family online. Firstly, antivirus software, secondly is looking at parental controls and finally, speaking to members of the family and watching and helping them when they get stuck and ask for help.