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The Sutton Academy
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E-Safety

CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command. They are part of the police who investigate and deal with cases of online grooming. Their Child Protection Advisors are fully trained to offer support and guidance to any young people who are worried about online grooming.

You can use the following to report anything online that you don't think is safe or if you think you are being bullied online:

ICT has become integral to the lives of children and students, both within the academy and outside of the academy. These technologies are powerful tools, which open up new opportunities for everyone. These technologies can stimulate discussion, promote creativity and stimulate awareness of context to promote effective learning. Students should have an entitlement to safe internet access at all times.

Top 10 Tips For Staying Safe Online
  1. Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number.
  2. Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself.  Once you’ve put  a picture of yourself online most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.
  3. Keep your privacy settings as high as possible
  4. Never give out your passwords
  5. Don’t befriend people you don’t know
  6. Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online.  Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do
  7. Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are
  8. Think carefully about what you say before you post something online
  9. Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views does not mean you need to be rude
  10. If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediately.

For further information and tips for staying safe online view/download resources below as provided by UK Safer Internet Centre.

What can parents do?
  • Take an interest in what your child is doing on the computer.
  • Familiarise yourself with the websites that your children uses.
  • Read carefully the information from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) about setting parental controls and use them.
  • Monitor what sort of sites your child visits most and ask them what they are doing. If your child was going out, you would ask what they were doing and where they are going, this is the same thing!
  • Understand what is meant by the different terms that people use in chat rooms.
  • Familiarise yourself and your children with www.internetsafetyzone.com. Discuss the issues, concerns and safety features with your child.
  • Contact the academy at any time to voice any concerns you may have over what your child is doing. 
Top 10 tips for mobile phone safety
  1. Remember if you are being bullied it isn’t your fault and there is nothing so awful that you can’t speak to someone about it.  Talk to a trusted adult at home or at school.
  2. Don’t reply to any nasty messages you receive.
  3. Don’t reply to a text from someone you don’t know.
  4. Keep the messages you have been sent so you can show them to a trusted adult and make a note of the time and date of the messages or calls you receive.
  5. Don’t answer calls from withheld numbers or numbers you don’t recognise, let it go to voicemail.
  6. Block numbers from people who are sending you nasty messages.
  7. If you are bullied repeatedly can change your number.
  8. Don’t give your mobile number to someone you don’t know.
  9. Don’t send pictures to someone you don’t know.
  10. If the problem is serious you can report it to the police, cyber mentors, or Childline.
Top 10 tips if you're being bullied online
  1. Tell an adult you trust if you are being cyberbullied
  2. Don’t respond or retaliate to bullying messages – it could make things worse
  3. Block users who send you nasty messages
  4. Save abusive emails or messages (or texts) you receive
  5. Make a note of dates and times you receive bullying messages, as well as details you have of the user’s ID and the url.
  6. Don’t pass on any cyberbullying videos or messages – this is cyberbullying
  7. If you are bullied repeatedly change your user ID, or profile,  and use a name that doesn’t give any information away about you
  8. Visit bullying.co.uk – this is a website where trained counsellors can support you if you are being bullied, either by chatting online or by calling their free helpline. You can also find some top tips on how to stay safe HERE
  9. You can talk to someone at Child Line or get online safety advice by clicking HERE  
  10. Think U Know is another very useful website for children and young people staying safe online. Find out more HERE

 

  1. Student Guide to Online BullyingPDF File

  2. Mental Health & Social MediaPDF File

  3. Facebook ChecklistPDF File

  4. Instagram SafetyPDF File

  5. Snapchat ChecklistPDF File

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