We have an active Online Safety Committee with a governor, staff, and pupil representatives. The committee meet termly to evaluate and develop safe working practices in school for pupils, staff and parents in relation to Online Safety. We were very proud to have been reaccredited with the 360 Online Safety Award for the third time.
They aim to provide opportunities for parents, staff and children to receive online safety education and information, so that they can feel confident in supporting the school community to develop good online safety behaviour.
Berkley children are incredibly knowledgeable about how to keep themselves safe online.
We follow the Active Bytes scheme of work through Somerset ELIM. Active Bytes gives pupils and staff a shared language about online safety. In all year groups, there is a focus on ‘building habits when I use technology’. Posters are displayed in all classes to explain the key habits that support safe online use. These behaviours are built around three main habits:
- I am kind and responsible
- I am safe and secure
- I am healthy
These posters are in each class to remind the child of the rules they need to follow.
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We use the ‘360 degree safe’ tool, which helps schools review their online safety policy and practice. Using this information, a detailed action plan is produced which the online safety team is responsible for implementing and monitoring.
Keeping your family safe
We recognise how important it is that we work closely with parents to ensure the messages children receive about online safety are consistent.
It is important that parents regularly speak to their children about how they can keep themselves safe and how to behave responsibly online. We provide information to parents every week on our newsletter.
Please remember the importance of monitoring what your child does online, including on mobile phones, tablets and when gaming, and of talking to them about what to do if anything inappropriate happens. If you have any questions, please talk to your child’s class teacher, or ask your child.
Click on the links to learn more about Online safety.
Internet-Matters-Digital-safety 5-7
Internet-Matters-Digital-safety 8-10
Safe Search with CBBC Excellent Child friendly Search engine for Primary Schools
Ask about games Advice on computer gaming and how to apply parental controls
All About Explorers Teaching children to evaluate reliability of online information.
Childline’s Calm Zone Many children and adults have times when they find it tricky to stay calm. Childline have have an area of their website to help.
- Activities
- Breathing Exercises
- Expressing Yourself
- Yoga Videos
- Games
- Ways to cope videos and is free