E-Safety
At Springdale First School we believe that educating children about being safe online is of the highest importance, especially as more children are using social media to stay in contact with each other.
Digital Well-Being is an integral part of children's education in today's world and is embedded in their learning at school. As part of our curriculum, all children from Foundation to Year 4 follow our IT Scheme of Work which includes a very strong focus on digital literacy, including all aspects of online life such as communications, gaming, file sharing, streaming and downloading.
We have a group of Digital Leaders from years three and four who work alongside our school E-safety champion, Mrs Washbrook, to help keep everyone at Springdale safe online.
The Hamwic Online Safety Hub is now live! You can access it for free here:
The Online Safety Hub is a brand-new online resource with lots of expert advice and guidance to help you manage your child's safety online as a parent.
It includes information on the latest hot topics when it comes to keeping children safe, such as how to manage your child's screen time, understand the latest gaming platforms, what they mean for your child’s safety and lots more.
We’re also offering you, as a parent, a free Qustodio account facilitating parental controls on any individual device and free premium access for 30 days. Gain more visibility on what’s going on in your child’s online world. Block dangerous content, introduce screen-free schedules, receive alerts for inappropriate content, keep tabs on their location and more. Follow the link to create your free account
There is also some good E-Safety advice for parents and children which can be found on the following websites;
Parents and Carers UK Safer Internet Centre
Gaming - What parents need to know!
Keeping your under 5 safe online
Sharing pictures of your child online
The following are the e-communication agreements that the children work on at the beginning of each school year. Children agree to follow these guidelines whenever they are using online technologies, wherever that may be. Please also see the Online Safety Policy.