Online safety is the duty of parents and staff who should work with the children to ensure that all users of the "virtual" or digital world are safe and that the same standards of safe and acceptable behaviour that apply in our communities is also applied online.
As a community we need to recognise and guard against bullying, intimidation, discrimination and exploitation of vulnerable users amongst the online users we know and also from "stranger danger".
Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at our school. We have extensive security measures and safe working practices in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material.
In school children are taught how to stay safe and use digital technologies appropriately. Adults should, as you would in the real world, educate children on what to do when they encounter danger and how best to deal with it. As a school, online safety incidents are dealt with in accordance with our policies and sanctions applied to deal with unacceptable behaviour.
We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if staff and parents work together to ensure the online safety message is consistent. It is important that adults speak to their children about how they can keep safe, teach them how to behave appropriately online, set rules and deal with unacceptable behaviour.
If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to contact the school. We are keen to help or direct you to get advice about keeping you and your children safe whilst online.
Elmhurst Acceptable Usage Policies:
- Acceptable Usage Agreement for Key Stage 1 Pupils
- Acceptable Usage Agreement for Key Stage 2 Pupils
- Acceptable Usage Agreement for Staff, Volunteers, Governors and Contractors
- Acceptable Usage Agreement for Parents
Online Safety Information Posters
