Useful ESafety Links

Please have a look at the link below for fantastic resources and advice to help keep your children safe.

Access the latest ESafety advice for parents by clicking here.

ESafety at Pinders

The school has robust E-safety provision in place, which is constantly updated in line with national and regional guidance.

Eduthing provides our school systems, which include software that monitors the use of hardware, software, internet searches and e-mails. We have a strong curriculum policy for computing which includes half-termly lessons on E-Safety for pupils from Foundation Stage to Year 6.

 If you have any concerns regarding E-Safety, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Broadband providers

All broadband and mobile phone providers provide free parental controls to help you manage your internet at home.

The NSPCC has an excellent page that gives more details about parental controls on different devices https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/
 For help setting up parental controls at home, it may help to contact your broadband provider.

Policies

The following policies are the core policies within the computing and ESafety curriculum.

• ESafety Policy
• Acceptable Use Policy
• Computing Policy
• Data Protection/ GDPR Policy
• Social Media Policy

You can access the most up-to-date versions by clicking the link to the policies area below.

Age Restrictions and Social Media

An overview of key online safety advice and age restrictions to assist parents can be found below. These rules around age relate to privacy, but are also relevant to safety. Please check your child's online behaviour and discuss their 'digital footprint'.  

Internet Matters have lots of guides on popular apps, websites and services. They also have useful information for each age bracket.

What parents and carers need to know about: