Caring for our Pupils
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Class teachers are concerned not only with the children’s educational progress but also with their personal and social development. We try to combine high expectations with a sympathetic approach. Sometimes, however, problems do arise and we advise parents of these at an early stage. We hope that you, as parents, will do the same and contact us promptly if you are aware of any problems. A new baby in the family, a death, or some upset at home can cause a child to behave differently at school, just as worries about school work or an argument with a school friend can cause behaviour problems at home.
Safeguarding and Mobile Phones
As a school, we do not advocate children having mobile phones. Mobile phones cannot be brought into school by children except under exceptional circumstances. We will not accept any responsibility for phones, which are lost, mislaid or stolen as they should not be in school.
We accept the appropriate ages given for children to join Facebook and other sites, which is generally thirteen years of age. We strongly urge parents to check their child’s mobile phone regularly. There are many reports in the press and on news media reporting the bullying which can now go on, mostly undetected by adults. We educate children in these matters and teachers are always open to talk to children about things which are concerning them.
Internet Safety
As children become increasingly immersed in the digital world, we believe that children need to learn, from a young age, how to keep themselves safe online. This very important subject is covered in PSHE lessons during the course of the year as well as in computing lessons and Collective Worship These are the main key areas that we discuss with children.
- Never give out any personal information such as your full name, address, phone number or school name.
- Only use a computer when an adult is nearby.
- Tell your parents or your teacher right away if you come across anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or upsets you.
- Never send pictures of yourself to a person that you do not know or have not met.
- Never arrange to meet someone whom you have met through the internet even if you know them well or they seem really nice.
- Never give out your passwords to anyone, even your best friends
- Do not fill out forms online without asking permission from your parents or your teacher.
- Check with your parents or a teacher prior to downloading anything as it could cause damage to your computer.
- A parent
- A friend
- A teacher
- A trusted adult
- Teaching Assistant
Our goal here at St John's is to equip every child with the tools to live a safe and successful life plugged in to the internet.
Please visit the links below for further information regarding E-safety
Keeping children safe on line is something that we take very seriously as a school. If you child has access to the internet, either by a phone or tablet, please check the following guides on two apps that have recently become popular. Wink has a suggested age of 13, Yolo initially had an age limit of 12 but this has now been increased to 17. Please regularly check what your child is doing online and help us to keep them safe.
- This is the Child Exploitation and Online Protection website CEOP. Here you will be able to get more information about internet safety, including cyberbullying, hacking and viruses. You are able to talk to trained advisers and report anything that you are worried about.
Thinkyouknow (KS2) this is a game that children can play which brings up scenario cards relating to internet safety
BBC advice and tips for staying safe online
The Online Safety Quiz is your chance to show that you know how to be a safe Internet surfer. Answer each question and, when you get it right, you'll go to the next question.
http://www.childnet.com Childnet is a great website resource for parents and children on online safety.
https://www.internetmatters.org/ Internet Matters is another great site to use - it has advice on cyberbullying, how to talk to your children about internet safety and quick guides to different types of social media such as Instagram and Snapchat.
The NSPCC have launched a new video called 'Share Aware,' which helps children understand the importance of not sharing personal information whilst online. The video can be found by clicking on the following; https://youtu.be/lGIEKGJRWEo Additionally, there is another website which is a really useful guide to the social networks your children may be using https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
Attached is a link to a website where there is lots of useful information sheets for parents about different games, apps etc that your child might be playing and how to help keep them safe whilst online.
As children become increasingly immersed in the digital world, we believe that children need to learn, from a young age, how to keep themselves safe online. This very important subject is covered in PSHE lessons during the course of the year as well as in computing lessons and Collective Worship These are the main key areas that we discuss with children.
Our goal here at St John's is to equip every child with the tools to live a safe and successful life plugged in to the internet. Please visit the links below for further information regarding E-safety
http://www.childnet.com Childnet is a great website resource for parents and children on online safety. https://www.internetmatters.org/ Internet Matters is another great site to use - it has advice on cyberbullying, how to talk to your children about internet safety and quick guides to different types of social media such as Instagram and Snapchat. The NSPCC have launched a new video called 'Share Aware,' which helps children understand the importance of not sharing personal information whilst online. The video can be found by clicking on the following; https://youtu.be/lGIEKGJRWEo Additionally, there is another website which is a really useful guide to the social networks your children may be using https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ Attached is a link to a website where there is lots of useful information sheets for parents about different games, apps etc that your child might be playing and how to help keep them safe whilst online. |