E-Safety
What is Online Safety?
ONLINE SAFETY FACTS
Being online is an integral part of children and young people’s lives. Social media, online games, websites and apps can be accessed through mobile phones, computers, laptops and tablets – all of which form a part of children and young people’s online world.
The internet and online technology provides new opportunities for young people’s learning and growth, but it can also expose them to new types of risks.
E-safety should form a fundamental part of schools’ and colleges’ safeguarding and child protection measures.
Government guidance for schools across the UK highlights the importance of safeguarding children and young online.
> Read the key safeguarding legislation and guidance for schools in the UK
Having a whole school approach helps us to ensure all staff, governors, volunteers and parents teach children about online safety.
