St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

DfE have updated their guidance for parents and carers to keep children safe online. This guidance contains resources for parents and carers to help keep their children safe online. Click HERE to view the guidance. 

It is fundamental that when your child is using the internet they stay safe. They should never give out any personal information such as their full name, address or phone number when they are online, no matter whom they think they are talking to. 

It is important when using the internet, children remember to be SMART:

• Safe – be safe on the internet.
• Meeting – NEVER meet up!
• Accepting – don’t accept anything (it may be a virus).
• Reliable – check your source.
• Tell – Always tell someone when you don’t feel safe.

Throughout Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, children are taught about online safety as part of the computing curriculum. Alongside this, online safety is embedded within all curricular subjects especially in English, PE and PHSE/RSE and through a variety of enrichment activities e.g. anti-bullying and safeguarding week (please click here to view school Online Safety Policy). The school also uses assemblies to raise pupils’ awareness of the dangers that can be encountered online and may also invite speakers to talk to pupils about this. In Year 5 and 6, children sign an acceptable use of computing document (click here to view) which is also send home for parents to discuss/reinforce at home with their child.

Please click HERE to view our school Online Safety Policy and click HERE to view our school Computing Policy.

Below are some useful websites to you can look at with your child at home to support to help them learn more about internet safety and test their knowledge on using the internet safely.