Online Safety

Online Safety is taught discretely throughout all year groups, using guidance from the ‘Education for a Connected World’ Framework. This Framework has been built upon by the Trust to incorporate lessons and resources from Thinkuknow, Common Sense Media and the Google ‘Be Internet Legends’ to ensure it bespoke to our schools and is responsive to local trends and lessons learned. This ensures that children are given the knowledge and understanding to work safely, responsibly and with a healthy approach to technology throughout the rest of the school year. Within this framework, children are taught to be aware of the 4 main risks involved in using the internet, often referred to as the 4C’s.

Content: being exposed to illegal, inappropriate or harmful material
Contact: being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users
Conduct: personal online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm        

Commerce: these are risks such as online gambling, inappropriate advertising and financial scams. 

Objectives are revisited, developed and often put into practice throughout the year considering pupils’ use of technology across the curriculum in school and at home. Online Safety is not just taught discretely but is the heart of day to day teaching.

Strong links between the safeguarding teams and the computing leads, and annual Online Safety 360 reviews ensure that the curriculum is robust and responsive to the needs of our communities