E-Safety for Children
You can use your computer, mobile phone or tablet for lots of fun things and to connect with people from all over the world.
Remember! If you are worried about anything you see online, or people are asking you questions about where you live or saying mean things to you, please speak to your parents or a trusted adult. You can follow the links below for help and advice.
Top Tips
- Always ask a grown up before you use the internet. They can help you find the best thing to do.
- Don’t tell strangers where you live, your phone number or where you go to school. Only your friends and family need to know that.
- Don’t send pictures to people you don’t know. You don’t want strangers looking at photos of you, your friends or your family.
- Tell a grown up if you feel scared or unhappy about anything.
- Remember! People you have only talked to on the internet are strangers, even though they may sometimes feel like friends. You should never arrange to meet with someone you have met on the internet without checking with your parents first as it could be dangerous.
An example of our online safety newsletter can be found below.
Online Safety Newsletter September 2023
Links
The websites below give you advice to make sure you stay safe when using the internet. You may have visited some of them with your teacher.
Childline
The Childline website contains helpful information about cyberbullying and ways to help stop it.
Hector and his Friends
Watch Hector and his friends learning to use computers safely.
Kidsmart
Visit the KidSMART website and learn more about the internet and being a SMART surfer. Learn the SMART rules with Kara Winston and the SMART crew. If anything goes wrong online or upsets you make sure you tell someone about it.
Lee and Kim’s Adventures
Find out about Lee and Kim’s adventures.
Online Safety Posters
The posters cover a range of issues and are for children of various ages.
The Adventures of Kara, Winston and the SMART Crew
These cartoons illustrate 5 e-safety SMART rules and include a real life SMART Crew of young people, who guide the cartoon characters in their quest, and help them make safe online decisions.
Think U Know
The Think U Know website will help you go on the internet in a safe way and tell you who to talk to if you are worried.
Help and Advice
If you are a parent and would like more help and advice about keeping your child safe online, please visit our e-safety page for parents.