At Minchinhampton, we promote the use of IT to enhance learning and thinking and teach all of the children how to keep themselves safe. At home, many children use computers to play games and learn. We want to encourage you to ensure children are supervised at all times at home, especially when accessing the internet. Please read the Online Safety Newsletters below and these National Online Safety Guides for the latest up to date information.
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Group Chats
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Esports
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Twitch
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Toddlers and Screen Time
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Facebook
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Amazon Fire Tablets
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Minecraft
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Steam
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Roblox
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Instagram
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Reddit
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Sharing Inappropriate Content
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Google Chromebook
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The Metaverse
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Loot Boxes
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Discord
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Youtube Kids
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Equality Online
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Virtual Reality
Online Safety Newsletter March 2023
Online Safety Newsletter February 2023
Online Safety Newsletter January 2023
Online Safety Newsletter December 2022
Online Safety Newsletter November 2022
Online Safety Newsletter October 2022
Online Safety Newsletter September 2022
Online Safety Newsletter July 2022
Online Safety Newsletter June 2022
Online Safety Newsletter May 2022
Online Safety Newsletter April 2022
Online Safety Newsletter March 2022
Primary Online Safety Newsletter February 2022
Thinkunow website is very useful for online safety, click here.
Very useful online safety education for children.
4-7 years 8-10 years
- Under 5’s advice
- 4 – 7 year old advice for parents and carers
- 8-10 year old advice
- 11-18 year old advice
- How to set up privacy settings
- Sharing personal information
- How to set up parental controls
- Gaming what parents need to know
- Parents Guide to Apps
- Social Media advice
- Setting up devices safely
- Safety leaflets and other resources
Childnet International has excellent advice and resources for parents & children, click here.
The NSPCC is also a particularly good website for information about Online safety, click here.
When your child is using the internet at school or at home it is very important that they stay safe. We teach your child to FLAG IT, BLOCK IT & REPORT IT if they see anything on the internet they are concerned about. Your child would have been taught at school how to stay safe when using the internet on the computer, an iPad or a mobile phone. It is also a good idea to talk about these safety issues at home with your child.
S- SAFE- Don’t give out your own information
M- MEET- Only meet people you have met online with your parents
A- ACCEPTING- Only open emails & texts from people you trust
R- RELIABLE- Some people online tell lies, only talk to real world friends and family
T- TELL- Tell a parent or adult you trust if something you see online makes you feel uncomfortable
Age specific advice includes:
The above images are available to download as PDFs:
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Thinkunow website is very useful for online safety, click here.
How to use the internet safely:
- 4 – 7 year old advice
- 8 – 10 year old advice
- How to set up privacy settings
- Sharing personal information
- How to set up parental controls
- Gaming what parents need to know
- Parents Guide to Apps
- Social Media advice
- Setting up devices safely
- Safety leaflets and other resources
Childnet International has excellent advice and resources for parents & children, click here.
The NSPCC is also a particularly good website for information about Online safety, click here.