E-Safety

At Broomgrove Junior School we take the online safety of our pupils very seriously.

Intent

E-Safety is the key to protecting everybody from dangerous or unsafe situations online. At Broomgrove Junior School, we intend to educate our pupils by teaching them about the risks of sharing personal information, talking to strangers online, believing everything they read on the internet and digital footprint.

Mostly all of our pupils have access to the internet at home using a variety of devices and the more apps, online games and social media sites they use the more risks they are likely to have so we intend to provide guidance in what to do if they find themselves feeling uncomfortable or unsafe when using the internet.

We also intend on parents engaging with us as a school about important, up to date information regarding E-Safety so that all parents are aware of the risks their child may experience, how to protect them from those risks and how to support their child if they do experience a difficult situation from being online.

Implementation

At Broomgrove Junior School, we teach E-Safety throughout the year during computing lessons. We follow the iCompute scheme of learning  'iSafe’ which provides a rich breadth of information and discussions for the pupils to have about being safe when online. Using lesson plans from Common Sense Media we strive to inform the pupils with up to date information on E-Safety. We also participate in Safer Internet Day every February and this provides the pupils with the opportunity to participate in learning that happens on a Global scale. 

There are also elements around social media and online gaming embedded in our E-Safety Curriculum, as these are the areas of technology and the internet the majority of our pupils engage with independently.

Impact

The expected impact from our E-Safety curriculum, is for the pupils to understand the risks involved when using the internet, how to deal with difficult situations online, be aware of cyberbullying and the affects it can have on others as well as knowing about the severity of digital footprint, if choosing to post online.

We aim to prevent cyberbullying or any risks coming in contact with our pupils from both within the school and outside of school.

At Broomgrove Junior School, we follow a clear progression of skills in E-Safety which are linked to our PSHE curriculum.

Sites for Parents/Carers

• Childnet - Help, advice and resources for parents and carers
• Common Sense Media - As well as their website they have a fantastic YouTube channel with many informative videos across a range of subjects.
• Internet Matters - Advice for supporting young children (ages 0-5, ages 6-10, ages 11-13)
• Parent Zone - Help, advice and resources for parents and carers
• UK Safer Internet Centre - Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online

Sites for Children

• BBC Bitesize - Fun, interactive activities about the three aspects of our Computing Curriculum; Computer Science, Digital Literacy, Information Technology
• Childnet - Support, guidance and advice on a wide range of online safety issues and topics
• Common Sense Media - Fun games to play all about E-Safety

Remote Learning

Click here to access the Google Classroom.