Current Online Safety Advice
Introducing our 2025 Digital Leaders:
Welcome aboard Brock, Caleb, Harrison, Oliver, Jonathan, Leo T!
They are eager to get involved in all things digital over the next year. Watch this space for updates!
Back to School and Social Media
The link below has some great advice for parents and children about returning to school and social media.
#WakeUpWednesday - What you need to know about 'Instagram'.
Instagram is one of the most well-known social media platforms around, frequented by users of all ages all over the world, and allowing them to share photos and videos with friends, family and the wider public if they wish. The site has many younger users, allowing people as young as 13 to create an account and engage with its community.
As a popular choice of platform for teenagers, it's vital that parents and carers understand the risks associated with the site and what can be done to mitigate them. This guide lets you know about the most prominent safety concerns on Instagram, offering expert advice on how to make young people’s experiences on the app as secure as possible.
#WakeUpWednesday - OFCOM media report 2024
On 19th April 2024, Ofcom released their annual Media Use and Attitudes Report, detailing the findings of several surveys and their implications for parents, children and young people in the UK. These statistics often include plenty of thought-provoking information relating to online safety.
Previous #WakeupWednesday advice
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| Check in with your friends.pdf | Download |
| Fortnite advice.pdf | Download |
| Horror games.pdf | Download |
| Kindness online.pdf | Download |
| Live Streaming.pdf | Download |
| looking-after-your-wellbeing-online.pdf | Download |
| manage-device-stress-and-anxiety.pdf | Download |
| Netflix safety.pdf | Download |
| Omegle.pdf | Download |
| open-discussions-about-digital-lives.pdf | Download |
Safer Internet Day 2023
The children will be taking part in activities starting Tuesday 7th February. The theme for this year is 'Want to Talk About it?'
This year we are hoping to answer the following questions:
- What issues really matter to children and young people?
- What changes do they want to see?
- How can we all work together to advocate for them moving forward
Advice and more information about how parents and carers can get involved can be found by clicking the link below:
https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023/parents-and-carers
Bacup Holy Trinity have recently been awarded a certified status in online safety from nationalonlinesafety.com
As a school we are committed in ensuring the children are kept safe and educated about the responsibilities and challenges when accessing online services.
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| bacup-holy-trinity-stacksteads-c-of-e-primary-school-certified-school-certificate-2022.pdf | Download |
Parents and Carers
As part of our commitment, we have enrolled the school in the National Online Safety Program. This allows us to deliver personalised guidance on any online safety matter. Please read the letter below and register with us on the online safety hub.
The link for joining the school's hub is:
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/bacup-holy-trinity-stacksteads-c-of-e-primary-school
To download the app, please either scan the QR code on the leaflet below or click on the following links:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/national-online-safety/id1530342372
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.nationaleducationgroup.nos
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| National Online Safety - Parents & Carers Communication Holy Trinity.pdf | Download |
What we are doing to stay safe online...
Summer 1
Year 1
We have shown some interest in TikTok outside of school so we are discussing what is suitable for our age and looking at sharing kindness online.
Year 1/2
Like year 1, we are sharing kindness online and looking at top tips for staying safe.
Year 2
Following on from year 1/2, we are looking at more online safety tips
Year 3
Our Computing topic is all about using search engines. Our online safety will look into how to search safely.
Year 4
We are looking at how we can be kind online.
Year 5
Our computing unit is all about websites. We are looking at some of the social media platforms we access and how to stay safe using them.
Year 6
We are creating a digital yearbook. We are investigating copyright and how to use images we find online.