Internet Safety

St Day & Carharrack School takes internet safety extremely seriously.

The internet is a brilliant resource that, when used appropriately, can enhance all areas of our lives. 

It is also a vast, ever growing space and we encourage all families to carefully consider how to make sensible choices with regards the content, and contact, that their children access through internet-connected devices.

We fully appreciate that this is a difficult area to navigate, both in keeping up with your child's IT skills, and deciding what is and isn't appropriate for them.

In order to stay as digitally safe and informed as possible, we've put together a list of regularly updated guidance, links and downloads that we hope you will find useful.

 

General information - Click the title to access the resource
 
 
Social Media
 
Primary aged children should NOT have access to social media platforms. 

The guides listed below are the most popular platforms for young people (minimum age 13+) and are included for parental information only.

Video Streaming
Gaming

Useful eSafety organisations

Parent Guidance for online sexual harassment & keeping children safe online

The Children’s Commissioner has launched a guide for parents/carers on online sexual harassment and how they can support children to stay safe online. 

“The things I wish my parents had known” draws together advice from 16 to 21 year olds on how parents should manage tricky conversations around sexual harassment and access to inappropriate content, including pornography.

A surprising but overriding message from young people is that parents should start these challenging conversations early. They suggest broaching topics before a child is given a phone or a social media account, which is often around the age of 9 or 10.

It is hoped this guide will serve as a useful starting point to raise awareness and understanding of online harassment, and to complement key messages on the new relationships and sex education curriculum.  Please click on the link below: