Online Safety
Listen to this Tech Shock Podcast on: Smartphone bans for under 16's - a parents perspective.
The whole school came together to make an eSafety video to mark Safer Internet Day 2024, raising the profile of our High Five rules for keeping safe online:
High-5 Online Safety Video
Internet Safety Tips & Support for Parents:
Think of a smartphone/tablet/PlayStation etc like junk food
No devices in the bedroom overnight - charge outside of the bedroom
App age limit - most are 13
Set up screen limits - device free dinners
Turn on wifi filters
Be a good role model yourselves
Monitor usage, app downloads, chats, and conversation feed
If you have an esafety concern to report, please contact the Online Safety Lead, Gemma Sills g.sills@wicor.hants.sch.uk
Click this button to download ways of blocking, reporting, flagging, muting and reporting the most common apps your children are using:
Parental Controls booklet 2022.pdfAdvice from NSPCC on setting up parental controls on your home network and portable devices:
Below you will find a series of leaflets which give information on some of the most popular online computer games. These leaflets describe how the games work and some of the issues that can arise from playing these games. You will also learn ways of tackling these issues.
instagram-13.pdftiktok-13.pdfRoblox 7+snapchat-13.pdfminecraft-7.pdfplaystation5.pdffifa21.pdfpokemon-go-7.pdfiphone-apps.pdfsquid-game-15.pdffortnite-battle-royale-13.pdffortnite-chapter-2-13.pdfalexa.pdfandroid-apps.pdfDisney +whatsapp-2023.pdfOn Line Safety Act.pdfsmart-tv.pdfparental-controls-on-new-devices.pdfbullying.pdfsmartphone-safety-tips.pdfReporting online safety concerns:
If you have any online safety concerns, please email your child’s teacher in the first instance. If you need to escalate your concerns then please contact Gemma Sills (Leading for IT, Computing and Online Safety on g.sills@wicor.hants.sch.uk.