Online Safety

At Teesville Academy, we want to make sure that you feel looked after, safe and happy when you are in and out of school. Internet safety is an important part of keeping you safe at our school. We have lots of safety measures in place, both in and outside of school, to help protect children. Computers and mobile phones help us all to share things and talk to friends or family, but they can also make it easier for bullies and other people to hurt you or to get close to you. It is important to know how to keep yourself safe on your computer, your phone and on websites.

We can help you by:

·         Teaching you what internet safety is.

·         Teaching you what to do if you feel worried or scared.

·         Making sure you know who you can speak to if you are worried.

If you don’t understand something or have any questions about what you read, please ask your teacher for help.

 

From Keeping Children Safe in Education:

"The use of technology has become a significant component of many safeguarding issues. Child sexual exploitation; radicalisation; sexual predation- technology often provides the platform that facilitates harm. An effective approach to online safety empowers a school or college to protect and educate the whole school or college community in their use of technology and establishes mechanisms to identify, intervene and escalate any incident where appropriate."

 

The Internet and other digital and information technologies are powerful tools, which open up new opportunities for everyone. Electronic communication helps teachers and pupils learn from each other. These technologies can stimulate discussion, promote creativity and increase awareness of context to promote effective learning. Children and young people should have an entitlement to safe internet access at all times.

 

Cleveland Police have produced a leaflet with information to help pupils stay safe online. Please click on the link below.

Cleveland Police – Stay Safe Online

 

Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat

The legal age to have an account is 13 years. If you have any issues regarding these apps, please contact Cleveland Police  who will advise and deal with any issues.

 

Reporting Online Abuse

If you have been a victim of online abuse or you are worried about someone else, please click the icon below to report it securely.

https://ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ 

 

The National College, also has lots of information on how you can help to keep your children safe online.

The information covers the following online safety topics. Please click on each link to find out more.

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