St James Catholic
Primary School
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Staying safe online
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day will be on the 6th February 2024
Safer Internet Day is on 6th February, with celebrations and learning around the theme 'Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online.'
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
#PlayYourPart - Safer Internet Day
Each year in the UK, Safer Internet Day explores a new area or theme that is important to the young people we work with every day. Earlier last year we conducted research about the time that young people spend online and found that:
• 77% of young people have spent more time playing online games and apps during the pandemic than ever before
• More than 1 in 5 young people see a supportive response to negativity within games and apps every week
• 41% of young people have blocked or reported another user because of their behaviour
Parents
Please read through the useful links and documents below, which can help you keep your family safe online:
Digiduck_and_the_magic_castle (Ages 3-7)
How to keep kids safe on Roblox
Guides to Roblox and Other Useful Links
Learning to stay safe online is as important as learning about any other element of keeping safe. Indeed, many of the potential dangers in the real have a digital equivalent. For example, you would never allow your child to talk to a stranger on the street, likewise you would never allow your child to talk to people they never knew on computer games or on social media.
Once a year, the school holds an anti-bullying week, which includes a focus on how to protect yourself against cyber-bullying. In Safety week, children have a session with an outside agency who teaches about being respectful and responsible whilst online. We always endeavour to keep abreast of trends nationally and locally and will advise children and/or parents accordingly. The school holds regular assemblies to promote keeping safe online, and is following a scheme of work created by South West Grid for Learning. Useful links, including an overview on the digital literacy curriculum, are below.