Online safety is high on our agenda right from the start of the school year.
Anti-bullying week in November provides a good opportunity to teach the pupils and young people about cyber-bullying specifically and steps to take if they, or someone they know, encounters this. In addition each February our school participates in ‘Safer Internet Day’, a world-wide initiative raising the profile of e-safety to learners of all ages.
Pupils/ young people are taught about online safety as part of the curriculum. Due to the individual needs of our pupils/ young people, this needs to be tailored according to their individual abilities.
The safe use of social media and the internet is covered in other relevant subjects.
The school uses assemblies to raise pupils/ young peoples’ awareness of the dangers that can be encountered online.
In Early Years Education, pupils/ young people are taught to:
In Middle Years and Sixth Form Education, pupils/ young people are taught to:
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