Online Safety Letter - Stepney All Saints School

Dear Parents & Carers,

The online world is an essential part of our daily lives and learning how to use technology safely is an essential skill for young people. Apps such as TikTok and Discord, for example, are extremely popular but risks are posed and it is important that schools, parents and carers work together to take an active role in teaching children about online dangers. Learning how to act safely when using the internet is an incredibly important part of safeguarding our children and your role as a parent/carer can make a significant difference.

In order to support families to protect our students online we are working with National Online Safety providing resources for all parents and carers. The resources include courses for parents/carers, online video resources and weekly guides covering a huge range of topics, including:

· Online Relationships

· Fake Profiles & Social Bots

· Online Bullying

· Online Grooming

· Child Sexual Exploitation

· Sexual Harassment & Violence

· Sexting

· Live Streaming

· Online Identity

· Screen Addiction

· Online Challenges

· Overspending

· Social Media Platforms

· Online Gambling

· Radicalisation, Terrorism & Extremism

· Age Inappropriate Content

· Copyright & Ownership

· Hacking

· Fake News

· Online Fraud

· Online Reputation

· Personal Data

· Pornography

· Targeted Adverts & Pop-Ups

· The Dark Web

· Games & Trends

To create your account, please follow https://nationalonlinesafety.com/enrol/stepney-all-saints-school and complete your details. When you are registered, you will be able to set ‘Parent/Carer’ as your user type.

You can access National Online Safety online via any device – including via a smartphone app. To download this, please go to:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/national-online-safety/id1530342372

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.nationaleducationgroup.nos

Alternatively, search for ‘National Online Safety’ in the App Store/Google Play Store.

Answers to frequently asked questions and customer service can be accessed at https://helpdesk.thenationalcollege.co.uk/helpcentre

Kind Regards,

Neil Jones

Assistant Headteacher