Online Safety for Children

Helping You Enjoy the Online World Safely

The internet gives you lots of exciting opportunities to learn, create, communicate and play. When you are online, it is important that you know how to recognise possible risks and make safe, kind and responsible choices.

At Childwall Church of England Primary School, we teach you how to stay safe online. We want you to feel confident using technology, behave responsibly and respectfully, and know exactly what to do and who to speak to if something online ever worries or upsets you.

Advice for children

Stop, think and tell
If something happens online that makes you feel worried, frightened, uncomfortable or confused:
1. Stop what you are doing. Do not reply, click any further links or send anything else.
2. Leave the website, game, app or conversation.
3. Tell a trusted adult straight away. This might be a parent, carer, teacher or another adult you trust.
4. Save the evidence if it is safe to do so. An adult can help you take a screenshot, save a message or record the name of the account.
5. Block and report the person or content using the safety tools within the app, game or website.
You will not be in trouble for asking for help, even if you clicked something by mistake, broke a family rule or shared something that you now regret. Keep telling a trusted adult until someone helps you.

Our top online safety rules
 Keep personal information private, including your full name, address, school, phone number, passwords and location.
 Use a nickname or avatar rather than sharing your full name or photograph.
 Never share your passwords, except with your parent or carer.
 Use strong passwords and do not use the same password for every account.
 Only communicate with people you know in real life and have permission to contact.
 Remember that people online may not always be who they say they are.
 Never arrange to meet someone you have only spoken to online.
 Think carefully before sharing photographs, videos, messages or comments.
 Ask permission before posting a photograph or video of somebody else.
 Be kind and respectful. The same standards of behaviour apply online and offline.
 Do not respond to unkind, threatening or suspicious messages.

 Check information before believing or sharing it. Not everything online is accurate or real.
 Tell an adult before buying anything or making an in-game purchase.
 Take regular breaks and make time for sleep, exercise, family, friends and offline activities.
 Follow the age restrictions for games, apps and social media platforms.

Helpful websites for children

For younger children, with an adult
 CEOP Education: Jessie & Friends
Audience: Children aged 4–7 and their parents or carers. Stories and activities that help younger children learn how to ask for help and stay
safer online.
 Childnet: Digiduck
Audience: Children aged approximately 3–7, supported by an adult. Child-friendly stories about friendship, responsibility and making safe choices online.

For Key Stage 2 children
 CEOP Education
Audience: Children, families and professionals. Includes age-appropriate activities and games, including Band Runner for children aged 8–10.
 Childline Online Safety
Audience: Children and young people. Advice about privacy, gaming, bullying, social media, upsetting content and asking for help.
 BBC Own It
Audience: Children and young people. Advice and activities to help children manage their online lives and wellbeing.
 Childnet
Audience: Children and young people. Games, videos and advice about staying safe, positive and respectful online.