Safeguarding and Online Safety

Safeguarding

We take very seriously our responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in our care. Our Safeguarding Policy sets out how the school carries out its statutory responsibilities relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children who are pupils at our schools.
Our Designated Safeguarding team:

Designated Safeguarding Lead

Mrs Bridget Reynolds

Headteacher

 

 

Deputy Safeguarding Leads

 

Mrs Louise Lewis 

Mrs Emma Connor

Ms Claire Collard 

 

SENCO

SENCO

Home School Link Worker and Mental Health Lead

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

E-Safety and Online Safety

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.
Whiteknights Primary School works with National Online Safety (NOS) - providing resources for all parents and carers. The resources include Parents & Carers courses, online video resources and weekly guides covering a huge range of topics, including (but not limited to):
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/whiteknights-primary-school and submit your details. Once your account is set up, you’ll be able to set ‘Parent/Carer' as your user type and access NOS online via any device, including via the smartphone app (available on Apple / Android app stores).
Two of the *courses that we highly recommend is:
Online Safety for Parents & Carers of Children aged 3-7
Online Safety for Parents & Carers of Children aged 7-11
Please be sure to register your account as referred to in the link above before completing the course/s - this will aid our school in acquiring ONLINE SAFETY POINTS towards our online safety status.