Safeguarding and Online Safety
Safeguarding
We take very seriously the 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:
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Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Mrs Bridget Reynolds |
| Deputy Safeguarding Leads |
Mrs Louise Lewis, Mrs Emma Connor and Ms Claire Collard |
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Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
E-Safety and Online Safety
The online world is posing an ever-increasing risk to children, 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.
Whiteknights Primary School work with National Online Safety (NOS) - providing resources for all parents and carers. The resources include Parents & Carers courses (presented by Myleene Klass), 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.