--- title: "Online Safety" url: "https://www.greatsankey.org/information/online-safety" school: "Great Sankey High School" --- # Online Safety ### **E-Safety** We foster a whole school community approach to online safety and deliver and share online safety training courses, webinars, guides, lesson plans and updates to help keep our students safe online. We encourage parents to download the National Online Safety App, which empowers parents to understand and address online safeguarding risks, any time, anywhere. Their website is --- ### **Online safety issues** The internet is a fantastic place for students to learn, create and have fun, but they may occasionally have to deal with a variety of sometimes challenging issues. [internetmatters.org](https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/) has lots of advice on a range of online issues that your child may face to help them enjoy the digital world safely and smartly. Whatever their age, the site we can help you to find out more and give you practical advice on the steps you can take as a parent to keep them safe in their digital world. To give your child a safe space to explore their curiosity online. These[ step by step guides](http://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/) will help you to set up the right controls and privacy settings on the networks, gadgets, apps, and sites they use to give them a safer online experience. Below is a list of external websites that can offer advice about online activity. | Website Name | Information | Website Address | |---|---|---| | Warrington Online Safety Hub | Advice and guidance | | | UK Safer Internet Centre | Advice and guidance | [www.saferinternet.org.uk](https://saferinternet.org.uk/) | | Childnet | Information and guidance on how to speak to your child about how to stay safe and happy online | [www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers](https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/) | | CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection | How to make a report about online sexual abuse | [www.ceop.police.uk](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre) | | Internet Matters | Guidance and video tutorials on how to support children's online safety | [www.internetmatters.org](https://www.internetmatters.org/) | | Think U Know | Working with CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) advice and guidance if you have any concerns about your child's online behaviour, how to report an incident and how to keep your child safe online | [www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents](https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/) | | OWN IT (Staying Safe) | The BBC's online safety platform designed to help children aged 7-12 and their parents and carers make the most of their digital lives | [www.bbc.com/ownit](https://www.bbc.com/ownit/curations/staying-safe) | | Virgin Media | A live "Childrens Internet Safety Test" that looks are cyberbullying, Parental Controls, Social Media and Inappropriate Content | [www.virginmedia.com](https://www.virginmedia.com/blog/online-safety/childrens-internet-safety-test/) | ### **Helpful guides & resources** Below you will find a wide range of Parent Guides that link to a variety of E-Safety topics from the National Online Safety website & Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)**.** Please take time to read through any of these helpful resources by clicking on the tabs below. We have selected a range of guides however you can find the full range available at: . These guides provide PEGI ratings for the different apps and suggest how you can set up privacy settings to ensure your child is safe online at all times. Please note that these are correct at the time of publishing and online platforms are update regularly. Online Platform Information Documents ### Online Platform Information Documents Discord 2.52 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/discord-2022.pdf) Facebook 2.42 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/facebook-2022.pdf) Fortnite 2.62 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/fortnite-2.pdf) Instagram 3.58 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/instagram-2022.pdf) Snapchat 2.64 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/snapchat-2021.pdf) Threads 3.02 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/threads.pdf) TikTok 3.09 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/tiktok-2022.pdf) Twitch 2.57 MB [Open for 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Smartphones 2.49 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/smartphone-safety-tips.pdf) Keeping Children Safe ### Keeping Children Safe Healthy Friendships 2.42 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/healthy-friendships.pdf) Promoting Physical Wellbeing 2.33 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/promoting-physical-wellbeing.pdf) Staying Safe Online in the Summer Holidays (2) 1.98 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/keep-children-safe-online.pdf) Staying Safe Online in the Summer Holidays 2.83 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/stay-safe-online-this-summer.pdf) Parent Conversation Starters for Online Safety ### Parent Conversation Starters for Online Safety Activity Sheet for Watching Videos Online 650 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Watching_videos_online.pdf) Activity Sheet for Social Media 683 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Social_Media.pdf) Activity Sheet for Sharing Images Online 543 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Sharing_images_online.pdf) Activity Sheet for Live Streaming 570 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Live_streaming.pdf) Activity Sheet for Gaming 545 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Gaming.pdf) Activity Sheet for Cyber Security 542 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/Activity_Sheet_Cyber_security.pdf) Device Information ### Device Information Parental Controls for new devices 2.39 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/parental-controls-on-new-devices.pdf) Parental Controls for Privacy on Android Phone 1.02 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/pc-protect-privacy-android.pdf) Parental Controls for Android Apps 4.16 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/parent-controls-for-apps-android.pdf) Parental Controls for Android Devices 608 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/android-parental-controls.pdf) Parental Controls for Privacy on Iphones 1.09 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/pc-protect-privacy-ios.pdf) Parental Controls for Iphones 921 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/parental-controls-ios.pdf) Parental Controls for Iphone Apps 5.53 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/parental-controls-for-iphone-apps.pdf) Parental Controls IPad 2.85 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/what-parents-and-carers-need-to-know-about-ipads.pdf) Parental Controls for Apple devices 2.02 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/apple-guided-access.pdf) Online Issues Advice ### Online Issues Advice Cyber Resilience at Home 4.37 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/12-top-tips-for-building-cyber-resilience-at-home.pdf) How to combat online bullying 2.64 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/combat-online-bullying.pdf) Gambling 2.82 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/gambling(1).pdf) Live-Streaming 2.94 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/live-streaming.pdf) Managing Device Stress & Anxiety 2.90 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/manage-device-stress-and-anxiety.pdf) Metaverse 2.35 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/metaverse.pdf) Online Financial Scams 3.14 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/online-financial-scams-exploitation.pdf) Online Trolling 2.96 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/online-trolling.pdf) Pop-Ups 2.39 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/pop-ups.pdf) Setting boundaries around gaming 2.60 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/setting-boundaries-around-gaming.pdf) Sharing Photos Online 7.78 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/sharing-photos-online.pdf) Shopping Apps 2.90 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/shopping-apps.pdf) Social Media Scams 6.30 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/social-media-scams.pdf) Strong Passwords 3.23 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/stronger-passwords.pdf) Upsetting Content 2.71 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/upsetting-content.pdf) Clickbait 1.38 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/omega-multi-academy-trust-3/files/documents/what-parents-and-educators-need-to-know-about-clickbait.pdf) ### Parent/Carer 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