Online Safety

Within school, children are taught computing and it is used to support learning throughout the curriculum. Whilst studies have looked at the benefits of having access to a computer and/or access to the Internet at home, it is important to keep your child safe.

We ask all children, young people and adults involved in the life of Hatfield Academy to sign an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), which outlines how we expect them to behave when they are online, and/or using school networks, connections, internet connectivity and devices, cloud platforms and social media.

You can download our AUPs here

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To keep your child safe, the following tips should be considered:

set security settings within Internet Explorer or other browsers
locate the computer in a family area where possible
consider the use of mobiles phones, games consoles and other devices with access to the internet
regularly check the Internet sites your child has visited by looking in the history and favourites.

Your child should also be advised to:

tell you about the websites they are using
only use child friendly search engines
only email people they know
never give out personal information
never arrange to meet people they have met on the Internet without talking to an adult first
only use a webcam with people they know
tell you immediately if they see anything they are unhappy with

We would also advise you to reassure your child that you want to keep them safe ather than taking Internet access away from them.

Read our Online Safety Policy here.

Read our Safeguarding Policy here.

You can find more information on how you and your children can stay safe online below.

Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?

Make a report to one of CEOP’s Child Protection Advisors