Online Safety for Parents and Carers
Online Safety for Parents and Carers
We strive to safeguard and protect all members of the Brighton Avenue Primary School online community and promote and maintain a safe, effective and responsive online safety culture. At Brighton Avenue Primary School, keeping our children safe online is a shared responsibility between home and school. Technology offers many exciting opportunities for learning, creativity and communication, but it is important that children know how to use it safely and responsibly. We encourage parents and carers to take an active interest in their child's online activities. Talking regularly about the websites, apps and games they use can help children feel confident about sharing any worries or concerns. Online safety is an important part of every child's education so by working together, we can help children become confident, responsible and respectful digital citizens.
Top Tips for Parents
Talk regularly with your child about what they do online and who they interact with.
Keep devices in shared family spaces where possible.
Use age-appropriate parental controls and privacy settings.
Agree family rules for screen time and online behaviour.
Encourage children never to share personal information, passwords or photos with strangers.
Remind your child that they can always talk to a trusted adult if something online worries or upsets them.
Take an interest in the games, apps and websites your child enjoys so you can have open conversations about staying safe. (NSPCC)
Being online is an important part of how young people communicate. Ask The Awkward helps you to prepare for regular conversations with your child about online safety.
Click on link below to explore useful resources:
How we can support parents and carers.
Throughout the year, we hold Stay and Play sessions and parent information meetings that focus on current online safety issues and practical ways to support your child at home. We would be delighted if you could join us, as these sessions are a great opportunity to learn, ask questions and work together to help keep our children safe online.
If you have any questions or concerns about online safety, please do not hesitate to contact the school. We are always happy to offer advice and support.
Filtering and Monitoring
Here at Brighton Avenue Primary School we believe that ensuring our pupils are safe online is very important and as well as monitoring within lessons, we also have a very effective filtering system in place provided by Securus Safeguarding Solutions. The Securus software is specifically designed to meet the KCSiE (2025) and DfE statutory requirements for educational settings and is monitored regularly throughout the week by trained, designated staff (see policy). Real-time alerts are sent to the designated staff to allow immediate action if necessary. Brighton Avenue Primary School uses multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect accounts with access to personal or sensitive data (when logging in to ‘primary site’ from a mobile phone or other device. Additional monitoring and filtering is provided by Windows Security (including Microsoft Defender) which is the built-in antivirus and security dashboard for Windows 10 and 11.
To find out more about our filtering a monitoring system please use the link below and / or read our Filtering and Monitoring Policy.
Policies
Acceptable Use Policy -
An acceptable use policy is a signed set of rules that explains how students, parents/carers and staff must safely use computers, school networks, and the internet.
Our acceptable use policy has been written to protect children from harm, keep school data secure, and prevent bad online behavior. Please find a copy below:
Recommended Online Safety Resources
UK Safer Internet Centre – Parents and Carers
Practical advice on social media, gaming, cyberbullying, screen time, privacy settings and reporting concerns.
Includes free guides and resources for families. (UK Safer Internet Centre)
Advice for parents on keeping children safe online, talking about online experiences and recognising signs that a child may need support.
Includes guidance on parental controls, online gaming and social media. (NSPCC)
Easy-to-read family guides covering apps, games, online behaviour and digital wellbeing.
Age-specific advice from preschool through to teenagers.
Includes step-by-step parental control guides for popular devices, apps and broadband providers.
CEOP Education – Parents and Carers
Information from the National Crime Agency on helping children stay safe online and what to do if you are worried about online exploitation.
These organisations are widely recommended by UK schools and provide regularly updated advice that reflects current online trends and risks.
Common Sense Media
Find age-based ratings, reviews and guidance for everything families want to watch, read, play and learn.
Click on the link below to find out more:
We promote online safety within the curriculum and take part in annual events such as Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day is a global annual event held every February to promote the safe, responsible, and positive use of digital technology, especially for children and young people. It is celebrated in roughly 180 countries and coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre.
Using the internet safely and positively is a key message that we promote in our school and celebrating Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for us to re-emphasise the online safety messages we deliver throughout the year.
We would be delighted if you could join us in celebrating the day by continuing the conversation at home or joining us at one of our Stay and Play sessions during Internet Safety Week. To further support you with this, please access Safer Internet day resources for parents/carers available using the link below:
Online safety newsletters and leaflets
For further information on online bullying and other internet dangers, a copy of the leaflet which is sent home during Internet Safety week can be found here: Online safety guidance for parents.
Alternatively there are many websites that you can explore that have information and guidance for parents to keep children safe on-line at home. Click on the images below to be diverted to their website.
Cyber bullying and other internet dangers leaflet.
#WakeUpWednesday exists to help parents and educators keep children safe online, support their wellbeing and empower them to become positive actors against climate change. #WakeUpWednesday initiative includes free access to guides, courses, helpful videos and tips on hot topics such as online risks, how to encourage positive wellbeing and practical steps to support sustainability.