Online Safety

At Valley Road Academy, we want to make sure that you feel looked after, safe and happy when you are in and out of school. Internet safety is an important part of keeping you safe at our school. We have lots of safety measures in place, both in and outside of school, to help protect children. Computers and mobile phones help us all to share things and talk to friends or family, but they can also make it easier for bullies and other people to hurt you or to get close to you. It is important to know how to keep yourself safe on your computer, your phone and on websites.

We can help you by:

· Teaching you what internet safety is.

· Teaching you what to do if you feel worried or scared.

· Making sure you know who you can speak to if you are worried.

If you don’t understand something or have any questions about what you read, please ask your teacher for help.

On this page you will find lots of useful information from The National College, on how you can help to keep your children safe online.

The information covers the following online safety topics. Please click on each link to find out more.

This wonderful little story has been created to help you understand

what it takes to stay safe in the online world. It can be used as a story book

at home or as a resource in the classroom. All you need is a hint of

adventure to open up endless hours of wonder and excitement, while

learning how to make safer decisions when using the internet.

Click on the image to read the story.

Incident Advisor - The Incident Advisor is a new system that can be used to decide on the course of action that you should take when facing an e-safety incident, this is mainly used for in school but we thought it might be of some help for parents.

Click the box below to go to the Incident Advisor Hub.

Click Below to go to the Internet Matters website for lots of tips on E-Safety and locking down various social media apps

Click Below to go to the CEOP website on keeping your child safe while online

Click the Thinkyouknow logo to view their website for excellent information regarding signs to look out for and also ways to protect your child online