We take eSafety very seriously at The Divine Mercy RC Primary School. A copy of our eSafety policy is available under the School Policies page. A section on eSafety is included in our Home School Agreement that all parent/carers are expected to sign.
​

• Would you let your child walk though Manchester city centre on their own at 11pm? Letting them on the internet unsupervised can be just as dangerous!
• Do you know what your child is doing online?

 

All the children have their own school Google account and it is important that parent/carers monitor their usage whilst using the internet. We use various Google applications linked to their Google account (Classroom, Docs, Slides etc). Although we disable the Google Classroom whole class comment posting feature children do still have the ability to contact each other by using the Google chat or comments feature in the various Google applications they can access. We do not allow children to use the chat or comments facilities in school and strongly recommend that you do not allow your children to use these features out of school. As the children progress through the school we teach them during Computing and eSafety lessons about these features and how to use them safely.   

Further websites with useful eSafety information are listed below:

• https://www.net-aware.org.uk/# (NSPCC information)
• www.thinkuknow.co.uk (information for parents and children by age group – also the report button)
• www.saferinternet.org.uk (information on all areas but particularly good re how to set up filters etc – advice > parents)
• www.childnet.com (lots of resources – the parent guide in different languages is good too)
• www.beatbullying.org  (cybermentors)
• https://www.lifecake.com/family-internet-safety-privacy/ (lots of good advice on various subjects)
• http://www.vodafone.com/content/parents.html (really good magazine style site with articles on all areas including how to have the awkward tech conversations with children)         

Below is one of the eSafety posters on display at the school. Click on the poster to view a larger image.       

PLEASE ENSURE YOU SUPERVISE YOUR CHILD WHEN THEY ARE VIEWING THE INTERNET.

If you have any eSafety concerns click on the CEOP REPORT button, at the top of your page, to get further help.