Online Safety
Online safety is important as many children and young adults are vulnerable to information they may receive online. It is important to be aware of the dangers that are online.
The Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws that have been introduced to protect children and adults online.
How the Online Safety Bill will protect children
It will make social media companies more responsible for their users' safety on their platforms by:
Removing illegal content quickly or preventing it from appearing in the first place. This includes removing content which promotes self harm.
Preventing children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content.
Enforcing age limits and age-checking measures.
Ensuring the risks and dangers posed to children on the largest social media platforms are more transparent, including publishing risk assessments.
Providing parents and children with clear and accessible ways to report problems online when they do arise.
How the Online Safety Bill will protect adults
It will protect adults in three ways through a `triple shield` by:
Removing all illegal content.
Removing content that is banned by their own terms and conditions.
Empower adult internet users with tools so that they can tailor the type of content they see and can avoid potentially harmful content if they do not want to see it on their feeds.
For more information
There is more information available on the Online Safety Bill on the Government website. You can find the page by clicking the button below.
Staying safe
Please see below some tips on how you, and others you know, can stay safe online:
Don't give out personal information to people or places you don't know.
Don't meet up with anyone you have only been in touch with online.
Don't accept files, pictures, emails or texts from someone you don't know as this can cause problems.
Check the validity of the information you are being told since the person or website may not be divulging the whole truth.
Inform someone if you feel worried or uncomfortable about a situation.
For more information
There is more information available on how to keep yourself safe online on the NSPCC website. You can find the page by clicking the button below.
Reporting a safeguarding concern
If you have a safeguarding concern it is essential that you contact our Safeguarding Leads who can support.
Liz Howarth
Safeguarding Lead
Debbie Lenton
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
Wayne Bloye
Deputy Safeguarding Lead
If you would like further information
If you have a question about the information on our Online Safety page, we’d love to help. Email or call us to find out more.