{"id":201,"date":"2026-01-16T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/padfield.derbyshire.sch.uk\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T13:42:32","slug":"online-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/padfield.derbyshire.sch.uk\/index.php\/online-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">School Documents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/padfield.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tl-acceptable-computer-and-internet-use-policy-pupil-sp-20-22.pdf\">Acceptable Computer and Internet Use Policy &#8211; Pupil<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Safety at a Glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/padfield.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/internet-matters-digital-safety-at-a-glance-5-7-year-olds-printable-dec-2023.pdf\">Internet Matters &#8211; Digital Safety at a glance 5-7 year olds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/padfield.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/internet-matters-digital-safety-at-a-glance-8-10-year-olds-printable-dec-2023.pdf\">Internet Matters &#8211; Digital Safety at a glance 8-10 year olds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Useful Web Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the web links below useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ceop.police.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CEOP<\/a>News and articles surrounding internet safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkuknow.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Think You Know<\/a>Great advice to keep children safe whilst using the internet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/parentinfo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parent Info<\/a>Expert information to help children and young people stay safe online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferinternet.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK Safer Internet Centre<\/a>E-safety tips, advice and resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspcc.org.uk\/preventing-abuse\/keeping-children-safe\/online-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NSPCC Online Safety<\/a>Helpful advice and tools you can use to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childnet.com\/parents-and-carers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Childnet International<\/a>Parents and Carers information to keep your child safe online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ditto Free Online Safety Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#DITTO is a free online safety (e-safety) magazine in PDF format for schools, organisations and parents to keep you up to date with risks, issues, advice and guidance related to keeping children safe online, with a view to enjoying and learning about technology. A new edition is released approx. every 6 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esafety-adviser.com\/latest-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download the latest edition of the magazine<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Latest advice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Useful Links for Parents from Alan McKenzie (e-safety advisor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><br><strong>Advice by age:<\/strong><br><br>Younger children need different advice and guidance than older children. Older children need different advice and guidance than teens. It can be really difficult keeping up with&nbsp;everything that is online and what risks and issues may affect children of different ages, so on these pages there is some age-related advice and guidance for parents and carers:<br><br>Pre-school &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=623b4dff44&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/advice\/0-5\/<\/strong><\/a><br>6 &#8211; 10 year olds &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=1062d706ca&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/advice\/6-10\/<\/strong><\/a><br>11 &#8211; 13 year olds &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=87b4b601ad&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/advice\/11-13\/<\/strong><\/a><br>14 plus &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=04e3ecf929&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/advice\/14plus\/<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong>Setting up devices:<\/strong><br>It can be difficult knowing all the different settings that are available on different devices to help protect children, this includes allowing or disallowing chat, friends, spending money, content filters and much more. On these pages&nbsp;you will find the details, as well as non-technical instructions, which will help you understand what is available to you and how to set up your child&#8217;s devices.<br><br>Gaming consoles and devices &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=6ccf3ca480&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/gaming-consoles\/<\/strong><\/a><br>Smartphones &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=dfb506e11f&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/smartphones-and-other-devices\/<\/strong><\/a><br>Broadband and mobile networks &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=1675e2bbf7&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/broadband-mobile\/<\/strong><\/a><br>Entertainment and search engines &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=64943a3d50&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/entertainment-search-engines\/<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong>Safety\/privacy settings on social media:<\/strong><br>With many children and young people using social media it is important to understand what features are available to you to help protect your children. This is also important because for the most part, all privacy settings are default off when a new account is created, but also because some social media providers change their features quite frequently, e.g. TikTok.<br>Take a look at this link to see what is available to you and how to set up your child&#8217;s social media. We would also advise doing this with your child so that you can discuss the features together.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=27294e7576&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/social-media\/<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong>Useful new features&nbsp;on YouTube and YouTube Kids<\/strong><br>YouTube is hugely popular with all age groups but historically parents haven&#8217;t had a lot of control over what their children can\/cannot watch. But things have changed and YouTube now gives parents a greater degree of control. It isn&#8217;t perfect but it is a step in the right direction. Take a look at the page below where you will see a few short videos of newer features that can help you on YouTube and YouTube Kids.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=2863f08f91&amp;e=1049fbe689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.esafety-adviser.com\/youtube-parental-restrictions\/<\/strong><\/a><br><br><strong>Gaming<\/strong><br><br>Finding good games, as well as knowing what is appropriate for the age of the child isn&#8217;t easy, particularly when there can be lots of peer pressure to play the more popular games which are not always appropriate. Taming Gaming is a great resource for parents to find new games for children as well as lots of advice about content, suitability etc.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/esafety-adviser.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=cbd59b76f0e1ad9db768db345&amp;id=70f4daa530&amp;e=1049fbe689\"><strong>https:\/\/www.taminggaming.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Internet Matters \u2013 setting up devices, games and apps\u00a0\u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>Common Sense Media \u2013 game reviews\u00a0\u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/game-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>Taming Gaming \u2013 for parents \u2013\u00a0click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taminggaming.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>YouTube Supervised Experience (new YouTube parental settings)\u00a0\u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/10314940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>YouTube \u2013 share content to YouTube Kids app (parent allowlisting)\u00a0\u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eVYsgC7-6ZM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>YouTube \u2013 comprehensive guide for families \u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kstatic.googleusercontent.com\/files\/8c008b73566d01df66ef5e487b7feaf08b1bd3620171bed889d95ce13098920fd3dfc0817d7e9f330ef72aa3144c29c233d3c5f97ade838e948b2989c3fcdc51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>Online abuse of children with SEND \u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/talk.iwf.org.uk\/children-with-send\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>Internet Matters \u2013 online critical thinking guide \u2013 click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Internet-Matters-Online-Critical-Thinking-Guide-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><br>Parents Guide \u2013 Discovering Digital at Primary School \u2013 Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Internet-Matters-Booklet-Discovery-Digital-at-Primary-School.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Documents Digital Safety at a Glance Useful Web Links If you are a parent or carer, we hope you will find the web links below useful. 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