2. E-Safety @ Valley Let’s create a better internet together

3. Aims Let’s create a better internet together To look at how children are using the internet & technology To promote the positive uses of the internet & technology To raise awareness of e-safety issues To offer parents & carers guidance/discuss ways to keep your child safe online

4. Do children need to be using technology? Let’s create a better internet together https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMB 77eJPYs8 ‘We are currently preparing children for jobs that don’t yet exist and teaching them to use technologies that haven’t been invented to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.’

5. Some positives of using the internet & technology: Let’s create a better internet together Raises standards Motivational, engaging & fun Accessed anywhere at any time Easy to communicate with friends & family A key skill for life & jobs of the future

6. Let’s create a better internet together

7. So what about the children at Valley? Sites & apps Valley parents believe their children use:

8. So what about the children at Valley? Sites & apps Valley children are actually using: What are some potential risks with any of these apps?

9. So what about the children at Valley? Sites & apps Valley Reception children are using:

10. Key Findings from Reception: Let’s create a better internet together  Most Reception children have access to their own device at home.  Most children have unsupervised access on these devices.  Some children reporting that during this unsupervised access, they are allowed to watch whatever they like on YouTube, Netflix etc.

11. Let’s create a better internet together

12. Possible risks: Let’s create a better internet together  Inappropriate adult content  Ignoring age restrictions  Friending or communicating with people they don’t know  Grooming  Sharing personal information  Cyber bullying

13. Digital Leaders Class Questionnaire 1.When you are using apps, playing games or using the internet, what are the main things that worry you? 2.How would you like your parents to help you stay safe online? Parents – can you come up with any other ideas for enhancing e-safety for your children?

14. Home & Family Guidelines Let’s create a better internet together Practical Principals:  Talk with, not AT your children.  Agree family guidelines & rules  Discuss online safety regularly Infrastructure:  Virus & software up to date  Browser ‘safe search’ up to date Education:  Learn together about new technologies & enjoy  Reflect together about new technologies – the benefits, danger & potential

15. Home & Family Guidelines Let’s create a better internet together Systems:  Keep webcams in family rooms  Monitor time spent on the internet  View the history or purchase filtering software  Have proportionate responses to problems www.thinkuknow.co.uk https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/Films-to-watch-with-your- children/Jigsaw_original/ Your child is much less likely to tell you about a problem if they think their access to technologies will be restricted

16. Valley wifi: ValleyGuest Password: Es@fety169 What are your children’s favourite apps? What do you like about these apps? Are there any esafety issues that concern you about these apps?