Internet Safety
e-Safety is an important aspect of ICT at Dromore Central Primary School. Lessons are provided to pupils using the Google Be Internet Legends program, focusing on staying safe online. It is also covered at a whole school level through a number of assemblies. Children need supervision and advice to ensure their experiences whilst on-line are happy, healthy, and productive.
Internet : Guidance For Parents
- Stay in touch with what your children are doing by spending time with them whilst they are on-line, i.e. make on-line time a family activity; make sure that you know the services your child uses.
- Find out what types of information and services are offered and whether there are ways for parents to protect their child.
- Keep the computer in a family room rather than a child’s bedroom.
- Become familiar with how to access the services – ask your child to explain the services to you; go on-line yourself so that you are familiar with and understand the potential benefits and risks associated with Internet access.
- If you don’t know how to log on, get your child to show you.
- Seek out the advice and counsel of other local Internet users and become familiar with the appropriate systems.
- Get to know your child’s ‘on-line friends’ just as you do their other friends.
- If you are concerned about your child’s on-line activities, talk to them about it.
- Develop an agreed set of ‘Family Internet Rules’.
Safer Schools NI App
The digital world is 24/7; it’s outside and inside of the school gates, so you need a service that does the same. Safer Schools NI is a digital library of age-appropriate safeguarding resources that you can check out anytime, from any device.
When you need information about online safety, whether that be the latest gaming buzzwords doing the rounds in the playground, or keeping up to speed with the most recent risks on platforms like TikTok, Roblox, Snapchat and more, your Safer Schools App can help!
Please contact our office for further information.
Related Links :
Internet Safety for Kids (CyberGhost)
