E-Safety

Esafety

Our school is passionate about creating and maintaining a positive culture towards the esafety of our students and staff. This is a whole school approach and we devote a large amount of time educating all stakeholders of the school on these issues. As well as appropriate subject lessons, our extensive Personal Development curriculum covers a number of topics which range from how to keep yourself safe online, to the importance of data protection and privacy.

We are determined to support students and parents beyond the classroom by providing resources that will support parents to talk to their child about a range of online safety issues, set up home filtering in a child-friendly way and set up age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices so that students are protected online from any harm or misuse.

We therefore encourage parents to read through our downloads below, including our Esafety Policy (particularly Appendix A - Student Acceptable Agreement which covers appropriate use in and out of school) and the 'Support for Parents and Carers to Keep Children Safe Online' Government webpage which contains many useful links. This can be accessed here: Support for Parents and Carers to Keep Children Safe Online

We have also included a very useful and helpful link to a website which contains many parental video guides which include how to set parental controls on devices and social media. They are available via the link below:

Parental Video Guides

Parents and students can also use the following websites for support with online abuse during the school holidays. This includes sites for reporting and support.

Report Harmful Content Report Remove Childline CEOP Safety Centre IWF Report

We have had a number of parents/carers asking for information on online safety in addition to what we already offer. As part of the school's Personal Development curriculum, students are regularly supported in their consideration of safe online choices, how they conduct themselves when faced with harmful behaviours online and the risks of accessing harmful content.

If you have watched the Netflix series Adolescence, you will be aware that it explores child digital safety, particularly in the area of young people's experiences of the digital world and its impact on their mental health and wellbeing. As parents/carers, you may have questions on how to best support your child through the digital world safely and how to navigate challenging, but necessary, conversations at home around their online access.

Smoothwall, a child digital safety technology provider, have created the guide linked below which aims to highlight some of the key issues raised in each episode of the series. Alongside the useful 'key takeaways' they provide further guides, written specifically for parents/carers on topics such as screen time, how algorithms influence what your child sees and explaining some of the hidden meanings behind certain emojis.

Smoothwall Adolescence

Navigating Child Digital Safety | Insights From Netflix’s Adolescence

Finally, we work with an online safety company which releases useful parental guides to help support keeping children safe at home. The videos they have produced are available to watch via the links below:

Online Gaming Parental Video

Group Chats

Digital Footprint and Online Scammers

Posting Photos Safely & Staying Safe Over the Summer

CEOP education has also provided a guidance booklet for parents and carers explaining how AI can be misused:

to create or manipulate images,
highlights what constitutes child sexual abuse material,
and provides practical advice on image consent, privacy settings, reporting concerns, and supporting children and families.

This is available to access here: AI-generated child sexual abuse material: Guidance for parents and carers

In addition to the videos and guides above, please also view our monthly Esafety bulletin for regular updates below.

Parental Controls Booklet 2026Learn More and Get Involved Safer Internet Day 2022Conversation StartersFamily ActivitiesFamily Online Safety Plan Organisations and Resources for Parents (very useful)

We are also delighted to include a monthly e-safety newsletter in conjunction with Knowsley City Learning Centre. This aims to help inform parents and students of current and up to date features of online safety. You can download these and other publications below.

If you suspect a child is at risk from harm or abuse, you can contact the following services:

The Front Door 0345 2000 109

Emergency Services 999

NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line 0800 028 0285

The multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) also has a new professional advice

helpline 01916435555E-Safety