Online Safety

Online safety is a key component of our safeguarding provision. We are committed to ensuring that all children are able to use technology safely, responsibly, and with confidence, both in school and at home.

This page provides guidance, resources, and information to support children and parents. 

Online Safety Education

Online safety is explicitly taught through our curriculum, including computing, PSHE/RSE, and our wider safeguarding provision.

A central part of this is our daily CREW programme, which takes place every morning. Through CREW, children receive regular, structured opportunities to explore online safety themes, discuss current issues, and reinforce key messages.

Children are supported to develop an understanding of:
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• Keeping personal information safe

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• Recognising online risks and inappropriate behaviour

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• Developing safe and respectful online relationships

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• Knowing how and when to report concerns

This learning is reinforced through assemblies, themed sessions, and external visitors, and is revisited regularly to ensure children build a secure and age-appropriate understanding.

For a full overview of how safeguarding, including online safety, is taught across the school, please see:

• Safeguarding Curriculum Overview, please click here

School Policies and Procedures

Our approach to online safety is underpinned by the following key documents:

• HCPS Online Safety Policy, please click here 

 

• HCPS AI Policy, please click here​

 

• HCPS Online Safety Risk Assessment, please click here

Supporting children

We provide clear, age-appropriate guidance to help children understand how to stay safe online:

• To read our KS1 online safety classroom rules, please click here

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• To read  our KS2 online safety classroom rules, please click here

Supporting Parents and Carers

We recognise the vital role parents and carers play in keeping children safe online. The following guidance is provided to support safe use of technology at home:

• Is my child ready for a phone? Please click here

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• Who is your child talking to online? please click here

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• Talking to your child about online sexual harassment, please click here 

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• Keeping safe online: key advice and considerations, please click here

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• To read 8 steps to keep your child safe online, please click here

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• Age ratings for TV, film, and gaming, please click here

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Weekly Safeguarding Support

All parents and carers receive regular safeguarding guidance through our weekly ‘Think Thursdays’ communications. These updates provide current online safety information, practical advice, and signposting to relevant resources, enabling parents to support their child’s safe use of technology.

Platform-Specific Guidance

• Roblox: A Parents Guide to Protecting Children from Harmful Content, please click here

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• What Parents and Carers need to know about Omegle, please click here 

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• Step-by-step guide to reporting bullying and harassment online, please click here

Additional Support and Reporting Concerns

• Dangers of online image sharing - NSPCC video, please click here  

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The CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command) provides a trusted reporting service for online abuse or inappropriate contact.

Concerns can also be reported directly to the school via the procedures outlined in the main Safeguarding section.

Online safety is a shared responsibility between school, home, and the wider community. By working together, we can help ensure that all children remain safe and confident in their use of technology.

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