Digital & E-Safety
Digital and E-Safety
Children today live in an ever changing digital world. Although internet safety is now part of the primary curriculum, we also want to help parents improve their own understanding and keep them informed and up-to-date to ensure they are able to help keep their children safe online. Please let us know if there is any other information you've found useful that we can post here to help other parents and families.
At Ashdown, all our children and families agree to follow our IT Acceptable Use Guidelines. These can be found here:
it acceptable use guidelines .pdf
ABC Online Safety Checklist
your abc online safety checklist internet matters.pdf
Junior Digital Leaders
Welcome to the new digital leaders at the Junior site - Eliana (Acer), Sophie (Kiwi), Callie (Greenheart) Matilda (Ginkgo), Fred (Cypress), Ellie (Tanoak), Harry (Gardenia), James (Birch)
Junior Digital Leaders Advice for Good Netiquette
DO'S
- Be kind to other people and show them respect.
- Always make sure that you have a responsible and safe adult close by.
- Check all of the age ratings for when you are accessing content.
- Protect all of your private information and passwords.
- Always have fun but remember to limit your screen time!
- Choose something appropriate for your age.
- Be an upstander if other people need support and ask your safe adult to help you.
DON'TS
- Don't share any passwords or private information with other people.
- Try and make passwords less obvious to guess!
- Don't say mean or cruel things to other people when you are online.
- Never go online without a safe adult with you to check out what you are viewing.
- Try not to go online everyday or for long periods - take a break!
- Don't access any link or unknown content from people you don't know.
- Don't trust everything you hear or see - look at things with a critical eye.
Infant Digital Leaders
Welcome to the new digital leaders at the Infant site.
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Online Safety Books
These are some of the excellent online safety books we use. They are the perfect starting point for online safety conversations in our increasingly connected world!
Online Safety Book Reviews
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Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day is organised every year in February. It helps to promote a safer and more responsible use of online technology. We promote this event through assemblies, activities, discussions and quizzes during this week.
This year's Safer Internet Day is on Tuesday 10th February, and based around the theme: Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.
Safer Internet Day 2025
Online Safety resources (by age)
Internet Matters are continually bringing out new, updated resources for schools and for parents. They have recently put together 3 useful pages which contain a parent pack, common online safety issues, top apps and platforms and a few resources, all split by age to make things easier. You can find a link to each page below:
Early Years- click HERE
Primary - click HERE
Parent/Carer Guides and information
- Being kind online
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare
- Cyberbullying 1
- Grand Theft Auto Parents Guide
- Hidden photo apps
- Instagram NOS parental guide
- Internet Matters Tips Buying a smart toy
- looking after your wellbeing online 1
- managing screen time
- Microsoft Teams
- New Amigo guide
- New Back to school online safety
- New Cyber Resilience
- New Digital Lives
- New New Devices guide
- New Online Bullying
- New Overwatch guide
- New Roblox guide
- New Setting up apps and software
- New Social Media and Mental Health
- NOS Influencers Guide
- suggested apps and games
- TikTok new guide
- upsetting content
- what parents need to know about age ratings 1
- youtube
- YouTube Kids Guide
- youtube parent guide
Helpful links
'What I wish my parent's or carers knew' guide on managing children's digital lives.
WhatsApp Groups
https://www.taminggaming.com/ The Family Video Game Database has been created to help parents, carers and guardians gain a deeper understanding of video games. Through succinct parent-friendly game information, unusual game lists and our Game Finder tool we connect families with amazing, affordable video games that are valued by adults and children.
- Webwise A variety of excellent guides for parents.
- Common sense media - this gives reviews around age-appropriateness on games, books and other media from parents and children.
- Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support.
- Internet Matters provide age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
- Let’s Talk About It provides advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
- London Grid for Learning provides support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
- Lucy Faithfull Foundation StopItNow resource can be used by parents and carers who are concerned about someone’s behaviour, including children who may be displaying concerning sexual behaviour (not just about online)
- National Crime Agency/CEOP Thinkuknow provides support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- NetAware provides support for parents and carers from the NSPCC and O2, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
- Parentzone provides help for parents and carers on how to keep their children safe online
- Parent info from Parentzone and the National Crime Agency provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
- UK Safer Internet Centre provide tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online
Have you heard about...?
- TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram Checklists
- Openview Education TikTok Parent Guide
- National Online Safety 'Squid Game' What parents need to know
- Common Sense Media 'Squid Game' review 16+
- Parents Guide to Technology https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-technology
- Resources for Parents https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/resources-parents
- NSPCC Parental Controls https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/?utm_source=twitter_nspcc&utm_medium=nspccsocialmedia&utm_campaign=owntwitter_tweet
- Roblox guide http://www.childnet.com/blog/roblox-a-guide-for-parents and https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/roblox/
- Info on kik messenger app - this has a rating of age 13 - for good reason. https://www.waynedenner.com/blog/kik-messenger-parents-guide/
- Please use the link below to take you to a great website giving excellent guides for different apps the children in your class may be talking about. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/
- This free guide for parents & carers covers what you need to know to help safeguard your children from being groomed online, including warning signs you should look out for and more.
Online Grooming guide for parents & carers is here:
https://twitter.com/natonlinesafety/status/1047458983248887808 - Government advice about protecting children from specific online harms such as child sexual abuse, sexting, and cyberbullying
- Government advice about security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable content, and parental controls
E-Safety activities for lockdown and beyond
Click here for guidance from the government on staying safe online during lockdownClick here to go to e-safety activities. Look for the ones aimed at the age group of your children. They have from 4 to 14+ years, and are updated fortnightly.More age related activities from UKSafer Internet Centre
