AN INSIGHT INTO
Staying safe online
At Kickstart
We believe that online safety is an area within our curriculum that is imperative
At Kickstart, we believe that online safety is an area within our curriculum that is imperative for our students to learn during their time with us. Whilst learning about online safety, students will be given a multitude of opportunities to ascertain the relevant knowledge, skills and understanding they need, enabling them to be aware of the possible threats that they could encounter whilst engaging in activities through the internet.
Examples of these being:
- Security threats
- Protecting and managing their personal data
- Online reputation management
- Avoiding harmful or illegal content.
In line with statutory guidance, within Keeping Children Safe in Education, every employee and governor of the academy, as well as volunteers who assist at the academy, are aware that it is their legal responsibility and duty to keep up to date with necessary changes to online safety to ensure that both safeguarding pupils and educating them within the field of online safety is paramount. A key example relating to how the academy implements and carries out the necessary filtering and monitoring process:
- Filtering – Systems in place that block students from harmful content, denying access and preventing them from viewing specified content
- Monitoring – Tracking the on-screen activity of pupils
Our policy for E-safety can be found on our policies page – click here
As an academy, we recognise the significance of online safety and ensure that our robust curriculum covers elements of its four key aspects: content, contact, conduct and commerce. Our approach to online safety ensures that every student understands the importance of being aware of the online world around them and both its benefits and drawbacks, enabling them to navigate the digital world around them safely.
Through implementation and delivery of our curriculum offer, we are proud to know that our students will be able to move onto their next setting with an understanding of why being safe online is essential. Students will know how to keep themselves save by understanding the following:
- The rules and principles for keeping safe online.
- How to recognise risks, harmful content, and contact.
- How and why, we report content.
- How to critically consider online friendships.
- What to do in the event of danger online or when using technology.
- Why we sign an acceptable use agreement
On-line safety concerns can be reported to the safeguarding team. Please see our safeguarding page, click here:
