Online Safety Booklet
You are invited to carefully read through our Online Safety Booklet. It is designed to provide you with the necessary tools to keep you safe online at all times including JFC’s online classroom protocols and rules, online etiquette etc.
UK Safer Internet Centre Tips
The UK Safer Internet Centre is concerned about our safety online. They have provided us with some helpful tips to know what’s safe online and what’s not:
- Acknowledge your sources. Use trustworthy content and remember to give credit when using others’ work or ideas.
- Don’t give in to pressure. Remember, if you lose your inhibitions, you’ve lost control and once you’ve pressed send, you can’t take it back.
- Protect your online reputation and ‘think before you post’. Content posted online can last forever and could be shared publicly by anyone.
- Report anything that concerns you to service providers and use blocking and deleting tools. If something happens that upsets you online, it’s never too late to tell someone.
- Respect the law! Use reliable services and know how to legally access the music, film, and TV you want.
Helpful links to stay safe online:
- Thinkuknow
- BT Parent guide to online safety
- NSPCC online safety
- Department for Education
- UK Safer Internet Centre
- Let’ talk about it
Reporting Online Concerns
If you are experiencing online bullying or something else online has worried you, please speak to your trainer, the Safeguarding Team, an adult you trust, or you can talk to Childline at any time on 0800 11 11 or Childline’s website.
In addition, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) helps any young person under the age of 18 who is being pressured, forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity of any kind. This is something that has taken place either online, in the ‘real world’ or both. The CEOP Safety Centre has clear information and advice on what can be reported to CEOP, the reporting process and what will happen if you do decide to make a report.