🌐 Staying Safe Online

At Meadow Green, we want all children to enjoy using technology while staying safe and making good choices online. We also work closely with families so everyone can feel confident and safe in the digital world.

Here are some helpful websites you can use with your parents or carers:

🐝 Learn about staying safe online

• Internet Matters
  Visit Internet Matters
  Helps you and your family learn how to stay safe online, including games, social media and screen time.
• Parent Zone
  Visit Parent Zone
  Gives advice to parents and carers about children growing up in the digital world.
• Common Sense Media
  Visit Common Sense Media
  Shares age ratings and reviews for games, apps, films and books so families can choose wisely.

🐝 Get help and support

• NSPCC
  Visit NSPCC
  Helps keep children safe and gives advice about worries online and offline.
• Childline
  Visit Childline
  A free, private service where children can talk to someone anytime, day or night.
  📞 You can also call 0800 1111

🎮 Safe gaming

• Ask About Games
  Visit Ask About Games
  Helps you understand video game age ratings (PEGI) and how to play safely.

🤝 Working Together

When we all work together—children, families and school—we can help everyone become safe, kind and responsible online users.

If you ever have a worry or question about staying safe online, please speak to someone at school. We are always here to help.

🚨 Need to Report a Concern?

If you are worried about anything online or think someone is not safe, you can get help here:

• CEOP Education
  Report a concern to CEOP

They are there to help keep children safe.

Helpful links to look at with your family

Tips for Staying Safe Online

• Only make friends online with people you know and trust in real life.
• If someone you don’t know asks to be your online friend, always tell a trusted adult straight away.
• Never share personal information such as your full name, address, school, or passwords.
• Be kind and respectful online, just as you would in school.
• If anything online makes you feel worried, upset or uncomfortable, tell a trusted adult immediately.

Reporting Concerns

It’s important to know how to get help if something doesn’t feel right online.

You can use the CEOP Safety Centre to report anything that worries you about someone’s behaviour online. A trusted adult at school can also help you do this.