On Tuesday 8th February we will be joining schools across the UK in marking Safer Internet Day 2022. Safer Internet Day is a global campaign to promote the safe and responsible use of technology; which calls on young people, parents, carers, teachers and the wider community to join together in helping to create a better Internet.

Using the Internet safely and positively is a key message that we promote in Calside Primary, and celebrating Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity for us to re-emphasise the online safety messages we deliver throughout the year. Children across the school will be working on different activities in class, so make sure you check out your child’s Team page to see what they have been up to.

We would be delighted if you could join us in celebrating the day by continuing the conversation at home. To help you with this, you may be interested in downloading the free Safer Internet Day Resources for Parents and Carers which is available at: saferinternet.org.uk/sid-parents.

There are top tips, quizzes, and films which you can use at home with your child. Some other resources which you may find helpful in supporting your child online are:

● Tips, advice and guides for parents and carers from the UK Safer Internet Centre (saferinternet.org.uk/parents)

● Advice for parents and carers from Childnet (childnet.com/parents-and-carers)

● Reviews and information about games, apps, TV shows and websites from Common Sense Media (commonsense.org)

● Help on using parental controls and privacy settings from Internet Matters (internetmatters.org./controls)

● Information and reporting of online grooming or sexual abuse from CEOP (ceop.police.uk)

Online safety is an important issue which we are committed to, as a school. Your support makes such a difference in keeping the children safe on the Internet or social media.

If you have any concerns or questions about keeping your child safe online, please do get in touch with your child’s class teacher.