Keeping Safe Online
We are committed to teaching our young people about safety online. Articles 16 and 17 of the UNCRC help to ensure that children are protected and have the access to reliable information.
Please click below for a parent/carer newsletter which will provide further support in this area.
Online Safety at Home – Newsletter
We are also keen to support parents to ensure all young people are Cyber safe, especially with the growing use of a wide range of Apps and online forms of communication (WhatsApp/TikTok/Instagram/Snapchat etc). As part of our continued commitment, we are delighted to promote our new ‘Safer Schools’ App. This App is a reliable source of advice on all things Cyber. It gives empowering, current and informative information on all current digital platforms/tools/apps in an accessible manner. We have a range of tailored user accesses (pupil, staff and parents/carers). To access your parent platform please:
-Go to your app store or Google Play and search for ‘Safer School’
-In school field type ‘East Ayrshire Council’
-The code for primary parents is: 7440
We would recommend that you discuss with your child about which apps and social media platforms they currently use/access. This will help ensure they know how to stay safe online – using the app to start these types of conversations is great.
We live in a world where technology is developing very quickly and it has become part of daily life. We want to equip parents/carers, children and young people with the knowledge and skills to use technology and the internet safely.
To help your child stay safe online there are various programmes and resources that schools use to support pupils. East Ayrshire Council have developed a Internet Safety Framework which supports teachers in delivering lessons on internet safety. Other useful websites for parents/carers are ThinkUKnow and NSPCC and O2.
Be clued up on what your child may be using. Click on the links to find out more about each of these apps.
