Social Media – Pupils
Recently some of our pupils have talked about their experiences on social media. In school we have encouraged the children to stay safe and to be kind to each other when using the many platforms that are now on offer. We have also reminded them that all sites have a safe usage policy alongside an age restriction. Below is a link to each of these and detail of the age limit for that site. I hope these are useful.
- Facebook – Age:13+, https://www.facebook.com/terms.php
- Snapchat – Age:13+, https://www.snap.com/en-GB/safety/safety-center
- Instagram – Age 13+, https://about.instagram.com/community/safety
- Twitter – Age 13+, https://about.twitter.com/en_gb/safety.html
- Whatsapp – Age 16+, https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/staying-safe-on-whatsapp/?lang=en
The NSPCC has created lots of useful online resources around internet safety. They can be accessed here:- https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Please also take a look at the attached PDF, which will advise you about commonly used apps.
