E-Safety

As part of our commitment to online safety, our students regularly complete surveys.  This allows us to track changing habits and to tailor our online safety education accordingly.  Click here to see the results of the latest survey.

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At what age can my child start social networking?

As a parent it’s important you know that all social networking platforms (or social networking apps, if on a smartphone) have age limits. Some social networks use technologies that may not be right for some ages or engage with communities that are made up of people much older than your child.

You can find out more about this and have all your questions answered at Internet Matters her: https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/what-age-can-my-child-start-social-networking/

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Please take the time to read our E-Safety policy on our policies pages.  Young people grow up in a technology rich world.  With new opportunities, come some risks.  It is important that we make children aware of the risks and encourage them to adopt appropriate patterns of behaviour when using ICT.  With this in mind, our students read and sign an acceptable use agreement on entry to the centre, then re-sign every year.  

Click below to read this agreement.

Here at Cherry Tree we always get involved in Safer Internet day.  Safer Internet Day 2020 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 11th February 2020 with the slogan “Together for a better internet.” 

Online safety advice for parents – net-aware.org.uk

For more online safety advice please visit:-

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

http://parentinfo.org/

http://www.childnet.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/ceop

The Wifi Scam – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D3FbDgW9yQ

Data to go – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YRs28yBYuI

Social Media Privacy Guides:

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/social-media/

Setting up parental controls on entertainment and search engines:

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/entertainment-search-engines/

Setting up parental controls on smart phones and other devices:

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/smartphones-and-other-devices/

Setting up parental controls on broadband and other mobile networks:

https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/broadband-mobile/