Safeguarding

A whole-school, child-centred approach is fundamental to all aspects of everyday life at Newberries Primary School. We strive to create a culture which enables children to express their wishes and feelings and feel able to talk to staff about anything that is important to them. We ensure that the welfare of a child or young person is paramount and keep them at the centre in our decision-making when working with them, their families, and those supporting them.

E-Safety (Under Review)

Computers are a part of everyday life. At Newberries Primary School, we encourage the use of computing for learning, however we pride ourselves in working in partnership with parents to ensure that we keep children safe online. With modern technology, we realise many children are using the internet regularly at home, therefore we have put together some information for parents/carers on how to keep your children safe online.

Here are some things you should do to help your child ‘Stay Safe’ in the online world:

• Read and agree to the schools ‘E-safety agreement for parents and pupils.
• Set ground rules with children and agree which websites / apps they can use. Remember these will vary depending upon the age of your child.
• Agree time limits and regular breaks. Remember, letting children play video games just before bedtime may stop them sleeping and have an impact on their learning.
• Find out how to set the parental controls and safe search. Consider buying parental monitoring / control software for younger children. Remember none of these are 100% effective and supervision is always needed.
• Check the homepage / app information of your child’s favourite game. This will give you an overview of the content and its suitability.
• Use the poster below to check the age restrictions on popular social media platforms and ensure that use of these apps are monitored and used only with parental permission.