At Chapeltown Academy, we are committed to ensuring students are fully aware of how to stay safe online. We ensure that they know what to do if they or their friends are exposed to any online threats. Teaching them Online-safety is a vital part of the education we provide for all our pupils.
We also aim to ensure that all staff are familiar with Online Safety and adopt a consistent approach to dealing with related incidents and offering appropriate guidance to students. All online activity within school is monitored through the school’s Smoothwall web filter. A weekly report is then produced and discussed through our safeguarding team.
The online world is posing an ever-increasing risk to young people, and it is important that schools, parents and carers work together to take an active role in teaching them about online dangers. Learning how to act safely when using the internet is an incredibly important part of safeguarding our students. We are therefore delighted to announce that Chapeltown Academy have shown our commitment to protecting our students online by working with National Online Safety- providing resources for all school staff, parents and carers.
The resources include staff and parent Online Safety Courses, Online Safety webinars, explainer videos & monthly updates, weekly platform guides, lesson plans and additional CPD courses. The resources cover a huge range of Online Safety topics including:
- Online Relationships
- Fake Profiles & Social Bots
- Online Bullying
- Online Grooming
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Sexual Harassment & Violence
- Sexting
- Live Streaming
- Online Identity
- Screen Addiction
- Online Challenges
- Overspending
- Social Media Platforms
- Online Gambling
- Radicalisation, Terrorism & Extremism
- Age Inappropriate Content
- Copyright & Ownership
- Hacking
- Fake News
- Online Fraud
- Online Reputation
- Personal Data
- Pornography
- Targeted Adverts & Pop-Ups
- The Dark Web
- Games & Trends
To create your account, please follow National Online Safety and complete your details. When you’re set up, you’ll be able to set ‘Parent/Carer’ as your user type.
You can access National Online Safety online via any device- including via their brand-new smartphone app. To download the app, please go to:
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/national-online-safety/id1530342372
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.nationaleducationgroup.nos
Answers to frequently asked questions and customer service can be accessed at https://helpdesk.thenationalcollege.co.uk/helpcentre .
NOS Parent Guides
For more parent guides please sign up to National Online Safety
Advice for Students
Helping students keep safe online.
Guidance to the social networks students use. Stay up to date and keep safe in today’s digital world.
The internet, relationships & you.
Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counselors are here to support you.
Practical advice for young people.
This guide will show you how to check that you’re happy with everything that might appear about you in a Facebook Graph Search.
Zipit provides witty comebacks in the form of images to help students avoid sexting situations, keeping the situation in control.
Guidance to the social networks your kids use. Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today’s digital world.
Explains how to setup filters on your Internet at home to prevent age inappropriate content being accessed on devices in your home.
Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. Whether it’s something big or small, our trained counselors are here to support you.
TikTok app safety – What parents need to know
Find out about the Top 5 Google safety features including Google SafeSearch and YouTube filtering.
This guide will show you how to check that you’re happy with everything that might appear about you in a Facebook Graph Search.
Parent Info boasts a wealth of articles covering the risks in the latest technology and lots of useful guidance.
Zipit provides witty comebacks in the form of images to help children avoid sexting situations, keeping the situation in control.