Digital Leaders

WE DID IT!

Over the last 12 months the Online Safety team have worked with pupils, parents and staff to ensure that our school family are safe when online. 
 

Today we became a Certified school with National Online Safety!

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has contributed to…

Another amazing Safer Internet Day at Astley Park School.

Many pupils learned the importance of understanding of reasonable and healthy time on iPad. Something we can all struggle with is recognising when we have spent too long on a device. Many of our pupils are working hard with this…

All Fun and Games? Exploring Respect and Relationships Online 

The best way to support our children online is to take an interest in what they are doing.

Here are some posters which may help start some conversations with your child. What should we be looking out for in the gaming world,…

As we get closer to Online Safety Day 2022, we are beginning to look at gaming and the dangers for our pupils around being engrossed in such a hobby.

On Tuesday 8th February school will be looking at gaming and the relationships involved with such an activity. Pupils will be taking part in…

Hello Astley Park School Family!

Just a quick note to remind you to think safe online! 
 

A few key important things to consider at this time of year:

• Black Friday is approaching, please be mindful of the sales. It is often known for companies to raise their prices a week or two…

Hello Parents, 

Just thought I would check in with you all! 

It is not uncommon for many of us to jump online to find a bargain! Amazon Prime Day is one example of prices 'dropping' to get you a 'good deal' 

Some quick advice, if you are planning on looking for something on Prime make…

Safer Internet Day 2021 was a great hit at Astley Park again this year! 

Pupils took part in activities relevant to their own personal understanding of online safety. This could be through diverse ways of asking to go online, knowing when to end our screen time, sharing our experiences…

This year we will be joining the BBC Live Lesson on the morning of 9th February to learn about identifying fake verses false news.

Did you know these are not the same thing?! it is an increasing concern in the present day and even more so for our pupils who are all vulnerable when it comes…

Parent Zone and Google are inviting you and your family to join in the family adventure in a three part animation series of the Interland Internauts. This is a program your child is familiar with within school and pupils thoroughly enjoyed it when Google hosted a personalised and interactive…

Happy Summer Term

Here is a our summer term learning from home online safety family challenge. 

Last term we looked at what was good to share, talking about the different scenarios.

This term we are thinking about if what we read on the internet is true. Many pupils will be accessing…

Challenge your family this spring time using the free resource from Google’s Be Internet Legends Parent Zone.

Talk to your family and learn together. Please feel free to feedback your experiences!

If you need any further support please don’t hesitate to contact…

Today our Digital Leaders became teachers. They delivered an online safety lesson to their class peers. 
 

The message was to disguise their identity when online by creating an avatar. They discussed what sort of information is safe to display on social media profiles and offered suggestions…