Safeguarding
NeneGate is committed to safeguarding all children and young people.We believe that all children and young people have an equal right to protection from abuse, regardless of their age, race, religion, ability, gender, language, background or sexual identity and consider their welfare is paramount
We will take every reasonable step to ensure that children and young people are protected. All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
Safeguarding in the curriculum
Due to the increase in online access for our students over this past few years, we have expanded our online safety curriculum. You can look at our My Wellbeing curriculum over view for more details, but our coverage includes:
Key Stage 4:
- social media and culture
- online profile and the impact on future goals / employment
- managing data and privacy online
- challenging online prejudice towards protected characteristics
- sexting, creating digital images and the law
- understanding fake news and checking the veracity of information
- Ensuring reliability through using different methods of communication.
- Risks of online exploitation / scams
Key Stage 3:
- Online identity
- The consequences of unsafe behaviour online
- Peer pressure and influences including cyber-bullying and child on child abuse
- Online etiquette and privacy
- Social media and the law
- Online grooming
- Pornography and stereotypical
KS2 coverage includes:
- understanding online influences
- different types of bullying
- rights and responsibilities online
- the risks of online gaming
- using technology responsibly including SMART rules
- the risks of sending digital images
To know how to use the SMART rules
It is vitally important that children know how to stay safe online. At school, we have strict controls on the websites children can visit if they are using computer equipment. In addition, they are all taught about online safety. As parents/carers, it is equally important that you know what your children are doing online at home. So, ask your children to tell you about the sites they like to visit and what they enjoy doing online. Also, ask them about how they stay safe online and discuss the following SMART rules for Online Safety with them.
SAFE:
- Keep your personal information safe. When chatting or posting online don’t give away things like your full name, password or home address. Remember personal information can be seen in images and videos you share too. Keep them safe to keep yourself safe.
MEET:
ACCEPTING:
- Think carefully before you click on or open something online (e.g. links, adverts, friend requests, photos) as you never know where they may lead to or they may contain viruses. Do not accept something if you are unsure of who the person is or what they’ve sent you.
RELIABLE:
- You cannot trust everything you see online as some things can be out of date, inaccurate or not entirely true. To find reliable information compare at least three different websites, check in books and talk to someone about what you have found.
TELL:
To view NeneGate's latest safeguarding policy please visit the policies page