Internet Safety Guidance For Parents

Internet safety should be high up on parents' lists of dangers and threats to children.  Few homes today do not have internet connection and many are now wireless networks.  Most children over the age of 11 now have mobile phones and many of this have internet connection capability which can connect via your home wireless network without you knowing.  The following information was produced by Mr Dodds (Head of ICT at CPS) and provides essential help to all parents.
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The Dangers Vs The Benefits of the Internet

Internet is a wonderful resource which enriches the learning experience of children in every aspect. Whether it is looking at the Himalayas with Google Earth () or experiencing the music of distant lands ( ), the Internet places opportunities, experiences and information at our children's fingertips which would otherwise be impossible.
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Strategies For Parents

Setting Parental Controls
Your computer will have a range of simple tools to help you establish what your child can and cannot do on your home computer. Although it is impossible to cover every possible operating system or piece of software, the following pages will help you to access the most commonly available tools. Click on the links below to access advice on how to use these tools.
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Strategies For Children

At Chesham Preparatory School, every child from Year 3 upwards has specific E-Safety lessons built into the ICT curriculum each year.
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E-Safety Agreement

On this page is a simple home agreement which can be used to help apply and consolidate these strategies as well as the rules you set at home for internet use. This should be displayed by the computer, signed by all relevant adults and children in the house that use it.
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Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying is the use of the internet, chat rooms, instant messaging, email, mobile phones or other forms of ICT to intimidate, humiliate or otherwise bully someone. This is a particularly hurtful form of bullying as it opens the content up to a world wide audience. It is amazing how quickly embarrassing photos or videos can become internet must-sees.
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