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Online Safety

Intent

At Oakley School, we are committed to developing a rich, effective and age-appropriate online safety curriculum that enables children to be safe, healthy and thriving online. We recognise that the digital world is an integral part of children’s lives, and we believe that online safety education must be proactive, developmental and embedded across the curriculum, rather than taught in isolation.

Online safety is woven through both our PSHE and Computing curricula, ensuring that children develop not only technical understanding, but also the values, attitudes and behaviours needed to navigate the digital world responsibly. Our intent is to equip pupils with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make safe choices online, manage risk, seek help when needed, and understand how their online actions affect themselves and others.

We are committed to:

  • Developing a developmental, progressive online safety curriculum that grows with our pupils
  • Auditing and evaluating existing provision to ensure high-quality, consistent practice
  • Coordinating delivery of online safety education across subjects and year groups
  • Strengthening engagement across the wider school community, including families
  • Ensuring staff, leaders and governors are well trained and confident in supporting online safety

Our ultimate aim is to develop responsible, resilient and informed digital citizens who are prepared to engage safely and positively in the online world.

Implementation

Online safety is taught explicitly and implicitly through a whole-school approach, embedded across PSHE and Computing, and reinforced through daily classroom practice and school culture.

This is delivered through:

  • PSHE (Jigsaw Programme) – providing structured, age-appropriate learning about relationships, respect, identity, emotions, and safety
  • Computing curriculum – developing digital literacy, responsible technology use and online behaviour
  • Votes for Schools themes – encouraging discussion of real-world digital issues, ethics and decision-making
  • Education for a Connected World (DfE Framework) – ensuring national guidance and progression is embedded
  • NSPCC resources – supporting high-quality, trusted safeguarding and online safety education

Across the school, we ensure that:

  • Online safety is revisited regularly in different contexts and subjects
  • Learning is age-appropriate, progressive and responsive to emerging digital risks
  • Children learn about privacy, consent, digital footprints, online relationships, misinformation, cyberbullying and reporting concerns
  • Staff receive regular training and guidance to deliver consistent messages
  • Parents and carers are engaged through communication, guidance and workshops
  • Safeguarding systems are clear, visible and accessible to pupils

Online safety is not treated as a standalone topic, but as a shared responsibility and a core part of school culture.

Impact

By the time pupils leave Oakley Primary, they will be confident, informed and responsible digital citizens, equipped to navigate the online world safely, ethically and positively.

Children will:

  • Understand how to stay safe online and manage risk
  • Make informed, responsible choices in digital spaces
  • Recognise harmful content and behaviour and know how to respond
  • Understand the importance of privacy, consent and respectful communication
  • Know how and where to seek help if something online worries them
  • Show empathy, kindness and respect in online interactions

In the world today — where digital spaces shape identity, relationships, learning and opportunity — pupils will leave Oakley Primary with the confidence, resilience and knowledge to thrive online as well as offline.

Most importantly, they will be empowered not just to use technology safely, but to use it positively, responsibly and purposefully, contributing to a safer, kinder and more respectful digital world.

 

Keeping Your Children Safe

Online Safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Oakley School. We have extensive security measures in place in school, which are monitored both internally and externally, by Warwickshire, to help safeguard pupils from potential dangers or unsuitable material. Any Online Safety incidents are recorded and managed. Online Safety is taught to all pupils explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online.

We can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the Online Safety message is consistent. It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online.

If you've experienced or witnessed harm online we can help. Report Harmful Content can help you to report harmful content online by providing up to date information on community standards and direct links to the correct reporting facilities across multiple platforms

SWGfL Report Harmful Content

Useful Websites

The Selfie Talk: Social media & self-esteem

Useful Parent Online Safety Links
Below are some useful links to help parents and carers keep their children safe when they are on-line:
Advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
www.thinkuknow.co.uk 

Support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online:
Internet matters 

Support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online:
Parent info 

We want to inspire everyone to tap into the unlimited opportunities connectivity can bring. But we know for parents that means feeling clued up, comfortable and in control of their children’s online behaviour and activities.
https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/digital-parenting 

O2 have joined forces with the NSPCC to help keep children safe. Parents can explore the internet like children do and understand the dangers that exist online.
https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety

Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online As a parent or carer you play a key role in helping your child to stay safe online.
https://saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

It can be hard to know how to talk to your child about online safety. From setting up parental controls to advice on texting, online games and video apps, we can help you to understand the risks and keep your child safe. 
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

This link can be used of you want to report a concern: https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/