Online Safety
We take E-Safety very seriously at The City of Leicester College and explicitly teach it in Computing at KS3 and across the school via assemblies and a range of subjects.
Click HERE to go to our polices page to view our Online Safety and Acceptable Use Policy.
Be Safe and Smart Online
Below is further guidance and handy tips to help young people and their parents navigate and enjoy the online world.
NSPCC - Keeping children safe online (guidance for parents)
Think You Know - The Internet, relationships and you
Think You Know - Helping you to better protect your children online
Social Media
At The National College, their #WakeUpWednesday guides, empowers and equips parents, carers and educators with the confidence and practical skills to be able to have informed and age-appropriate conversations with children about online safety. Click on the links below to find out what parents and carers need to know.
Top 10 Tops For Students
- Don’t post any personal information online. For example your address, email address or mobile number.
- Think carefully before posting photos or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a photo of yourself online most people can see it and may be able to download it, it’s not just yours anymore.
- Keep your privacy settings as high as possible.
- Never give out your passwords
- Don’t befriend people you don’t know
- Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online. Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do.
- Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are.
- Think carefully about what you say before you post something online.
- Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude
- If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer if you want to and tell a trusted adult immediately.
