Great Crosby Catholic Primary School

We have the Safer Schools App, which helps parents, carers, pupils and staff to stay up-to-date with online safety and safeguarding issues.  

It can downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. 

The letter that was emailed to parents and carers with the relevant code may be downloaded from the link below. 

There is a PowerPoint that can be viewed on our Parents > Information Presentations page. 

Click on the image above. 

The Home Learning Hub is a free library of resources to support parents and carers who are taking the time to help their children be safer online. Classroom-based resources have been adapted to make them easily accessible for everyone.

A brief description explains each resource, so once you are ready simply click the ‘download’ buttons.

Click the image above to go to the Home Learning Hub.

Scan the relevant QR code for your mobile phone or tablet to download the Safer Schools app.

Safer Internet Day 2023tookplace on 7th February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’. 

This story is particularly for children aged 3-7years old.  

Hanni’s home has a very special magic window. But when Hanni sees something that upsets her, she struggles to explain what has happened.

Can she find the words to get the help she needs?

Watch this ParentZone Tech Tips video to help you feel comfortable and safer with your family using TikTok.

This 13-minute session explores what parents need to know.

 Thinkuknow is the education programme from CEOP ( Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre),  a command of the National Crime Agency, which protects children both online and offline. 

Parentzone has 'parent guides' about the most popular apps and services, giving advice about parental and privacy controls. The guides are about Instagram, Facebook, Secret Converations, Twitch, Netflix, Live streaming, Influencer marketing, Esports, Fortnite, PEGI game ratings,  Tik Tok,  Snapchat, YouTube Kids, WhatsApp, Clash of Clans, Virtual Reality, Family games, Connected toys, Pokemon Go, Social media apps, Nintendo Switch, Minecraft, Yubo, Amazon Prime and Skype. There are also guides to self-esteem, digital detoxing, peer pressure and dealing with traumatic events.  

This is the Net Aware guide to social networks that children might use. As well as the apps listed for Parentzone, there are guides on Among Us, Clash Royale, CSR Racing, Discord,  Disney Club Penguin Online, Dubsmash, Episodes, FaceTime, FIFA Football, Friv, Google Hangouts, Grand Theft Auto, Kik, Miniclip, MovieStar Planet,  Omegle, Pinterest, PopJam, Reddit, Roblox, Sarahah, Score! Hero, SoundCloud, Steam, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Viber and Wattpad.

Childnet has guides about parental controls,  how to give advice to children, conversation starters, how to report problems and 'Hot Topics'.

Parent Info is a collaboration between NCA-CEOP and Parent Zone. Parent Info is a website for parents, covering all of the issues amplified by the internet. 

 Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online without needing to be an expert on the internet. Our advice and resources are here to support you as you support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively. 

The website contains information and practical advice on bullying, as well as contact details for the free helpline 0800 169 6928 or you can email via the contact us form. 

A team of specially trained staff operate the confidential telephone helpline and take calls from victims, parents or from people with information about the bullying of children. As well as acting as a listening ear service, the team provides practical advice and can act as  a mediator between the organisation where the bullying is taking place and the parent/carer of the child involved.

This is  the Be Internet Legends Parents' Page — a helpful handbook full of tips and tricks for supporting your child’s digital education. 

 The government have updated their guidance for keeping children safe online. 

The National Online Safety website has guides for parents about the most popular apps and games, together with guidance on online safety issues. 

 Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. We offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music.  

AskAboutGames is a joint venture between the VSC Rating Board and games trade body Ukie, run with input and advice from across the games industry, to ensure their products are enjoyed by suitable audiences.

On the website you can ask questions about PEGI age ratings, find tips about safe and beneficial play and discover the best games to play yourself or with your family.

Internet Matters is a website with age-specific advice and research about online safety and other related well-being issues for parents and carers. It is  backed by the UK’s most prominent internet industry players.

CBBC Own It is aimed at children to help them deal with online safety and  well-being issues.  It has real-life stories, advice from experts, fun quizzes, and videos with CBBC presenters, celebs, and star vloggers. 

Virgin Media O2, want internet users of all ages to enjoy all the wonderful things the web has to offer, safely. They have created a children’s internet safety test to help build awareness for parents and children of all ages to ensure they are better protected online. There are 'tests' with answers about cyberbullying, parental controls, social media and inappropriate content. Click on the image to check your own knowledge and then discuss it with your children..

Vodafone's Digital Parenting page and magazine have regularly updated articles and expert advice, with plenty of resources and support - helping you make the right digital choices for your family, to get the most out of tech and enjoy happy and safe digital lives. Click on the image to visit the website.

The theme was "All fun and games?
Exploring respect and relationships online". Click on the image for more activities.

The theme for Safer Internet Day 2021 was ' An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world'. Click the image above to visit the website. The resources are can be downloaded below.

Use these free resources to talk to your child about online safety this Safer Internet Day. This pack includes activities, conversation starters and information to help parents and carers talk to their children about how to navigate the issue of online identity in a digital age in a safe, responsible and respectful way. 

Advice and activities for parents and carers can be downloaded by clicking on the button.

Children from Y5 and Y6 presented an online safety assembly to the juniors, introducing the word consent. They set a 'permission mission' challenge to select the best options for an number of scenarios where consent or permission are needed. Click on the button to download and view the PowerPoint.  

Children from Y4 and Y5 presented an online safety assembly to the infants. The story of Zap and Zoom was all about making good choices and asking for permission before doing anything online.  Click on the button to download and view the PowerPoint.