Allison Clark

Network Manager

What does Worle Community School do to protect your

children?

SECURUS – Behaviour Management System

Uses Libraries of Words:

Web Filtering

File Activity Auditing

What can you do to protect your child?

Keep the PC in a communal area of the home

Tell children not to give out personal details including passwords

As a family, create your own Acceptable Usage Policy

Encourage your child to tell you if they feel uncomfortable, upset or threatened by anything they see on-line.

Know how to report Abuse

If your child closes a window or switches off the pc when you walk in the room… They are up to no good!

KIT Keep In Touch

ASL Age Sex Location

BFN Bye For Now

BTW By The Way

CUL See You Later

PAW Parents Are Watching

IMS I Am Sorry

L8R Later

MOTOS Member Of The Opposite Sex

POS Parent Over Shoulder

When searching the Internet we recommend you use one of thefollowing child friendly search engines:

Ask Jeeves for kids:www.askforkids.com

Yahooligans:www.yahooligans.com

CBBC Search:www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/search

Kidsclick:www.kidsclick.org

Zoo Search:www.zoo.com

Ask your Internet provider if they have Parental Controls and switch them on!

Most Instant Messaging (IM) sites have a method of saving copies of conversations - For MSN, choose Tools, Options, Messages and check “Message History”

Download free or chargeable software that can “monitor” what your child is doing and alert you if it finds anything untoward (www.imsafer.com)

Regularly check the Internet sites your child is visiting e.g. by clicking on History and Favourites within the browser

For further information…CEOP: www.ceop.gov.ukThink U Know: www.thinkuknow.co.ukChildnet: www.childnet-int.org