E-Safety

Child Exploitation and Online Protection

If you are worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online you can report it using the link below:

CEOP

In all four nations of the UK, online safety is part of statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance for schools and colleges. This includes keeping children safe from harmful and inappropriate content online, as well as being able to recognise concerns and take appropriate action.

In England, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE 2023) is the statutory guidance for schools.

KCSIE identifies online safety risks into four areas: content, contact, conduct and commerce (sometimes referred to as contract). These are known as the 4 Cs of online safety.

Content

Content is anything posted online - it might be words or it could be images and video. Children and young people may see illegal, inappropriate or harmful content when online. This includes things like pornography, fake news, racism, misogyny, self-harm, suicide, anti-Semitism, radicalisation and extremism.

Contact

Contact is about the risk of harm young people may face when interacting with other users online. This includes things like peer-to-peer pressure or seeing inappropriate commercial advertising. Sometimes adults pose as children or young adults with the intention of grooming or exploiting a child or young person for sexual, criminal, financial or other purposes.

Conduct

Conduct means the way people behave online. Some online behaviour can increase the likelihood, or even cause, harm - for example, online bullying. Conduct also includes things like sharing or receiving nudes and semi-nude images and viewing or sending pornography.

Commerce

Commerce is about the risk from things like online gambling, inappropriate advertising, phishing or financial scams. Children and young people may be exposed to these risks directly. Schools should also consider how the risk from commerce applies to staff.

If parents/carers have any concerns regarding online safety, they can discuss this with their child's keyworker. The links below also provide helpful information regarding e-safety.