E-Safety

St David's College is committed to ensuring the online safety of our pupils when using school facilities and resources. We also ask parents/guardians/carers to be vigilant and supportive when monitoring their child's use of the internet off-campus. The information below contains useful information, support and guidance to help ensure that your child stays safe online.

• Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number.
• Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a picture 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.

• Talk to your child about what they’re up to online. Be a part of their online life; involve the whole family and show an interest.
• Encourage your child to go online and explore sites which are fun, educational and that will help them to develop online skills.
• Keep up-to-date with your child’s development online.
• Set boundaries in the online world just as you would in the real world. Think about what they might see, what they share, who they talk to and how long they spend online.
• Keep all equipment that connects to the internet in a family space.
• Know what connects to the internet and how. Make sure you’re aware of which devices that your child uses connect to the internet, such as their phone or games console.
• Use parental controls on devices that link to the internet, such as the TV, laptops, computers, games consoles and mobile phones.