Safeguarding
Xavier Catholic Educations Trust and St Augustine's Catholic Primary school are school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed in the Policies section of our website under School Info
We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.
In the event of a specific or urgent query please contact a member of the Safeguarding team email - dsl@staugustine.surrey.sch.uk
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is: Alison Walsh
Deputy DSL - Jo Walker-Ryan and Angie Patterson
Please follow this link to the governement guidance coverning online safety issues, set up of home filtering in a child-friendly way and set up of age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices.
Keeping children safe during out of school activities advice for parents available here and the Harmful Sexual Behaviour Prevention Toolkit which has been produced by the Lucy Faithful Foundation for parents and carers, family members and professionals to help them play their part in keeping children safe can be downloaded here. Also there is The children's Commissioners Guide Talking to your child about online sexual harassment: A guide for parents
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The digital world is fast overtaking the real one and it is important that St Augustine's and Parents work together to ensure our children are safe both in the real world and online. Our Acceptable Use of the Internet Policy and Online Safety can be located in the Policies page under 'School Info'
Below are some 'Top Tips' for keeping your child as safe as they can be online.
These top tips have been taken from the following websites:
We very much hope these tips are useful.
Top Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe Online
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. Find out what sites they visit and what they love about them, if they know you understand they are more likely to come to you if they have any problems. Watch Think know films and cartoons with your child. The www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents has films, games and advice for child from five all the way to 16.
Encourage your child to go online and explore! There is a wealth of age-appropriate sites online for your children. Encourage them to use sites which are fun, educational and that will help them to develop online skills.
Keep up-to-date with your child’s development online. Children grow up fast and they will be growing in confidence and learning new skills daily. It’s important that as your child learns more, so do you.
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. It is important to discuss boundaries at a young age to develop the tools and skills children need to enjoy their time online.
Keep all equipment that connects to the internet in a family space. For children of this age, it is important to keep internet use in family areas so you can see the sites your child is using and be there for them if they stumble across something they don’t want to see.
Know what connects to the internet and how. Nowadays even the TV connects to the internet. Make sure you’re aware of which devices that your child uses connect to the internet, such as their phone or games console. Also, find out how they are accessing the internet – is it your connection, or a neighbour’s Wi-Fi? This will affect whether the safety setting you set are being applied.
Use parental controls on devices that link to the internet, such as the TV, laptops, computers, games consoles and mobile phones. Parental controls are not just about locking and blocking, they are a tool to help you set appropriate boundaries as your child grows and develops. They are not the answer to your child’s online safety, but they are a good start and they are not as difficult to install as you might think. Service providers are working hard to make them simple, effective and user friendly. There is a link on the 'Think u Know' website which can help you find your service provider and set your controls.
Help your child to understand that they should never give out personal details to online friends - personal information includes their messenger ID, email address, mobile number and any pictures of themselves, their family and friends. If your child publishes a picture or video online, anyone can change it or share it. Remind them that anyone could be looking at their images!
If your child receives spam/junk email and texts, remind them never to believe them, reply to them or use them. It’s not a good idea for your child to open files from people they don’t know. They won’t know what they contain - it could be a virus or worse - an inappropriate image or film.
Help your child to understand that some people lie online and therefore it’s better to keep online mates online. They should never meet up with any strangers without an adult they trust.
