William Alvey E-safety 2021-2022

On-line software (games, apps, social media) change almost daily. There is also a corresponding  increase in e-safety advice, which although well-intentioned can sometimes leave you more confused than you were in the first place. Please feel free to contact the school and discuss any concerns you may have regarding on-line safety. We have expertise in school and the facility to contact well respected professional e-safety advisors:

admin@william-alvey.lincs.sch.uk

We took part in Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 8th  February 2022 and will again next year:

https://saferinternet.org.uk

Useful safety guidance

Alan Mackenzie's online advice, using his drawings/artwork as an example, the primary video discusses empathy and criticism online and is suitable for KS2. 

https://player.vimeo.com/external/426499331.hd.mp4?s=56564dccd2b3aa2d1df2476d02f08792e4caf03e&profile_id=175

Age limits

We believe that internet safety education is a crucial element of the curriculum and an essential part of young people’s development. We hope that parents can strengthen and reinforce the safety messages that your children receive in school, in your home environment. 

We also wanted to use this as an opportunity to ensure all parents know the minimum age of some apps/games.

Whatsapp                   16 (this was 13 until April 2018)

Facebook                    13 (including Messenger)

YouTube                      13 (parents can restrict videos by age)

Instagram                    13

Snapchat                     13

Kik                                13

Google Hangouts       13

Pinterest                      13

Twitter                         13

Yubo                             13

Fortnite                        12