At the beginning of term every pupil from Year 1 to Year 6 completed an e-safety questionnaire (an example of the questionnaires can be viewed on our school website). A parental workshop was organised for October and the key findings of the questionnaires were shared as well as helpful hints on how to support your child at home. 

For those unable to attend the key findings of our pupil e-safety questionnaires are as follows (a paper copy will be sent to all parents this

week alongside an e-safety parental help sheet) :

Key Stage 1

• Pupils in KS1 access the internet through a variety of different means – laptops, tablets, mobile phones & games consoles.
  
• Pupils use the internet in a variety of different ways including research, gaming, video sites including, skype, to help with homework, apps.
  
• The most popular game is in KS1 Minecraft although six pupils did tick CoD & GTA.
  
• 78% of KS1 pupils have to ask an adult before going online
  
• 30% of KS1 pupils talk online with their friends, 3 pupils ticked that they talked to people they do not know in real life.
  
• 2 pupils ticked that they had given their name, address, telephone number or photo to someone on the internet they did not know.
  
• 100% of KS1 pupils answered no when asked if they had been bullied on the internet.
  
• When asked who taught them how to stay safe online, pupils ticked parents and school although 34 pupils said they did not know how to keep safe on the internet.
  

Key Stage 2

• Pupils in KS2 access the internet through a variety of different means – laptops, tablets, mobile phones & games consoles.
  
• 49 pupils access the internet from their bedroom.
  
• 62 pupils access the interent on a mobile device
  
• 173 pupils access the internet via an Ipad, Ipod or tablet.
  
• 97 pupils do not need to ask an adult before they use the internet
  
• 28 pupils said that their parents never check what they are doing on the internet, 34 children said that their parents always check and 111 said sometimes.
  
• 48 pupils said that there parents did not talk to them about staying safe online, 25 said a lot and 108 pupils said a bit.
  
• The most popular uses of the internet in KS2 are to help with school, apps for games, instagrram, snapchat, chat apps, videos, tv and music, facebook, facetime, Minecraft, online gaming.
  
• 3 pupils said they had a facebook account
  
• 13 pupils said that they chatted online to people they did know
  
• 18 pupils said they chatted to people they did not know while online gaming.
  
• 32 pupils said they use a webcam when they are chatting online.
  
• 25 pupils said they would accept a friend request from someone they did not know.
  
• 43 pupils have have friends online they have not met before.
  
• 35 pupils have given personal details to someone on the internet that they have not met in real life.
  
• 2 pupils said they had been to meet someone who they had met online, 1 child ticked that they went on their own. Fortunately both people were who the children expected them to be.
  
• 24 pupils said that they had experienced on-line bullying. 11 pupils knew the person who was bullying. 23 of these pupils told their parents or family member , 4 told an adult in school and 6 pupils knew how to report the incidents online.
  
• 159 pupils ticked that they did think of their personal safety when online.
  
• Pupils in KS2 worry about seeing images online that make them feel uncomfortable, cyberbullying, people lying about their identity, hackers, someone using their identity, people sending videos or pictures without their permission, getting messages from people they do not know.
  
• 90% of pupils felt school teaches them enough about how to stay safe online, 10% did not.
  
• Pupils felt that they could get information from school and parents about keeping safe online.

As you can see the questionnaires have highlighted both positive and negative aspects of our pupils’ online usage. Each year group have been given theirspecific questionnaire results and the issues raised will be addressed through L4L sessions and through our e-safety curriculum. However, it is essentialthat these same messages are supported at home to ensure we are working together to safeguard your children when online.

 
With this in mind we have produced an on-line safety booklet with helpful hints and tips on keeping your child safe.
The following websites are also extremely helpful:

http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk

http://www.childline.org.uk/talk/Pages/Talk.aspx

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/

And of course please do not hesitate to contact me at school if you have any further questions or concerns regarding e-safety.   

Kind regards and many thanks in advance for your support. 

Annabel Wales   

leaflet for parents - esafety.pdf  

parent esafety audit questionnaire.docx