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Year 5 – Unit 5.4 We are protecting our online reputation

The children in year five have been learning about the best ways of protecting their online reputation by developing strategies to avoid posting inappropriate content online. All the children have been asked to undertake a web search with their grown-ups at home about a member of their family (or someone famous, if more appropriate) to find out what information is available about these individuals. Please support them in their learning and contact the school if you need help in completing this task.

Year 3 Online Safety - We are aware of our digital footprint!

The children in year three have been learning what is meant by a ‘digital footprint’ and how data about their internet activity is collected passively without them actively authorising this and how this compares with their active digital footprint. 
They have discussed how everything shared on the internet can be found, shared, broadcast and copied and that it lasts forever. Please discuss this with your child and support them in keeping a diary of their family digital footprint at home.

Year 4 are Online Risk Managers!

​The children in year four have been finding out ways that people might try to steal our personal information such as hacking, phishing or the use of viruses. All children have been asked to talk to their parents about these risks and share a family action plan they have created to help everyone in your household to protect personal information. Please support their learning by looking at and adding to this action plan where appropriate.

Year 1 – Unit 1.4

The online safety unit this half term has been about the different ways people communicate online and what is meant by ‘personal information.’

The children have learnt that anyone online that they don’t know in real life is a stranger and what to do if someone online asks them for personal information. The children will be bringing home a Family Online Action Plan – please discuss this and fill it in with your child.

Hilldene supports Safer Internet Day

Tuesday 11th February was Safer Internet Day.
Hilldene Primary supported this event by sharing assemblies, stories and activities in class.
Parents and Carers can find useful information about keeping your children safe online by clicking on this link.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

Thank you for continuing to help us keep our children safe online!

Year 5 – Unit 5.2 We are responsible for our online actions

The year five children have been learning how poor online behaviour can cause distress or upset to others. All children have been asked to pose an online safety scenario to their grown-ups at home (an unkind comment posed about them on social media) and explain what a suitable response might be. Please support them in their learning by listening to the scenario and asking questions about how this could be resolved.


Some useful website links are shared below:

www.kidscape.org.uk/advice/advice-for-young-people/

www.childnet.com/resources/the-adventures-of-kara-winston-and-the-smart-crew/chapter4

Year 4 Online Safety – We are standing up to peer pressure!

The year four children have been learning that access to the internet is not the same for everyone. They have also been learning how to deal with negative peer pressure, especially when it comes to the use of technology. They have also thought about how peer pressure can be a positive influence too.

Children have been encouraged to discuss any situations where they have felt pressured to do something by others with their parents and carers at home.

Year 3 Online Safety - We are Digital Friends!

The year three children have been learning to understand what is meant by online bullying and its consequences. They have discussed how and where online bullying can occur and the role of the bystander. They have thought about the consequences of online bullying for the victim and the perpetrator and how information shared online cannot always be controlled.

Please discuss this with your child at home and how they should respond if they were being bullied online.