Safeguarding & online safety

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children by:

protecting them from maltreatment
preventing impairment of children’s health or development
ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Some of our key safeguarding policies are available for you and your children to view. If you would like a paper version of any of the policies, our staff at the office will be happy to provide you with one. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or queries about the information contained in any of these documents. For our safeguarding and child protection policies, see our Policies Page.

Childline

Childline offers a website aimed at children under the age of 12.

This provides age-appropriate support and advice on topics like bullying, family, friends, feelings, school, abuse and staying safe in the community and online.

Childline also offer activities with fun things to make and do – make art, play games and watch videos – which reinforce positive messages.

E-Safety & Cyber Security

We recognise that internet, mobile and digital technologies provide a good opportunity for children and young people to learn, socialise and play, provided they are safe.

The digital world is an amazing place, but with few rules. It is vast and fast moving and young people’s future economic success may be partly dependent on their online skills and reputation. We are, therefore, committed to ensuring that all pupils, staff and local governors are able to use internet, mobile and digital technologies safely. This is part of our safeguarding responsibility.

Staff are aware that some pupils may require additional support or teaching, including reminders, prompts and further explanation to reinforce their knowledge and understanding of online safety issues. We are also committed to ensuring that all those who work with children and young people, including their parents/carers, are informed about the ever-changing risks so that they can take an active part in the safeguarding of our children.

Our E-Safety policy can be found on our policies page here.

CEOP

The National Crime Agency's Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) helps children and young people. CEOP offers help if a young person (up to 18) has been forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity with anyone online or in the real world. CEOP also offer advice and resources to support with the online problems young people might face, such as cyberbullying and hacking.

On the top left corner of this website you'll see a scared character, which is an easy-to-access link to CEOP for our pupils. At Halley House School we teach children that if they are worried about online safety, they can click on the scared figurine and the link will take them straight to CEOP for support.

National Online College

As a school, we are signed up to the National Online Safety platform which supports staff and parents in keeping children safe online.

As a parent, you have the chance to create a free account, watch short videos about a range of different online issues and earn certificates to show your engagement.

Some of the current videos include: Online bullying, Age inappropriate content, Online fraud, Introduction to online gaming and Mental health & well-being. They are updated throughout the year and also have help sheets about new trends that appear over time.